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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Architectural Studies (BSAS)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
ARC 310KDesign I (Major)3
ARC 311KVisual Communication I (Major)3
ARC 308Architecture and Society (Major)3
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (General Education)4
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
ARC 310LDesign II (Major)3
ARC 311LVisual Communication II (Major)3
ARC 318KWorld Architecture: Origins to 1750 (Major)3
PHY 302K
PHY 105M
General Physics Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound
and Laboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K (General Education)
4
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
3rd Semester
ARC 323DDesign III Intermediate Studio (Major)3
ARC 221KVisual Communication III2
ARC 415KConstruction I (Major)4
ARC 318LWorld Architecture: The Industrial Revolution to the Present (Major)3
PHY 302L
PHY 105N
General Physics Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics
and Laboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L (General Education)
4
4th Semester
ARC 523EDesign IV Intermediate Studio (Major)5
ARC 415LConstruction II (Major)4
ARC 333Site Design (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
5th Semester
ARC 523FDesign V Intermediate Studio (Major)5
ARC 435RStructures I (Major)4
ARC 334KEnvironmental Controls I (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
ARC 327RTopics in Architectural Theory (Major)3
or ARC 327C Urban Design History, Theory, and Criticism
or ARC 327E Alternative Real Estate Action
or ARC 327F American Dream: Status Quo and Alternatives
or ARC 327G Regenerative Architecture
or ARC 327J Theory of Architecture I
or ARC 327P Productions
or ARC 327R Topics in Architectural Theory
or ARC 327U Technology/Technique Sustainable Design
Free elective courses (Elective)12
7th Semester
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
PHL course (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
8th Semester
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Upper-division humanities course (General Education)3
Free elective courses (Elective)8
Total Hours125

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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