Architecture (B.S.Arch.)
The four-year pre-professional curriculum leading to a B.S.Arch. degree is not an accredited professional architectural degree. After the first year of study, academic achievement is reviewed to determine eligibility for continued study in architecture. Only students with a 2.5 or higher grade-point average are eligible to continue in the studio sequence. Another review is conducted at the end of the second year of study. Applicants to the third year are required to submit a portfolio containing examples of graphic work in art and architecture. The portfolio, of no more than 10 pages, should be submitted in an 8-1/2" x 11" format. The submission should also contain a transcript of any college work outside the UI. The deadline for third year applications is usually May 20. Results of the evaluation are made known to applicants by the first week of July.
Students accepted into the years three and four of the curriculum are required to maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and to receive a grade of "C" or higher in architectural design courses. Students who do not meet these criteria are ineligible for acceptance to the M.Arch. degree program and the College of Graduate Studies. Provisional admittance to the M. Arch. program can be granted, with permission, for students with GPAs of 2.8 cumulatively, or 3.0 over the last 60 credit hours. See below for M.Arch. degree requirements.
College permission is required for admittance into Architecture and Interior Design studio courses (ARCH 253, 254, 353, 354, 453, 454 and ID 152, 254, 351, 352, 451, 452) and students must achieve a minimum grade of C in the previous studio course to enroll in the next sequential studio course.
Note: Students who have not been accepted into the professional program of the curriculum may not enroll in architectural design courses. Students who have left the program may only re-enter the curriculum by application to the college admissions committee.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
Introduction to the Built Environment (2 cr) |
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Introduction to Architectural Graphics (3 cr) |
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Digital Design Tools for Architecture and Interior Design (2 cr) |
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Computer Aided Drafting and Modeling (2 cr) |
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Architectural Design I (3 cr) |
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Architectural Design II (4 cr) |
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Materials and Methods (3 cr) |
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Architectural Design III (6 cr) |
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Architectural Design IV (6 cr) |
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Building Technology I - Steel Structures (3 cr) |
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History of Architecture I (3 cr) |
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History of Architecture II (3 cr) |
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Architectural Programming (2 cr) |
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Architectural Design V (6 cr) |
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Architectural Design VI (6 cr) |
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Building Technology II - Concrete (2 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems I (3 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems I Lab (1 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems II (3 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems II Lab (1 cr) |
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Building Technology III - Seismic Design (2 cr) |
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Urban Theory and Issues (3 cr) |
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Integrated Art and Design Communication (2 cr) |
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Drawing as Integrated Design Thinking (2 cr) |
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Integrated Design Process (2 cr) |
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Wood Building Technology (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Principles of Site Design (3 cr) |
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Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry (3 cr) |
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Survey of Calculus or |
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Intro to Symbolic Logic or |
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Statistical Methods or |
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Intro to Problem Solving and Programming (3-4 cr) |
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Phys 111, 111L |
General Physics I and Lab (4 cr) |
Electives to total 128 cr for the B.S.Arch. degree (including at least 6 cr of 200-level or above courses taken outside the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, art, and interior design and 6 cr of 200-level or above courses taken within the disciplines; credits earned in completion of an academic minor may be substituted).