Dean: Professor Hight
Chair: Associate Professor Sauda
Professors: Melaragno, Mitchell, Walters
Associate Professors: Asbel, Benzing, Brentrup, Gallis, Heath, Lambla, MacLean, Morgan, Nelson, Ryan,
Swanson, Swisher, Weiss, Wong
Assistant Professors:
Senior Lecturer: Randle
Part-time Lecturers: Egan, Gaddy, Preiss
The mission of the
Page Contents:
Admission, Academic Standards, Areas of Academic Focus
The Core Program
The Advanced Program
Admission
Admission to the College is selective, and involves an additional process after acceptance by the University. Applicants to the College are asked to submit additional material and a personal statement to the College. Based on evaluation of this information, candidates may be invited for interview.
The College offers a one-year Bachelor of Architecture program for
students who have an architectural or environmental related degree from another
NAAB accredited institution. The program requires 30 credit hours, including 7
hours of architectural studio, 14 hours of other architectural courses and 9
hours of general studies. No transfer credit is accepted for this program.
Academic Standards. Following are specific academic standards for
each degree program:
B.A. degree in Architecture: One grade of D in a studio is
permissible. Any grade of D in a subsequent studio will require
repeating the course. Any student receiving less than a grade of C when
repeating a studio course will be expelled from the COA. To graduate, an
overall grade point average of 2.0 must be achieved in all courses offered by
the College.
Bachelor of Architecture degree: A grade of C is the minimum
passing grade in studio, ARCH 4104. Any student receiving less than a grade of C
when repeating a studio course will be expelled from the COA. An overall grade
point average of 2.5 must be achieved in fifth-year coursework offered by the
College in order to graduate.
Areas of Academic Focus
The Architectural Studio/Seminar: Providing both analytical and
synthetic experiences and the opportunity to pursue intense study of
physical-environmental related subject(s), these courses link the humanistic,
physical phenomena, social-psychological, behavioral and perceptional studies.
The Architectural Technology Courses: These provide a basic
quantitative and qualitative behavioral understanding of structural and
environmental control systems.
The Architectural Lecture/Seminar Electives: These courses develop
understanding of architectural control systems.
The Architectural History Lectures develop an understanding of the
relationships between culture and its physical manifestations.
Independent Studies: When appropriate, a student may pursue a self-directed,
faculty-approved study of a particular, significant architectural topic or
subject.
Advising: The advising program consists of three tiers: Staff
Academic Adviser, Core and Development Academic Advisers, and faculty career
advisers.
Dual Degree/Major Option: It is possible for students to pursue a
double degree or major program after the freshman year. Thus, in addition to
architecture, a student may pursue major study in a discipline such as history,
engineering, business management, or social science. Any arrangement must meet
the University and College requirements, be structured in consultation with a
faculty adviser, and be approved by the Dean.
Study Abroad Program: Arrangements have been made for students to study architecture for one or two semesters with the University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Kingston University, London; and St. Andrews, Scotland. The College also conducts summer programs in Italy and Spain.
Core Program. All students in the College complete a three-year core sequence of courses designed to provide a solid understanding of fundamental issues, knowledge and skills. These courses include a series of coordinated studios and seminars, a four-semester sequence of architectural history, and two semesters of building science. In the spring semester each rising fourth year student completes an Individual Study Plan including a Statement of Intention and a selection of courses to complete requirements for their chosen track in the Advanced Program. Students planning to choose the Professional Track select a Thesis Adviser from the COA faculty to serve as their academic counselor for completion of the Individual Study Plan and to advise them through the Thesis process.
To prepare undergraduate students to become future community and
architectural leaders, the College of Architecture seeks to provide both a
liberal and a professional education based on a holistic view of the built
environment. The studio/seminar sequence in the Core Program emphasizes both
writing and making to introduce students to alternative and complementary
methods of investigating problems. The Professional Track in the Advanced
Program culminates in a thesis emphasizing self-direction and individualized
instruction.
First Year
ARCH 1105 5
ARCH 1601 2
MATH 1103 (GOAL II) 3
ENGL 1101 (GOAL I) 3
PHYS 1101 (GOAL IV) 4
ARCH 1106 5
ARCH 1602 2
GOAL II 3
ENGL 1102 (GOAL I) 3
GOAL III* 3
Second Year
ARCH 2105 5
ARCH 2601 (GOAL I: W) 2
ARCH 4211 (GOAL V: A) 3
General Elective* 3
GOAL IV 4
ARCH 2106 5
ARCH 2602 (GOAL I: W) 2
ARCH 4212 (GOAL VI: X) 3
General Elective* 3
Foreign Language 4
(Academic Counseling Review)
Third Year
ARCH 3101 5
ARCH 3141 3
ARCH 4213 3
Foreign Language 4
ARCH 3102 5
ARCH 3142 3
ARCH 4214 3
GOAL I (W) 3
(Individual Study Plan)
The College offers two advanced program tracks, the Professional Track (five years total) and the Self-Directed Study Track (four years total).
The Professional Track leads to the Bachelor of Architecture degree
which requires a total of 158 credit hours. This five-year program provides the
professional degree accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation
Board (NAAB). Students in this program also are awarded a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Architecture at the end of four years. Students in the Professional
Track are automatically admitted into the fifth year of the program when they
have completed all course requirements through the fourth year and have met
College GPA requirements for the fifth year. Students who successfully complete
the fifth year are awarded the Bachelor of Architecture degree.
The Self-Directed Study Track leads to the Bachelor of Arts
degree with a major in Architecture which requires a total of 128 credit hours.
The fourth-year course requirements for this track differ substantially from
those required in the Bachelor of Architecture program. This degree is intended
for students not continuing to the fifth-year professional degree who choose to
augment their architectural studies with coursework from other University
departments in their fourth year, double major or minor in other disciplines,
or prepare to pursue graduate studies in related fields (such as, planning,
urban design, landscape architecture, or architectural history).
PROFESSIONAL TRACK
Fourth Year
ARCH 4101 5
ARCH 3143 3
ARCH Elective* 3
GOAL VI (C) 3
ARCH 4102 5
ARCH 3144 3
General Elective* 3
GOAL V (L) 3
Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture: 128 hours
Fifth Year
ARCH 4111 6
ARCH Elective 3
General Elective* 6
ARCH 4104 7
ARCH 4112 2
ARCH or General Elective 3
PHIL 3225 (or approved alternate) 3
Bachelor of Architecture: 30 hours
THE ADVANCED PROGRAM: SELF-DIRECTED STUDY TRACK
Fourth Year
ARCH 3000 level** 5
Directed Elective** 12
ARCH 3000 level** 5
Directed Electives** 12
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture: 128 hours
Courses to be selected in accordance with program of study developed with
and approved by faculty adviser.
**Total credit hours must equal 34 for fourth year. If the Architecture course selected is for less than 5 credit hours, student must complete additional directed elective hours to equal a total of 34 credit hours.
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