Bachelor of Science in Architecture
From TTU College of Architecture
The Bachelor of Science in Architecture consists of 131 credit hours of undergraduate courses.
This program has two components: general architecture and pre-professional.
- Admission to the general architecture program is open to all students admitted into the university.
- Admission into the pre-professional program is competitive and based on a comprehensive review of the student's portfolio, essay, statement of intent, and grade point average.
This degree will give students knowledge of and career opportunities in architecture, the building industry, and related fields. The college also offers dual-degree programs with civil engineering and business administration.
First Year
| SEEING
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| Fall
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| ARCH | 1311 | Design Environment & Society
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| ARCH | 1341 | Arch. Freehand Drawing
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| MATH | 1321
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 15
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| FOUNDATION
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| Spring
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| ARCH | 1412 | Arch. Design Studio I
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| ARCH | 1353 | Digital Media I
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| PHYS | 1403 | General Physics I w/lab
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| MATH | 1350 | Analytical Geometry
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 17
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Pre-Professional Program
Students who have not been admitted to the pre-professional program are not eligible to take courses at the 2000 level and above, except ARCH 2311 and 2315.
| Summer
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| Session I
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below (Nat'l Lab Science)
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 7
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| Session II
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 6
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Second Year
| BASIC-INTERNAL
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| Fall
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| ARCH | 2501 | Arch Design Studio II
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| ARCH | 2311 | Hist. of World Arch. I |
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| ARCH | 2351 | Arch. Construction I |
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| ARCH | 3341 | Digital Media II
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below |
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 17
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| BASIC-EXTERNAL
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| Spring
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| ARCH | 2502 | Arch Design Studio III
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| ARCH | 2315 | Hist. of World Arch II
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| ARCH | 2342 | Arch. Design Drawing
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| ARCH | 2355 | Environmental Systems
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| | | +Diversity Elective | 3
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| | | Elective | 3
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 17
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Third Year
| BUILDING SYSTEMS
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| Fall
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| ARCH | 3501 | Arch Design Studio IV
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| ARCH | 3350 | Arch. Construction II
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| ARCH | 3373 | Environ. Analysis/Site Planning
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| ARCH | 3313 | Hist. of World Arch III
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| Elective | | | 3
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 17
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| BUILDING ENCLOSURE
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| Spring
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| ARCH | 3502 | Arch Design Studio V
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| ARCH | 3314 | Arch. Hist. & Contemporary Issues
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| ARCH | 3352 | Building Information
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| ARCH | 3355 | Construction III
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| ARCH | | Elective | 3
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 17
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| URBANISM
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| Summer I and Summer II
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| ++ARCH | 4601 | Architectural Design Studio VI
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 6
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Fourth Year
| Fall
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| ARCH | 4341 | Media Elective
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| ARCH | 4354 | Integrative Building Modeling
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| ARCH | | Elective
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| | | Elective | 3
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 12
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| Core Curriculum
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| ENGL | 1301 | Essentials of College Rhetoric
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| ENGL | 1302 | Advanced College Rhetoric
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| MATH | 1321 | Trigonometry
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| MATH | 1350 | Analytical Geometry
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| PHYS | 1403 | General Physics I w/Lab (4 hours)
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| | | Natural Lab Science (4 hours)
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| POLS | 1301 | American Government Organ.
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| POLS | 2302 | American Public Policy
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| HIST | 2300 | History US to 1877
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| HIST | 2301 | History US since 1877
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| COMS | 2300/3358
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