May 24, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Architecture, B.A.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts in Architecture requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
ARC 110 - Introduction to History and Theory 3 Credit Hours
ARC 151 - Design Studio I 6 Credit Hours
MA 123 - Elementary Calculus and its Applications 4 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
ARC 101 - Architectural Visualization and Representation I 3 Credit Hours
ARC 111 - Introduction to World Architecture and Urbanism 3 Credit Hours
ARC 152 - Design Studio II 6 Credit Hours

Year 2

First Semester

ARC 203 - Architectural Visualization and Representation II 3 Credit Hours
ARC 212 - History and Theory I: 15th-17th Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARC 253 - Design Studio III 6 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ARC 213 - History and Theory II: 18th-19th Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARC 231 - Structural and Material Concepts 3 Credit Hours
ARC 254 - Design Studio IV 6 Credit Hours
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

ARC 314 - History and Theory III: 20th Century and Contemporary Architecture 3 Credit Hours
ARC 332 - Environmental Controls I 3 Credit Hours
ARC 355 - Design Studio V 6 Credit Hours
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ARC 333 - Environmental Controls II 3 Credit Hours
ARC 356 - Design Studio VI 6 Credit Hours
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

ARC 435 - Materials and Methods of Construction 3 Credit Hours
ARC 457 - Design Studio VII 6 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following:
ARC 511 - History and Theory Seminar: Pre-20th Century 3 Credit Hours
ARC 512 - History and Theory Seminar: Modern: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours
ARC 513 - History and Theory Seminar: Contemporary: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours
ARC 514 - History and Theory Seminar: Theory and Criticism 3 Credit Hours
ARC 515 - History and Theory Seminar: Urban Forms: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ARC 434 - Structural Design and Analysis I 3 Credit Hours
ARC 458 - Design Studio VIII 6 Credit Hours
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Note

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