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3. School of Architecture

  • Frederick R. Steiner, PhD, Dean
  • Kevin S. Alter, MArch, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
  • Kent Butler, PhD, Associate Dean, Research and Operations
  • Nichole Wiedemann, MArch, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs[1]

General Information

The School of Architecture is a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. The Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board and satisfy the registration requirements of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design satisfies the interior design registration requirements of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners; it is accredited by the Foundation of Interior Design Education and Research and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning is accredited by the American Planning Association.

Purpose

The School of Architecture seeks to assist those who wish to develop knowledge, sensitivity, and skill in design, planning, and construction, so that as architects, interior designers, and planners they may improve the human environment. The curriculum offers opportunities for a broad education in professional subjects and in the arts and the humanities. Through avenues that stress solving actual and theoretical problems, the school seeks to enhance the knowledge and skill necessary to link understanding to experience, theory to practice, and art to science in ways that respond to human needs, aspirations, and sensibilities. Through its consortium of architects, interior designers, and planners, and educators and scholars in these fields, the school provides a service to society and to the architecture, interior design, and planning professions by advancing the state of the art in design and technology.

History

The University began offering professional degrees in architecture in 1910 within the Department of Engineering. The School of Architecture was established in 1948 as a division of the College of Engineering and became an autonomous school of the University in September 1951. Graduate study in architecture began at the University in 1912. More than four thousand undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture and planning have been conferred.

Education in community and regional planning was first offered as an undergraduate study option in the School of Architecture from 1948 to 1957. The Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning was formally approved in October 1959; the Doctor of Philosophy, in April 1995.

Education in interior design was first offered in 1939 within the degree of Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. In 1992 the College of Natural Sciences created the Bachelor of Science in Interior Design degree program; in the fall of 1998 this program was revised and transferred to the School of Architecture. The first interior design degrees were conferred by the school in May 2001.

Facilities for Study and Research

The School of Architecture is centrally located on campus in four adjacent buildings: the historically significant Battle Hall (1911); Sutton Hall (1918, renovated in 1982), designed by distinguished American architect Cass Gilbert; Goldsmith Hall (1933, expanded and renovated in 1988), designed by noted architect Paul Philippe Cret, one of the primary planners of the forty-acre campus; and the West Mall Office Building (1961).

The Architecture and Planning Library, a branch of the University Libraries, maintains more than 50,000 volumes, including bound periodicals; several thousand professional reports; all major architecture, interior design, and planning journals; and the Alexander Architectural Archive of more than 120,000 drawings and photographs. The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, one of the world's foremost institutions for literary and cultural research, houses a large collection of rare architecture books, including the classics of architectural literature. The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Benson Latin American Collection provide exceptional opportunities for the study of Latin American architecture.

The Visual Resources Collection (VRC) comprises more than 60,000 digital images and about 240,000 35 mm slides documenting the built environment. The VRC circulates analog photography equipment as well as slide projectors. For a nominal fee, students enrolled in the School of Architecture may join the Photo Union, a fully equipped black-and-white darkroom maintained by the VRC.

The University Co-op Materials Resource Center provides architecture and interior design students with state-of-the-art laboratories for research and experimentation with materials, lighting, and preservation technology.

The Center for American Architecture and Design, established in the School of Architecture in 1982, provides support and resources for the scholarly study of American architecture, particularly that of the Southwest. Through lectures, exhibitions, seminars, symposia, fellowship support, and the collection of research materials, the center encourages a community of architecture scholarship.

Computer-aided design and research opportunities are provided in the design studios and by the school's computer laboratory, which maintains desktop computers and terminals interfaced with the University's extensive academic computing facilities.

Study Abroad

The School of Architecture offers several opportunities to study architecture, interior design, planning, and urban design in settings very different from those familiar to United States residents. Students may participate in these programs after completing the third year of their degree programs. The school offers a broad range of scholarships to help students take advantage of these programs.

Regular summer study abroad programs take place in Oxford and other locations within the United Kingdom. Recent programs have also been conducted in Bosnia, Turkey, Morocco, and India. Regular fall semester programs allow students to travel to Europe, Italy's Santa Chiara Study Center near Florence, or Japan; in the spring, students may study in Mexico.

More information on these programs is available in the undergraduate dean's office.

Student Organizations

The Undergraduate Architecture Student Council represents the student body. All students are automatically members. The council's elected executive committee includes the school's representative to the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and the student representatives to the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and the American Planning Association (APA).

Tau Sigma Delta is the national honorary society for architecture students. Alpha Rho Chi is the national architecture fraternity for men and women.

Honors

University Honors

The designation University Honors, awarded at the end of each long-session semester, gives official recognition and commendation to students whose grades for the semester indicate distinguished academic accomplishment. Both the quality and the quantity of work done are considered. Criteria for University Honors are given in chapter 1.

Graduation with University Honors

Students who, upon graduation, have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement are eligible to graduate with University Honors. Criteria for graduation with University Honors are given in chapter 1.

School of Architecture Recognition Awards

  • Award: Alpha Rho Chi Medal
  • Donor: Alpha Rho Chi, professional architectural fraternity
  • Eligibility: Graduating student who has shown an ability for leadership, has performed willing service to the school, and gives promise of professional merit through attitude and personality
  • Award: American Institute of Architects' Medal
  • Donor: American Institute of Architects
  • Eligibility: Graduating student, in recognition of scholastic achievement, character, and promise of professional ability

Financial Assistance Available through the School

Scholarship funds established by individuals, foundations, and the University are available to current undergraduates in the School of Architecture. These include the Marvin E. and Anne Price Beck Endowed Scholarship; the Carl O. Bergquist Endowed Scholarship; the Hal Box Scholarship Fund; the John Buck Company and First Chicago Investment Advisors for Fund F Endowed Scholarship in Architecture; the John S. Chase Endowed Presidential Scholarship; the Fred Winfield Day Jr. Endowed Scholarship in Architecture; the Jorge Luis Divino Centennial Scholarship in Architecture; the WilliamH. Emis III Traveling Scholarship in Architecture; the Ted Freedman Endowed Scholarship; the Lily Rush Walker and Coulter Hoppess Scholarship in Architecture; the Wolf E. Jessen Endowed Fund; the Henrietta Chamberlain King Endowed Scholarship; the Lake/Flato Endowed Scholarship; the Mike and Maxine Mebane Endowed Traveling Scholarship in Architecture; the Jack H. Morgan Scholarship; the Oglesby Prize Endowment; the Alma Piner Scholarship in Architecture; the Brandon Shaw Memorial Endowed Scholarship; the Debbie Ann Rock Scholarship in Interior Design; the School of Architecture Scholarship Awards; the Louis F. Southerland Endowed Scholarship; the Robert Leon White Memorial Fund—Architecture; the Roxanne Williamson Endowed Scholarship; and several scholarships provided by the American Institute of Architects, the American Architectural Foundation, the Texas Society of Architects, the Texas American Planning Association, and the Texas Architectural Foundation. Additional information is available in the Office of the Dean.

Incoming students may wish to contact local chapters of the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Interior Designers, the International Interior Design Association, and the University's Texas Exes, as well as other civic organizations, for information about locally sponsored scholarships. Students are also encouraged to contact the University's Office of Student Financial Services for information about other merit- and need-based scholarships.

Admission and Registration

Admission

Admission and readmission of undergraduate students to the University is the responsibility of the director of admissions. Information about admission to the University is given in General Information.

Students who are not admitted to the School of Architecture may not pursue any degree offered by the school. Information about admission to the School of Architecture is published by the school.

Freshman Admission

Texas-resident high school students have priority over nonresidents in admission decisions. All applicants are considered on the basis of their SAT Reasoning Test or American College Testing Program score, their high school class rank, the required essays, and the information provided on the admission application. All applicants must fulfill the high school unit requirements given in General Information.

To be considered for admission to the School of Architecture, applicants should enter one of the following major codes on the ApplyTexas application: 909200, for architecture; 908000, for interior design; 909201, for the architecture/architectural engineering dual degree program; 909300, for the architecture/Plan II dual degree program; or 908400, for architectural studies. All application materials must be submitted to the Office of Admissions by the deadline to apply for admission to the University for the fall semester; this date is given in General Information. Applicants to the dual degree program offered with the Plan II Honors Program must submit an additional application; more information about Plan II is given in chapter 11.

Students in Other Colleges of the University

Students currently or formerly enrolled in other University degree programs who wish to enroll in a degree program in the School of Architecture must submit a Change-of-Major Application to the undergraduate dean's office, School of Architecture, by March 1 to be considered for admission for the following fall semester. To be considered for change-of-major admission, the student must have completed at least twenty-four semester hours of University coursework, must attend one of the school's information sessions, and should have a University grade point average of at least 3.25. Frequently, a higher grade point average is required for admission, because the number of applicants exceeds the number of spaces available. Admission decisions are made after the end of the spring semester.

Transfer Admission

Students applying to transfer from another university to the School of Architecture should enter one of the following major codes on the ApplyTexas application: 909200, for architecture; 908000, for interior design; 909201, for the architecture/architectural engineering dual degree program; 909300, for the architecture/Plan II dual degree program; or 908400, for architectural studies. All application materials must be submitted to the Office of Admissions by the deadline to apply for admission to the University for the fall semester; this date is given in General Information. To be considered for transfer admission to the School of Architecture, the applicant must have completed at least thirty semester hours of transferable college coursework and must submit a portfolio; information about the portfolio is given on the school's transfer admission Web site. All admission decisions are made before the end of the spring semester; the Office of Admissions cannot consider spring coursework in progress.

Transfer admission to the School of Architecture is quite competitive. Applicants are strongly encouraged to indicate a second choice of major so that, if they are not admitted to the School of Architecture as transfer students, they will be eligible for change-of-major admission the following fall. Additional information is given in the section "Students in Other Colleges of the University," above.

Transfer Credit

Transfer students with design studio credit from another school must submit samples of their design work to the associate dean for undergraduate programs before they may register for a design studio. On the basis of this work, the associate dean determines the level at which the student enters the design sequence and assigns credit toward the degree if appropriate. Transfer students must also meet all requirements prescribed for the degree, including those described in the sections "Registration for Advanced Design Courses" and "Third-Year Portfolio Requirement" below. Additional information is available from the School of Architecture.

Duration of Programs

Bachelor of Architecture. This degree program is structured around a core of ten semesters of design coursework and normally requires five years of study. The dual degree program with architectural engineering normally requires six years; the dual degree program with the Plan II Honors Program normally requires five years, including three summer sessions. Only one studio may be taken at a time, and few are offered in the summer. In general, architectural design studios are open only to students accepted into an architecture degree program. To complete the Bachelor of Architecture degree, students without transfer credit in architectural design should plan to be in residence ten semesters from the time they are admitted and enrolled in Architecture 310K.

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies. This degree program normally requires four years of study. Since the program includes five semesters of architectural design coursework, students without transfer credit in architectural design should plan to spend at least five semesters in residence.

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. This degree program normally requires four years of study. Since the program includes eight semesters of design coursework, students without transfer credit in interior design should plan to spend at least eight semesters in residence.

Registration

General Information gives information about registration, adding and dropping courses, transfer from one division of the University to another, and auditing a course. The Course Schedule, published before registration each semester and summer session, includes registration instructions, advising locations, and the times, places, and instructors of classes. The Course Schedule and General Information are published on the registrar's Web site. The printed General Information is sold at campus-area bookstores.

Students should carefully verify that they have completed all course prerequisites, should consult the undergraduate dean's office, and should be sure to include in each semester's work the courses that are prerequisites for those to be taken in later semesters.

Minimum Number of Hours in the Long Session

Students must register each semester for at least twelve semester hours of coursework prescribed for the degree. Registration for fewer hours must be approved by the undergraduate dean's office.

Registration for Advanced Design Courses

To register for advanced design courses, a student seeking the Bachelor of Architecture degree must have completed all of the work prescribed for the preceding years, with the exception of electives, and must satisfy the third-year portfolio requirement.

Third-Year Portfolio Requirement

All students, whether continuing in or transferring to the School of Architecture, must pass the third-year portfolio review. The portfolio should summarize the student's work completed in design and visual communication courses. Supplementary material that will provide useful information to the reviewing committee in evaluating the student's progress toward the degree may also be included. The portfolio is submitted by continuing students at the beginning of the second semester of the third year, and by transfer students before they register for any design studio beyond Architecture 310K. Guidelines for submission of the portfolio, including the submission deadline, are available from the undergraduate dean's office.

The reviewing committee, at its discretion, may require a student to take additional coursework before being permitted to register for advanced design courses or may require the student to undertake specific courses in the remaining years.

Advising

In the School of Architecture, the undergraduate dean's office, located in Goldsmith Hall 2.116, and the academic adviser's office, located in Goldsmith Hall 2.118, are responsible for providing information and advice to undergraduate students. An important aspect of the advising system is the third-year portfolio requirement described above. The student should also consult the sections "The Degree Audit" and "Sequence of Work" later in this chapter.

Academic Policies and Procedures

Equipment and Supplies

Students are required to furnish their own drawing equipment and supplies. Instructors will provide information about necessary supplies at the beginning of each semester. The School of Architecture provides studio space for design and drawing courses, and certain technical and audiovisual equipment is available for loan to students for classroom use. Valid student identification is required. Students are liable for damage or loss of equipment on loan to them and for delay in its return.

Ownership of Student Work

All student work is the property of the School of Architecture. Work not retained is usually returned to the student after it has been reviewed.

Standard of Work Required

Bachelor of Architecture. To progress in the BArch degree program and to qualify for graduation, a student must earn a grade of C or better in each of the following courses: (1) all design courses: Architecture 310K, 310L, 320K, 520L, 520M, 530T, 560R (three sections), 560T; (2) all construction courses: Architecture 415K, 415L, 435K, 435L, 335M; (3) all visual communication courses: Architecture 311K, 311L, 221K, 361T; (4) environmental controls courses: Architectural Interior Design 324K, Architecture 334L; and (5) the professional practice course, Architecture 362.

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies. To progress in the BSArchStds degree program and to qualify for graduation, a student must earn a grade of C or better in each of the following courses: (1) all design courses: Architecture 310K, 310L, 320K, 520L, 520M; (2) all construction courses: Architecture 415K, 415L, 435K; (3) all visual communication courses: Architecture 311K, 311L, 221K; and (4) the environmental controls course: Architectural Interior Design 324K.

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. To progress in the BSID degree program and to qualify for graduation, a student must earn a grade of C or better in all architectural interior design and architecture courses.

Employed Students

Before registering, students should consult the undergraduate dean's office about their plans for employment in addition to their scholastic work. Students should keep the dean's office informed of subsequent changes in the number of hours required by their employment. If a student is employed by the University, the number of hours of work required by the student's employment must comply with the quantity of work rule given in General Information.

Graduation

All students must fulfill the general requirements for graduation given in chapter 1. Students in the School of Architecture must also fulfill the following requirements.

  1. The University requires that the student complete in residence at least sixty semester hours of the coursework counted toward the degree. In the School of Architecture, thirty of these sixty hours must be in the major or in a field closely related to the major as approved by the dean.
  2. A candidate for a degree must be registered at the University either in residence or in absentia the semester or summer session the degree is to be awarded and must file an application for the degree in the undergraduate dean's office. Students are encouraged to file the application at the beginning of the semester or summer session of graduation; they must file it by the deadline given in the official academic calendar.

The Degree Audit

The undergraduate dean's office prepares a degree audit for each currently enrolled student each semester. The degree audit lists the courses the student has taken, the degree requirements he or she has fulfilled, and the requirements that remain to be met. The student may also use the University's interactive degree audit system, IDA, at any time. It is the student's responsibility to know the requirements for the degree as stated in a catalog under which he or she is eligible to graduate and to register so as to fulfill those requirements.

Degrees

Degrees Offered

Five undergraduate degree programs are offered by the School of Architecture. Each degree program satisfies the University's basic education requirements.

Bachelor of Architecture. The Bachelor of Architecture, the culmination of a five-year program of study, is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board as a first professional degree.

Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering. This dual degree option, a six-year program of study, leads to the degrees of Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, accredited as first professional degrees in architecture and in engineering. Students in this program must fulfill admission and degree requirements of the School of Architecture and the Cockrell School of Engineering and must follow the procedures of both schools.

Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Arts, Plan II. This dual degree option provides the opportunity for honors students to pursue a professional degree in architecture and the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II, simultaneously. Students in this program must fulfill admission and degree requirements of the School of Architecture and of the College of Liberal Arts and must follow the procedures of both divisions.

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies. The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies is the culmination of a four-year preprofessional program of study. This degree program prepares students for several opportunities, including pursuit of a professional Master of Architecture degree.

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design program is grounded in study of the history of art, architecture, and interiors. It is accredited by the Foundation of Interior Design Education and Research and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The program is designed to give students a sound theoretical base that allows them to integrate creative problem-solving skills with an understanding of the aesthetic, technological, and behavioral aspects of design.

Sequence of Work

The student should complete the School of Architecture courses required for the degree in the order set forth in the plan for that degree, whether beginning work in the summer or in the fall. In arranging a program of work for any semester or summer session, the student should include any architecture or architectural interior design coursework recommended for the preceding semester or summer session that he or she did not complete.

It is entirely the student's responsibility to register for courses that will fulfill degree requirements, including the basic education requirements. Students are advised to seek assistance in curriculum planning from the undergraduate dean's office.

Applicability of Certain Courses

Correspondence and Extension Courses

In very special circumstances, a student in residence may be allowed to take coursework by extension or correspondence. Credit that the student in residence earns by extension or correspondence will not be counted toward the degree unless it was approved in advance by the undergraduate dean's office. No more than 30 percent of the semester hours required for any degree may be taken by correspondence.

Courses Taken on the Pass/Fail Basis

An undergraduate may count toward the degree up to fifteen hours of coursework in electives completed on the pass/fail basis. Credit earned by examination is not counted toward the fifteen hours that the student may take on this basis. If a student chooses to major in a subject in which he or she has taken a course pass/fail, the major department decides whether the course may be counted toward the student's major requirements. Complete rules on registration on the pass/fail basis are given in General Information.

Physical Activity Courses

Physical activity (PED) courses are offered by the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. They may not be counted toward the number of hours required for a degree in the School of Architecture. However, they are counted among courses for which the student is enrolled, and the grades are included in the grade point average.

ROTC Courses

No more than six semester hours of air force science, military science, or naval science coursework may be counted toward any degree in the School of Architecture. These courses may be used only as lower-division electives (in degree programs that have such electives) and only by students who complete the third and fourth years of the ROTC program.

Admission Deficiencies

Students admitted to the University with deficiencies in high school units must remove them as specified in General Information. Course credit used to remove deficiencies may not be counted toward the student's degree.

Bachelor of Architecture

Curriculum

A total of at least 167 hours of coursework is required for the Bachelor of Architecture.

All students must complete the University's core curriculum, described in chapter 2, as well as the courses listed in the following table. In some cases, a course that is required for the BArch may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below.

courses sem hrs
Major Sequence Courses
Design: Architecture 310K, 310L, 320K, 520L, 520M,
530T, 560R (taken three times), 560T
Visual communication: Architecture 311K, 311L, 221K, 361T
Professional practice: Architecture 362
Site design: Architecture 333
Environmental controls: Architectural Interior Design 324K, Architecture 334L
Construction: Architecture 415K, 415L, 435K, 435L, 335M
History: Architecture 308,[2] 318K, 318L, 368R (taken three times)
104
Community and Regional Planning 369K 3
Other Required Courses
Mathematics 408C[3] 4
Physics 302K, 302L, 102M, 102N[4] 8
Upper-division humanities elective in literature,
foreign language, philosophy, or another field approved
by the undergraduate dean's office
3
Electives approved by the undergraduate dean's office 9
Open electives 9
Core Curriculum
Additional coursework to satisfy the core curriculum 27
total 167

Electives. Twenty-one semester hours of electives are required for the completion of the BArch degree program. These electives consist of three hours of upper-division coursework in humanities; nine approved elective hours, generally taken outside the School of Architecture; and nine semester hours of open electives that must be completed outside the School of Architecture.

Many courses that fulfill the elective requirement have prerequisite courses that are not part of the BArch degree program. Before planning to use a course as an elective, the student should be sure that he or she has fulfilled the prerequisite.

Writing requirement. In addition to core curriculum requirements Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K, each student must complete two courses with a substantial writing component or a writing flag. One course must be upper-division. Courses that fulfill this requirement are identified in the Course Schedule. Courses used to fulfill the writing requirement may also be counted toward other requirements for the degree. The Bachelor of Architecture degree program includes two architecture courses that normally fulfill this requirement.

Foreign language requirement. In accordance with the University's basic education requirements, the student must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to that shown by the completion of two semesters of college coursework. College-level courses taken to establish proficiency may not be counted toward a degree.

For a student admitted to the University as a freshman, this requirement is fulfilled by the completion of the two high school units in a single foreign language that are required for admission; students admitted with a deficiency in foreign language must remove that deficiency as specified in General Information.

Professional residency program. A seven-month period of varied architectural experience with selected architectural firms is available to qualified second-semester fourth-year and first-semester fifth-year architecture students. The student must have completed at least one semester of advanced design before beginning the professional residency program and should have at least one semester of advanced design remaining toward a degree after completion of the residency program.

For information on requirements for participation in the residency program and on the courses for which participants register during the residency, consult the program's director or the undergraduate dean's office. Students must pay fees associated with the residency program.

A participant in the professional residency program may receive up to fifteen semester hours of credit.

Suggested Arrangement of Courses

courses sem hrs
First year, fall
ARC 310K, Design I 3
ARC 311K, Visual Communication I 3
ARC 308, Architecture and Society 3
M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus 4
RHE 306, Rhetoric and Writing 3
total 16
First year, spring
ARC 310L, Design II 3
ARC 311L, Visual Communication II 3
ARC 318K, World Architecture: Origins to 1750 3
PHY 302K, General Physics—Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound 3
PHY 102M, Laboratory for Physics 302K 1
UGS 302 or 303, First-Year Signature Course 3
total 16
Second year, fall
ARC 320K, Design III 3
ARC 221K, Visual Communication III 2
ARC 318L, World Architecture from the Industrial Revolution to the Present 3
ARC 415K, Construction I 4
PHY 302L, General Physics—Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics 3
PHY 102N, Laboratory for Physics 302L 1
total 16
Second year, spring
ARC 520L, Design IV 5
ARC 415L, Construction II 4
ARC 333, Site Design 3
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
E 316K, Masterworks of Literature 3
total 18
Third year, fall
ARC 520M, Design V 5
ARC 435K, Construction III 4
ARI 324K, Environmental Controls I 3
HIS 315K, The United States, 1492–1865 3
Social science core course 3
total 18
Third year, spring
ARC 530T, Design VI 5
ARC 334L, Environmental Controls II 3
ARC 435L, Construction IV 4
Approved elective 3
total 15
Fourth year, fall
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
GOV 310L, American Government 3
HIS 315L, The United States since 1865 3
Upper-division humanities elective 3
Natural science, part II, core course 3
total 17
Fourth year, spring
ARC 560T, Advanced Design 5
ARC 335M, Construction V 3
ARC 361T, Technical Communication 3
CRP 369K, Principles of Physical Planning 3
GOV 312L, Issues and Policies in American Government 3
total 17
Fifth year, fall
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
Approved elective 3
Open elective 3
Open elective 3
total 17
Fifth year, spring
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
ARC 362, Professional Practice 3
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
Approved elective 3
Open elective 3
total 17

Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Dual Degree Program

Students may elect to enter a six-year dual degree program offered jointly by the School of Architecture and the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering. The dual degree program combines the areas of common interest in the two programs and allows the student to pursue the two degrees simultaneously.

For admission to the dual degree program, a student must meet the admission requirements of the School of Architecture given earlier in this chapter and the requirements for admission to a major sequence in the Cockrell School. Students are advised to contact both the School of Architecture and the Cockrell School for specific information about the dual degree program.

Students in the dual degree program complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Architecture and the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering degrees. A description of the five-year Bachelor of Architecture program is given above; a description of the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering is given in chapter 7.

The following outline of courses is the suggested method for completing the requirements for both degrees simultaneously. Dual degree students must also consult chapter 7 for additional requirements of the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering degree. Dual degree students are responsible for fulfilling the requirements of both degrees.

A student who follows the suggested arrangement of courses below completes all requirements for both degrees at the end of the spring semester of the sixth year.

Curriculum

A total of at least 197 hours of coursework is required for this dual degree program.

All students must complete the University's core curriculum, described in chapter 2, as well as the courses listed in the following table. In some cases, a course that is required for the dual degree program may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below.

courses sem hrs
Architecture
Design: Architecture 310K, 310L, 320K, 520L, 520M,
530T, 560R (taken twice), 560T[5]
Visual communication: Architecture 311K, 311L, 221K, 361
Professional practice: Architecture 362
Site design: Architecture 333
Construction: Architecture 335M
History: Architecture 308,[6] 318K, 318L, 368R (taken three times)
77
Community and Regional Planning 369K 3
Architectural Engineering 102, 217, 323K, 335, 346N, 465, 366 19
Chemistry 301[7] 3
Civil Engineering 311K, 311S, 314K, 319F, 329, 331 or 335, 333T, 357 24
Engineering Mechanics 306, 319 6
Geological Sciences 303 3
Mathematics 408C,[8] 408D, 427K 12
Mechanical Engineering 320 3
Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, 103N[9] 8
Approved mathematics or science elective 3
Approved technical electives 15
Additional coursework to satisfy the core curriculum 21
total 197

Suggested Arrangement of Courses

courses Sem Hrs
First year, fall
ARC 310K, Design I 3
ARC 311K, Visual Communication I 3
ARC 308, Architecture and Society 3
ARE 102, Introduction to Architectural Engineering 1
M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus 4
RHE 306, Rhetoric and Writing 3
total 17
First year, spring
ARC 310L, Design II 3
ARC 311L, Visual Communication II 3
ARC 318K, World Architecture: Origins to 1750 3
M 408D, Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus 4
PHY 303K, Engineering Physics I 3
PHY 103M, Laboratory for Physics 303K 1
total 17
Second year, fall
ARC 320K, Design III 3
ARC 221K, Visual Communication III 2
ARC 318L, World Architecture from the Industrial Revolution to the Present 3
M 427K, Advanced Calculus for Applications I 4
PHY 303L, Engineering Physics II 3
PHY 103N, Laboratory for Physics 303L 1
total 16
Second year, spring
ARC 520L, Design IV 5
ARC 333, Site Design 3
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
C E 311K, Introduction to Computer Methods 3
E M 306, Statics 3
total 17
Third year, fall
ARC 520M, Design V 5
ARE 217, Computer-Aided Design and Graphics 2
C E 311S, Elementary Statistics for Civil Engineers 3
CH 301, Principles of Chemistry I 3
E M 319, Mechanics of Solids 3
total 16
Third year, spring
ARC 530T, Design VI 5
C E 314K, Properties and Behavior of Engineering Materials 3
GEO 303, Introduction to Geology 3
Approved mathematics or science elective 3
total 14
Fourth year, fall
ARE 335, Materials and Methods of Building Construction 3
C E 319F, Elementary Mechanics of Fluids 3
C E 329, Structural Analysis 3
E 316K, Masterworks of Literature 3
M E 320, Applied Thermodynamics 3
Core social science course 3
total 18
Fourth year, spring
ARE 323K, Project Management and Economics 3
ARE 346N, Building Environmental Systems 3
C E 331, Reinforced Concrete Design, or C E 335, Elements of Steel Design 3
C E 357, Geotechnical Engineering 3
CRP 369K, Principles of Physical Planning 3
GOV 310L, American Government 3
total 18
Fifth year, fall
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
C E 333T, Engineering Communication 3
HIS 315K, The United States, 1492–1865 3
Approved technical electives 6
total 17
Fifth year, spring
ARC 335M, Construction V 3
ARE 366, Contracts, Liability, and Ethics 3
GOV 312L, Issues and Policies in American Government 3
Approved technical electives 6
total 15
Sixth year, fall
ARC 560T, Advanced Design 5
ARC 361T, Technical Communication 3
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
HIS 315L, The United States since 1865 3
Approved technical elective 3
total 17
Sixth year, spring
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
ARC 362, Professional Practice 3
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
ARE 465, Integrated Design Project 4
total 15

Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Arts, Plan II, Dual degree program

A limited number of students whose high school class standing and SAT Reasoning Test or ACT scores indicate strong academic potential and motivation may pursue the Bachelor of Architecture and the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II, simultaneously.

This dual degree option, offered jointly by the School of Architecture and the Plan II Honors Program of the College of Liberal Arts, gives students the flexibility they need to take challenging liberal arts courses while pursuing a professional degree in architecture. Admission to both the School of Architecture and the Plan II Honors Program is required.

Students interested in this program should consult chapter 11 for a more detailed description of the Plan II program.

The following outline of courses is a suggested method to complete the requirements for both degrees simultaneously. Students should consult advisers and both this chapter and chapter 11 of this catalog to ensure that their degree programs fulfill all requirements of both degrees.

Curriculum

A total of at least 192 hours of coursework is required for this dual degree program.

All students must complete the University's core curriculum, described in chapter 2, as well as the courses listed in the following table. In some cases, a course that is required for the dual degree program may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below.

courses sem hrs
Architecture
Design: Architecture 310K, 310L, 320K, 520L, 520M,
530T, 560R (taken three times), 560T
Visual communication: Architecture 311K, 311L, 221K, 361T
Professional practice: Architecture 362
Site design: Architecture 333
Environmental controls: Architectural Interior Design 324K, Architecture 334L
Construction: Architecture 415K, 415L, 435K, 435L, 335M
History: Architecture 308,[10] 318K, 318L, 368R (taken three times)
104
Community and Regional Planning 369K 3
English 603 or Tutorial Course 603[11] 6
Foreign language 506, 507, 312K, and 312L, or an equivalent sequence 16
Mathematics 408C[12] 4
Philosophy 610Q 6
Physics 302K, 302L, 102M, 102N (or 303K, 303L, 103M, 103N)[13] 8
Social Science 301[14] 3
Tutorial Course 302, 357 (taken twice), 359T[15] 12
Approved upper-division humanities elective in literature, foreign language, philosophy, or another field approved by the undergraduate dean's office 3
Biology 301E[16] 3
Natural science elective 3
Electives in the College of Liberal Arts prescribed by the Plan II Committee[17] 9
Additional coursework to satisfy the core curriculum 12
total 192

Suggested Arrangement of Courses

courses sem hrs
First year, fall
ARC 310K, Design I 3
ARC 311K, Visual Communication I 3
ARC 308, Architecture and Society 3
E 603A or T C 603A, Composition and Reading in World Literature 3
T C 302, First-Year Signature Course: Plan II 3
total 15
First year, spring
ARC 310L, Design II 3
ARC 311L, Visual Communication II 3
ARC 318K, World Architecture: Origins to 1750 3
M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus 4
E 603B or T C 603B, Composition and Reading in World Literature 3
total 16
First year, summer
PHY 302K, General Physics—Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound 3
PHY 102M, Laboratory for Physics 302K 1
PHY 302L, General Physics—Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics 3
PHY 102N, Laboratory for Physics 302L 1
total 8
Second year, fall
ARC 320K, Design III 3
ARC 221K, Visual Communication III 2
ARC 318L, World Architecture from the Industrial Revolution to the Present 3
ARC 415K, Construction I 4
HIS 315K, The United States, 1492–1865 3
total 15
Second year, spring
ARC 520L, Design IV 5
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
ARC 415L, Construction II 4
ARC 333, Site Design 3
Science course prescribed by the Plan II Committee 3
total 18
Second year, summer
Foreign language 506 (or 406) 5
Foreign language 507 (or 407) 5
total 10
Third year, fall
ARC 520M, Design V 5
ARC 435K, Construction III 4
ARI 324K, Environmental Controls I 3
S S 301, Honors Social Science 3
Science course prescribed by the Plan II Committee 3
total 18
Third year, spring
ARC 530T, Design VI 5
ARC 334L, Environmental Controls II 3
ARC 435L, Construction IV 4
Elective prescribed by the Plan II Committee 3
total 15
Third year, summer
GOV 310L, American Government 3
GOV 312L, Issues and Policies in American Government 3
Foreign language 312K 3
Foreign language 312L 3
total 12
Fourth year, fall
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
PHL 610QA, Problems of Knowledge and Valuation 3
T C 357, The Junior Seminar 3
HIS 315L, The United States since 1865 3
total 14
Fourth year, spring
ARC 560T, Advanced Design 5
ARC 361T, Technical Communication 3
PHL 610QB, Problems of Knowledge and Valuation 3
T C 357, The Junior Seminar 3
Elective prescribed by the Plan II Committee 3
total 17
Fifth year, fall
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
ARC 335M, Construction V 3
T C 359T, Essay Course 3
Approved upper-division humanities elective 3
total 17
Fifth year, spring
ARC 560R, Advanced Design 5
ARC 362, Professional Practice 3
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
CRP 369K, Principles of Physical Planning 3
Elective prescribed by the Plan II Committee 3
total 17

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies

The four-year Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies degree program combines architecture with arts and sciences. Students transferring from other disciplines may find that more of their coursework is applicable toward this degree than toward the Bachelor of Architecture.

Applicants for admission to this program must fulfill the requirements for admission to the School of Architecture.

The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies alone does not fulfill the educational requirements for registration as an architect. Students interested in earning the Master of Architecture as a professional degree in addition to the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, requiring a minimum of six years of study in total, should consult the undergraduate dean's office.

Curriculum

A total of at least 125 hours of coursework is required for the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies.

All students must complete the University's core curriculum, described in chapter 2, as well as the courses listed in the following table. In some cases, a course that is required for the BSArchStds may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below.

courses sem hrs
Architecture
Design: Architecture 310K, 310L, 320K, 520L, 520M
Visual communication: Architecture 311K, 311L, 221K
Design theory: Architecture 350R
Site design: Architecture 333
Environmental controls: Architectural Interior Design 324K
Construction: Architecture 415K, 415L, 435K
History: Architecture 308,[18] 318K, 318L, 368R
60
Mathematics 408C[19] 4
Physics 302K, 302L, 102M, 102N (or 303K, 303L, 103M, 103N)[20] 8
Upper-division humanities elective in literature, foreign language, philosophy, or another field approved by the undergraduate dean's office 3
Philosophy elective 3
Electives[21] 20
Additional coursework to satisfy the core curriculum 27
total 125

Electives. Twenty-six semester hours of electives are required for the completion of the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies degree program. These electives consist of three hours of upper-division coursework in humanities, three hours in philosophy, and twenty additional elective hours, generally completed outside the School of Architecture.

Writing requirement. In addition to core curriculum requirements Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K, each student must complete two courses with a substantial writing component or a writing flag. One course must be upper-division. Courses that fulfill this requirement are identified in the Course Schedule. Courses used to fulfill the writing requirement may also be counted toward other requirements for the degree.

Suggested Arrangement of Courses

courses sem hrs
First year, fall
ARC 310K, Design I 3
ARC 311K, Visual Communication I 3
ARC 308, Architecture and Society 3
M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus 4
RHE 306, Rhetoric and Writing 3
total 16
First year, spring
ARC 310L, Design II 3
ARC 311L, Visual Communication II 3
ARC 318K, World Architecture: Origins to 1750 3
PHY 302K, General Physics—Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound 3
PHY 102M, Laboratory for Physics 302K 1
UGS 302 or 303, First-Year Signature Course 3
total 16
Second year, fall
ARC 320K, Design III 3
ARC 221K, Visual Communication III 2
ARC 318L, World Architecture from the Industrial Revolution to the Present 3
ARC 415K, Construction I 4
PHY 302L, General Physics—Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics 3
PHY 102N, Laboratory for Physics 302L 1
total 16
Second year, spring
ARC 520L, Design IV 5
ARC 415L, Construction II 4
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
ARC 333, Site Design 3
total 15
Third year, fall
ARC 520M, Design V 5
ARC 435K, Construction III 4
ARI 324K, Environmental Controls I 3
E 316K, Masterworks of Literature 3
HIS 315K, The United States, 1492–1865 3
total 18
Third year, spring
ARC 350R, Topics in Design Theory 3
Electives 12
total 15
Fourth year, fall
GOV 310L, American Government 3
Natural science, part II, core course 3
Philosophy elective 3
Core social science course 3
HIS 315L, The United States since 1865 3
total 15
Fourth year, spring
GOV 312L, Issues and Policies in American Government 3
Approved upper-division humanities elective 3
Electives 8
total 14

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

The first year of this degree program is designed to give the student conceptual knowledge and skills, especially in critical thinking. The second year is intended to lay a foundation of knowledge in design, history, structure, technology, and environmental controls, on which the student builds in the third year. The final year emphasizes synthesis, specialization, and the challenge of creating interiors that improve the quality of life.

Curriculum

A total of at least 126 hours of coursework is required for the Bachelor of Science in Interior Design.

All students must complete the University's core curriculum, described in chapter 2, as well as the courses listed in the following table. In some cases, a course that is required for the BSID may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below.

courses sem hrs
Architectural Interior Design, Architecture
Design: Architectural Interior Design 310K, 310L, 320K, 520L, 530K, 530T, 560R (taken twice)
Visual communication: Architectural Interior Design 311K, 311L, 221K
Design theory: Architectural Interior Design 350R
Interior building systems and construction: Architecture 415K, Architectural Interior Design 434K
Professional practice: Architectural Interior Design 362
History: Architectural Interior Design 318K, 318M, 368R, Architecture 368R
Environmental controls: Architectural Interior Design 324K, Architecture 334L
Human behavior: Architectural Interior Design 338
Professional internship: Architectural Interior Design 130
78
Mathematics 408C[22] 4
Physics 302K, 302L, 102M, 102N[23] 8
Psychology 301[24] 3
Architecture 318K, 318L[25] 6
Upper-division course in art history 3
Additional coursework to satisfy the core curriculum 24
total 126

Writing requirement. In addition to core curriculum requirements Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K, each student must complete two courses with a substantial writing component or a writing flag. One course must be upper-division. Courses that fulfill this requirement are identified in the Course Schedule. Courses used to fulfill the writing requirement may also be counted toward other requirements for the degree.

Suggested Arrangement of Courses

courses sem hrs
First year, fall
ARI 310K, Design I 3
ARI 311K, Visual Communication I 3
ARI 318K, Interiors and Society 3
M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus 4
PHY 302K, General Physics—Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound 3
PHY 102M, Laboratory for Physics 302K 1
total 17
First year, spring
ARC 318K, World Architecture: Origins to 1750 3
ARI 310L, Design II 3
ARI 311L, Visual Communication II 3
RHE 306, Rhetoric and Writing 3
UGS 302 or 303, First-Year Signature Course 3
total 15
Second year, fall
ARC 415K, Construction I 4
ARC 318L, World Architecture from the Industrial Revolution to the Present 3
ARI 320K, Design III—Interiors 3
ARI 221K, Visual Communication III 2
PHY 302L, General Physics—Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics 3
PHY 102N, Laboratory for Physics 302L 1
total 16
Second year, spring
ARC 368R, Topics in the History of Architecture 3
ARI 520L, Design IV—Interiors 5
ARI 318M, Interior Design History 3
ARI 434K, Construction II—Interior Materials and Assemblies 4
total 15
Third year, fall
ARI 324K, Environmental Controls I 3
ARI 530K, Design V—Interiors 5
ARI 368R, Interior Design History II 3
HIS 315K, The United States, 1492–1865 3
PSY 301, Introduction to Psychology 3
total 17
Third year, spring
ARC 334L, Environmental Controls II 3
ARI 530T, Design VI—Interiors 5
ARI 362, Interior Design Practice 3
E 316K, Masterworks of Literature 3
Upper-division art history elective 3
total 17
Third year, summer
ARI 130, Interior Design Internship 1
total 1
Fourth year, fall
ARI 560R, Advanced Interior Design 5
ARI 338, Designing for Human Behavior 3
ARI 350R, Topics in Interior Design Theory 3
GOV 310L, American Government 3
total 14
Fourth year, spring
ARI 560R, Advanced Interior Design 5
GOV 312L, Issues and Policies in American Government 3
HIS 315L, The United States since 1865 3
Natural science, part II, core course 3
total 14

1. Effective September 1, 2008. Louise Harpman served as the associate dean, undergraduate programs through August 31, 2008.

2. Architecture 308 also meets the core curriculum visual and performing arts requirement.

3. Mathematics 408C also meets the core curriculum mathematics requirement.

4. The physics sequence also meets part I of the core curriculum natural science requirement.

5. Students in this dual degree program may not receive credit for sections of Architecture 560T offered by the professional residency program; these sections are identified in the Course Schedule.

6. Architecture 308 also meets the core curriculum visual and performing arts requirement.

7. Chemistry 301 also meets part II of the core curriculum natural science requirement.

8. Mathematics 408C also meets the core curriculum mathematics requirement.

9. The physics sequence also meets part I of the core curriculum natural science requirement.

10. Architecture 308 also meets the core curriculum visual and performing arts requirement.

11. This two-semester course also meets the core curriculum English composition and humanities requirements.

12. Mathematics 408C also meets the core curriculum mathematics requirement.

13. The physics sequence also meets part I of the core curriculum natural science requirement.

14. Social Science 301 also meets the core curriculum social science requirement.

15. Tutorial Course 302 also meets the core curriculum signature course requirement.

16. Biology 301E also counts toward part II of the core curriculum natural science requirement.

17. A student must complete at least 191 semester hours (24 hours beyond the total of 167 required for the Bachelor of Architecture degree) to earn both degrees. Those who fulfill the foreign language requirement by completing fewer than sixteen semester hours must take additional elective coursework to achieve the minimum required total.

18. Architecture 308 also meets the core curriculum visual and performing arts requirement.

19. Mathematics 408C also meets the core curriculum mathematics requirement.

20. The physics sequence also meets part I of the core curriculum natural science requirement.

21. Foreign language courses that are used to remove an admission deficiency may not be used to fulfill this requirement and may not be counted toward the degree.

22. Mathematics 408C also meets the core curriculum mathematics requirement.

23. The physics sequence also meets part I of the core curriculum natural science requirement.

24. Psychology 301 also meets the core curriculum social science requirement.

25. Architecture 318K also meets the core curriculum visual and performing arts requirement.

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