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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Architecture B.A.
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: 16.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
Language :5.0 cr
Students must meet with prospective student adviser to prepare application materials for admission.
ARCH 1701 - The Designed Environment : 3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ARCH 1281 - Design Fundamentals I : 4.0 cr : AH
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 2301 - Drawing and Critical Thinking : 4.0 cr
ARCH 3411W - Architectural History to 1750 : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
Language :5.0 cr
If applying to the Architecture B.S. program, physics and math must be done by spring year two.
Students must be admitted to the B.A. in architecture program to register for ARCH courses.
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 2281 - Design Fundamentals II : 4.0 cr
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750 : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context : 3.0 cr : ENV
Language :5.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory : 3.0 cr : WI
ARCH 4424 - Renaissance Architecture : 3.0 cr
ARCH 3250 - Design Workshop : 2.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Students need 18 upper division credits outside the major.
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ARCH 3611 - Design in the Digital Age : 3.0 cr
ARCH 4561 - Architecture and Ecology : 3.0 cr : ENV
ARCH 3250 - Design Workshop : 2.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 4xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ARCH 4xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr