The pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree traditionally takes place over the course of four years. Below is an overview of major goals and milestones by year. 

Year 1: Students spend their first year developing an understanding of how designers make decisions and how architecture and landscape architecture determine the built environment via lectures, assigned readings and design-related projects. At the end of year one, students are selected, based on their GPA and performance in first-year environmental design courses, for admittance to year two of the program. 

Year 2: Year two marks the beginning of intense architectural design studio work that lays the foundation for successfully completing a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. All classroom learning gets directly applied in the studio through individual and group projects. Students must buy a laptop by spring semester of their second year. 

Year 3: The third-year curriculum focuses on technical aspects of architecture and students are expected to apply these concepts in their studio projects. Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 after completion of the third year may apply to the graduate school for pursuing a Master’s of Architecture degree.

Year 4: Students develop their Bachelor degree's capstone project and may begin graduate-level coursework during the fourth year. Architectural knowledge, ability, and self-reliance reach their peak as students approach graduation.

Curriculum