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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Architecture/Plan II Honors (BArch/BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
ARC 310KDesign I (Major)3
ARC 311KVisual Communication I (Major)3
ARC 308Architecture and Society (Major)3
E 303CPlan II World Literature Part I (Core) 0103
or T C 303C Plan II World Literature Part I
T C 302First-Year Signature Course: Plan II (Core) 0903
2nd Semester
ARC 310LDesign II (Major)3
ARC 311LVisual Communication II (Major)3
ARC 318KWorld Architecture: Origins to 1750 (Major)3
E 303DPlan II World Literature Part II (Core) 0403
or T C 303D Plan II World Literature Part II
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (General Education) 0204
3rd Semester
PHY 302KGeneral Physics Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound (General Education)3
PHY 105MLaboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K (Major)1
PHY 302LGeneral Physics Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics (General Education)3
PHY 105NLaboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L (Major)1
4th Semester
ARC 323DDesign III Intermediate Studio (Major)3
ARC 221KVisual Communication III (Major)2
ARC 415KConstruction I (Major)4
ARC 318LWorld Architecture: The Industrial Revolution to the Present (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
5th Semester
ARC 523EDesign IV Intermediate Studio (Major)5
ARC 415LConstruction II (Major)4
ARC 333Site Design (Major)3
ARC 342RTopics in the History of Architecture (Major)3
or ARC 342C Mexican Architecture and Urbanism: From Pre-Columbian to Contemporary
or ARC 342E History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I
or ARC 342F History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II
or ARC 342S Modern European Architecture
or ARC 342T Advanced Architecture History
or ARC 342U Modern History of Sustainable Architecture
6th Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)6
Foreign Language (General Education)6
7th Semester
ARC 523FDesign V Intermediate Studio (Major)5
ARC 435RStructures I (Major)4
ARC 334KEnvironmental Controls I (Major)3
PHL 610QAProblems of Knowledge and Valuation (Major)3
8th Semester
ARC 561CComprehensive Studio (Major)5
ARC 435SStructures II (Major)4
ARC 334LEnvironmental Controls II (Major)3
PHL 610QBProblems of Knowledge and Valuation3
9th Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)4
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
10th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design (Major)5
T C 358Topics in Plan II Junior Seminar (Major)3
S S 302CHonors Social Science: Methods and Theory (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Natural Science course (Elective)3
11th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design (Major)5
ARC 335TArchitectural Details and Materials (Major)3
ARC 361TTechnical Communication (Major)3
BIO 301EProblems in Modern Biology (Major)3
T C 358Topics in Plan II Junior Seminar (Major)3
12th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design (Major)5
ARC 342RTopics in the History of Architecture (Major)3
or ARC 342C Mexican Architecture and Urbanism: From Pre-Columbian to Contemporary
or ARC 342E History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I
or ARC 342F History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II
or ARC 342S Modern European Architecture
or ARC 342T Advanced Architecture History
or ARC 342U Modern History of Sustainable Architecture
T C 660HAThesis Course: Honors (Major)3
Free Elective (Elective)3
13th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design (Major)5
ARC 362Professional Practice (Major)3
ARC 342RTopics in the History of Architecture (Major)3
or ARC 342C Mexican Architecture and Urbanism: From Pre-Columbian to Contemporary
or ARC 342E History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I
or ARC 342F History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II
or ARC 342S Modern European Architecture
or ARC 342T Advanced Architecture History
or ARC 342U Modern History of Sustainable Architecture
ARC 369JCity Architecture (Major)3
T C 660HBThesis Course: Honors (Major)3
Total Hours186

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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