The four-year undergraduate program in architecture combines required courses in environmental design and architecture with opportunities for highly varied individual programs planned by the student with the assistance or guidance of an advisor.

Through its core courses the program offers a broad introduction to the field of architecture, and through studies in the various areas it provides opportunities to prepare for specialization in the field in the areas of community design, applied building sciences, design methods, history and theory, or the social basis of design. In addition to offering a sound and well-rounded education, undergraduate studies can also provide pre-professional competency for entry-level employment in architecture, for the option for graduate work in architecture, or for further studies in a related environmental design field.

The A.B. degree is not a professional degree and is not recognized by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. The Master of Architecture is the only accredited professional degree offered by the department. However, at present the degree is accepted for partial credit toward licensure in California by the State Board of Architectural Examiners. It is generally not accepted in other states.

The following are the minimum requirements that must be fulfilled regardless of individual choice of courses.

Prerequisites for Admission to the Major

Students may enter the major as freshmen or as juniors. To enter as a junior, specific transfer requirements must be met. [Link to come.]

Architecture Major Requirements

The architecture major and the minimum degree requirements are set forth in the following table. Students who intend to apply to the M.Arch. program should refer to the section on the Master of Architecture degree for additional requirements.

Students who intend to enter the profession of architecture, or 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 adviser. Students interested in taking courses in civil engineering should be aware of the special lower division mathematics, physics, and engineering prerequisites for these courses.

Curriculum

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