Bachelor of Science in Architecture
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
