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Bachelor of Science in Architecture
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Program Requirements - 131 semester hours
The general course requirements for the pre-professional program listed below must be taken at another institution than Texas Tech. In the El Paso region, Texas Tech has lower-division articulation agreements with El Paso Community College and Dona Ana Community College. Credits and courses from other institutions will also be considered during the admissions process and rated for equivalency.

Lower Division Courses - 66 semester hours (required courses at the community college level)
ENGL 1301 Essentials of College Rhetoric
ENGL 1302 Advanced College Rhetoric
MATH 1321 Trigonometry
MATH 1350 Analytical Geometry
PHYS 1306 General Physics with lab
HIST 2300 History of US to 1877
HIST 2301 History of US since 1877
POLS 1301 American Government
POLS 2302 American Public Policy
ARCH 1311 Design Environment & Society
ARCH 2311 History of Ancient to Baroque
ARCH 2315 History of 18th, 19th, & 20th Century Architecture
ARCH 1441 Architecture Delineation I
ARCH 1442 Architecture Delineation II
ARCH 1412 Architectural Studio
ARCH 2401 Architectural Design Studio I
ARCH 2402 Architectural Design Studio II
ARCH 2351 Architectural Construction I

One additional upper level drawing elective
Communication Elective - 3 Hours
Natural Lab Science - 4 Hours

*Students will need to have successfully completed the general course requirements before applying. Only courses with a grade of C or better will be accepted by Texas Tech for the B.S. in Architecture Program.

Major Course Requirements - 65 semester hours (required courses at Texas Tech in El Paso)
ARCH 2353 Computers in Architecture
ARCH 2354 Computers in Architecture
ARCH 3350 Architectural Construction II
ARCH 3353 Environmental Systems
ARCH 3354 Integrative Systems
ARCH 3355 Architectural Construction III
ARCH 3356 Special Studies in Construction Technology
ARCH 3501 Architectural Design Studio III
ARCH 3502 Architectural Design Studio IV
ARCH 4311 Architecture in Non-western Societies (Diversity Elective)
ARCH 4363 Architectural Theory
ARCH 4455 Construction Documents
ARCH 4601 Architectural Design Studio V, Practicum + Studio
ARCH 4602 Collaboration Studio VI

Other Communication Elective - 3 Hours
General Elective - 3 Hours
Political Science Elective - 3 Hours
Writing Intensive Elective - 3 Hours