Bachelor of Science in Architecture
From TTU College of Architecture
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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 or | MATH 1550
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 15 (17)
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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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| PHIL | 2310 | Logic
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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. |
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| ARCH | 2351 | Arch. Construction I |
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See Below |
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| | | +Diversity Elective | 3
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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. 18/19/20 Cent. Arch
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| ARCH | 2342 | Arch. Design Drawing
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| ARCH | 2355 | Environmental Systems
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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 | 3341 | Digital Media II
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| ARCH | 3350 | Arch. Construction II
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| ARCH | 3373 | Environ. Analysis/Site Planning
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| Elective | | | 3
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 17
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| BUILDING ENCLOSURE
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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
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| TOTAL | HOURS | | 17
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| URBANISM
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| Session I and Session 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 Systems
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| | | Writing Intensive Elective | 3
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| | | Elective | 3
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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 or MATH 1550 Pre-Calculus
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| PHIL | 2310 | Logic
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| PHYS | 1403 | General Physics I w/Lab | 4
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| | | Natural Lab Science | 4
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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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