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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Architecture B.D.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: 15.0 cr
ARCH 1281 - Design Fundamentals I : 4.0 cr : AH
ARCH 2301 - Drawing and Critical Thinking : 4.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ARCH 2281 - Design Fundamentals II : 4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
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Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARCH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 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
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ARCH 3250 - Design Workshop : 4.0 cr
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750 : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
ARCH 3611 - Design in the Digital Age : 3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Good semester for study away
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ARCH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
ARCH 3250 - Design Workshop : 4.0 cr
ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Good semester for study away
ARCH 4561 - Architecture and Ecology : 3.0 cr : ENV
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ARCH 3250 - Design Workshop : 4.0 cr
ARCH 4xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Good semester for study away
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Good semester for study away
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr