In accordance with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Standard, a minimum of 150 credit hours is necessary to complete the requirements for a five­ year Bachelor of Architecture degree, which also meets the criteria to enable graduates to take the NCARB-administered Architect Registration Examination (ARE) after graduation once NCARB approved post-graduate work experience credit hours have been met. The 150 credit hours are grouped into six subject areas as follows:

Year 1

Fall Semester
English Composition (General Education - Written Communication)
ARC 1110 - Frank Lloyd Wright – The Development of Principles
ARC 1211 - Fundamental Design I – Architectural Expressions
Liberal Arts (General Education - Mathematics)
Spring Semester
ARC 1111 - Architectural History I
ARC 1212 - Fundamental Design II – Concept Development
Liberal Arts – Statics and Strengths of Materials
(General Education - Science)
Liberal Arts (elective) – Computer Graphics
Liberal Arts (elective) – Automated Fabrication

Year 2

Fall Semester
ARC 2221 - Investigative Design I – Programmatic Design
ARC 2311 - Structures I - Steel
ARC 2331 - Construction Materials I
Liberal Arts (General Education - Resilience)
Spring Semester
ARC 2132 - Architectural History III
ARC 2222 - Investigative Design II – Contextual Design
ARC 2312 - Structures II - Concrete
ARC 2332 - Construction Materials II

Year 3

Fall Semester
ARC 3135 - Architectural History IV
ARC 3231 - Holistic Design I
ARC 3345 - Building Enclosure Systems
ARC 3435 - Construction Regulations
Liberal Arts (General Education - Social-Behavioral Sciences)
Spring Semester
ARC 3232 - Holistic Design II
Liberal Arts (General Education - Fine Arts)
Liberal Arts (General Education - Humanities)
Liberal Arts (General Education - Global)

Year 4

Fall Semester
ARC 4231 - Holistic Design III
ARC 4325 - Environmental Control Systems
ARC 4355 - Construction Documents
ARC 4531 - Building Information Modeling I (Professional Elective)
Liberal Arts (General Education - Oral Communication)
Spring Semester
ARC 4232 - Design Applications I
ARC 4365 - Construction Cost Estimating
ARC 4375 - Building Performance
ARC 4532 - Building Information Modeling II
(Professional Elective)

Year 5

Fall Semester
ARC 4412 - Design Applications II
ARC 4415 - Architectural Project Management
ARC 4535 - Building Documentation
Liberal Arts Elective
Spring Semester
ARC 4445 - Architectural Ethics & Business Management
ARC 4526 - Design Applications III (Liberal Arts Elective)
ARC 4555 - Portfolio Development (Professional Elective)