A total of 120 units is required for the A.B. degree in Architecture. All college prerequisites and requirements except one breadth and the CED upper-division electives must be taken for a grade and satisfied with a minimum grade of C-. CED upper-division electives and upper-division major requirements must be passed with a letter grade. Transfer applicants must have completed courses equivalent to ENV DES 1, 11A, and 11B before transfer to Berkeley, but will take the CED upper-division electives and upper-division major work after matriculation.

Students who intend to pursue graduate work in the field are advised to acquaint themselves thoroughly with the prerequisites for entry into the appropriate graduate programs and to prepare their course of study with an Architecture Department advisor. Students interested in taking courses in civil engineering should be aware of the special lower-division mathematics, physics, and engineering prerequisites for these courses.

Students in the architecture undergraduate program are expected to meet four sets of course requirements:

1. University and Campus Requirements
2. CED College Requirements
3. Architecture Major Requirements
4. General Electives

1.  University and Campus Requirements

• Entry-Level Writing
• American History
• American Institutions
• American Cultures
   

Outside CED. 11 courses (36–38 units)

Essential Skills Requirements

• Two courses in reading and composition (8)
• Calculus: Math 16A (3) and 16B (3) or Math 1A (4) and 1B (4)
   

Seven-Course Breadth Requirements

• One of the following courses in Physical Science: PHYSICS 8A (4) Introductory Physics or PHYSICS 7A (4) Physics for Scientists and Engineers
  
• One course in Biological Science (2)
• One course in Social and Behavioral Sciences (2)
• One course in International Studies (2)
• One course in Arts and Literature (2)
• One course in Historical Studies (2)
• One course in Philosophy and Values (2)
   

Note: With the exception of the Physical Science requirement, you may take one of the breadth requirements on a Passed/Not Passed basis. See the Undergraduate Advising website for additional information related to these requirements.

Inside CED. 6 courses, 20 units:

Environmental Design Lower-Division Requirements

• ENV DES 1 (3) People and Environmental Design
• ENV DES 11A (4) Introduction to Visual Representation and Drawing
• ENV DES 11B (4) Introduction to Design
   

Electives

• Three upper-division elective courses (9 units) in CED but outside the Department of Architecture
   

3. Architecture Major Requirements. 7 courses, 27-29 units:

• ARCH 100A (5) Design
• ARCH 100B (5) Design
• Area Studies: 3 courses from:
  
  ARCH 110 (4) Social and Cultural Factors in Design
  ARCH 120 (3) Practice of Design
  ARCH 130 (3) Design Theories and Methods 
  ARCH 140 (4) Building Environments 
  ARCH 150 (4) Introduction to Structures 
  ARCH 160 (4) Introduction to Construction
   

• ARCH 170A (4) and 170B (4) Architectural History 
   

4. General Electives. 33 or 37 units. The University requires 120 units minimum for graduation. No more than 48 units total in the student's major department will be credited toward the 120 minimum for graduation, so only 18-20 units beyond required courses may be courses in architecture.