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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Architecture B.S. Arch.
Sample Plan: Architecture
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 1281 - Design Fundamentals I : 4.0 cr : AH
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 1701 - The Designed Environment : 3.0 cr
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
LE (LE Requirement) :4.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
ARCH 2301 - Drawing and Critical Thinking : 4.0 cr
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
ARCH 3411W - Architectural History to 1750 : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
ARCH 2281 - Design Fundamentals II : 4.0 cr
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750 : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
ARCH 4561 - Architecture and Ecology : 3.0 cr : ENV
LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context : 3.0 cr : ENV
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 4511 - Materials and Methods I : 3.0 cr
ARCH 3281 - Architecture Studio 01: Material : 6.0 cr
ARCH 4421W - Architecture and Interpretation: The Cave and the Light : 3.0 cr : WI
ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 3282 - Architecture Studio 02: Site : 6.0 cr
ARCH 3611 - Design in the Digital Age : 3.0 cr
ARCH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
ARCH 4521 - Environmental Technology I : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 4283 - Architecture Studio 03: Program : 6.0 cr
ARCH 4571 - Architectural Structures I : 3.0 cr
ARCH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Upper division credits : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 4284 - Architecture Studio 04: Urban Design : 6.0 cr
ARCH 4xxx : 3.0 cr
Upper division credits : 6.0 cr