UVU Bachelor of Architecture | Bachelor of Architecture | Architecture and Engineering Design

About the B.Arch Degree Program

Building on UVU’s dual mission model, the architecture program seeks to skillfully weave together current technologies with the design principles of classicism, vernacular and traditional building methods, and multidisciplinary industry-based coursework. We support the non-traditional student by producing “master builder” practice-ready graduates who are equipped to tackle the challenges of designing within a multicultural global context and addressing the needs of the 21st century.

The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree is a five-year professional degree that prepares students for leadership in the profession as licensed architects.

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Degree Map

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A.S. Engineering Design Technoloy
(Architectural Drafing & Design Track)

Years 1 & 2
See A.S. Degree Map
Matriculation to Bachelor of Architecture (B-Arch) Degree Program
- Complete the following courses below with a C grade or better
- Submit application to Dept. by March 15th
- Submit 10 page portfolio to Dept by March 15th
Matriculation courses to Complete:
PHYS 1010 or PHYS 2010

EGDT 1020 3D Arch. Modeling

EGDT 1040 Technical Eng. Drawing

EGDT 1100 Architectutral Drafting

EGDT 2100 Materials & Methods

EGDT 2600 Applied Structures I
ARC 1010 Classical Arch. Workshop

ARC 2110 Architecture Studio I

ARC 2210 Architecture Studio II
Before being formally admitted into the Bachelor of Architecture (B-Arch) degree program, students must matriculate into the Architecture Cohort (the final three years of the program) by either completing the A.S. Engineering Design Technology (Architecture Drafting and Design Track) with a minimum grade of C or better in all courses, OR by completing matriculation requirements.

All Architecture students must complete a Matriculation Application and Portfolio by the appointed deadline (March 15th) during the Spring semester prior to the Fall Bachelor Degree cohort to which the student desires to gain entry.

Subsequently an official acceptance letter must be obtained from the Architecture Program Coordinator prior to taking any further upper division Architecture courses.

Part-time students may be admitted into the Architecture cohort and may be allowed to proceed through the program at their own pace.

All transfer credits must be approved in writing by UVU and the Architecture Program Coordinator.

Architecture (B-Arch) Application Document

Portfolio Requirements

Bachelor of Architecture Degree Map

YEAR THREE
FALL SEMESTER 15 Credit Hours	SPRING SEMESTER 15 Credit Hours
ARC 3110 Architecture Studio III (6 hours)	ARC 3210 Architecture Studio IV (6)
ARC 3120 Architectural Graphics (3 hours)	ARC 3220 Passive Environmental Systems (3 hours)
ARC 2220 Construction Docs. & Specs. (3 hours)	ARC 3230 Global History of Architecture to 1700 (3 hours)
EGDT 2610 Applied Structures II Strengths of Materials (3 hours)	ARC 3130 Codes & Construction Law (3 hours)

YEAR FOUR
FALL SEMESTER 15 Credit Hours	SPRING SEMESTER 15 Credit Hours
ARC 4110 Architecture Studio V Integrative Design (6 hours)	ARC 4210 Architecture Studio VI Integrative Design (6 hours)
ARC 4120 Active Environmental Systems (3 hours)	ARC 4220 Building Envelop and Science (3 hours)
ARC 4130 Global History of Architecture since 1700 (3 hours)	ARC 4530 Culture & Behavior in Architecture (3 hours)
ARC 4520 Architectural Theory (3)	Architectural Elective (3 hours)

YEAR FIVE
FALL SEMESTER 15 Credit Hours	SPRING SEMESTER 16 Credit Hours
ARC 4510 Architecture Studio VII (6 hours)	ARC 4610 Architecture Studio VIII Capstone Integrative Design (7 hours)
ARC 4230 Capstone Research (3 hours)	CMGT 405G Global Sustainability & the Built Environment OR other Architectural Elective (3 hours)
ARC 4540 Professional Practice (3 hours)	Architectural Elective (3 hours)
Architectural Elective (3 hours)	ARC 459R Special Topic in Architecture (3 hours)

Students are required to take 15 credit hours of approved architectural electives. These can be taken at any point throughout the degree. This degree map locates them in the 4th and 5th year, but we recommend summer classes if they are offered to alleviate workloads in Fall and Spring semesters.

Approved Architectural Electives:
COURSE	Course Name
ARC 459R	Special Topics in Architecture (Strongly Recommended)
EGDT 1040	Fundamentals of Technical Engineering Drawing (3)
EGDT 1050	Introduction to 3D Printing (2)
EGDT 1070	3 Dimensional Modeling Inventor (3)
EGDT 1071	3 Dimensional Modeling -Solidoworks (3)
EGDT 1200	Mechanical Drafting (3)
EGDT 1300	Structural Drafting (3)
EGDT 1400	Surveying Applications and Field Techniques (3)
EGDT 1720	Architectural Rendering FF (3)
EGDT 2300	Advanced Structural CAD (3)
EGDT 2310	Structrual Steel Modeling (3)
EGDT 2400	Surveying Applications and Field Techniques II (3)
ART 1810	Introduction to Interior Design (3)
ART 1820	Interior Space Design (3)
ART 1830	Residential Interior Design (3)
ART 2815	Historical Architecture and Interior Design FF (3)
ART 2825	Modern Architecture Interiors and Furnishings (3)
ARTH 2710	History of Art to the Renaissance FF (3)
ARTH 2720	History of Art from the Renaissance FF (3)
ARTH 3010	History of Design and Visual Arts (3)
ARTH 3015	Ancient Art of Egypt and the Near East (3)
ARTH 3020	Classical Art and Architecture History (3)
ARTH 3030	Medieval Art and Architecture History (3)
ARTH 3040	Renaissance Art History (3)
ARTH 3050	Baroque Art and Architecture History (3)
ARTH 3060	Nineteenth-Century Art History (3)
ARTH 3080	History of Architecture (3)
ARTH 3100	History of American Art and Architecture (3)
CAW 1100	Artistic Wood Design (3)
CMGT 405G	Global Sustainability & the Built Environment (3)
CMGT 1190	Concrete and Framing Lab (3)
CMGT 1010	Introduction to Construction Management WE (3)
CMGT 1220	Finishing Lab (3)
CMGT 1020	Construction Materials and Methods I (3)
CMGT 2010	Construction Materials and Methods II (3)
CMGT 2080	Principles of Construction Scheduling (3)
CMGT 3030	Principles of Construction Estimating (3)
CMGT 3140	Construction Real Estate (3)
CMGT 3160	Building Information Modeling (3)
CMGT 4010	Construction Contracts (3)
DGM 1220	Digital Design Essentials (3)
DGM 1620	Survey of Animation (3)
DGM 1660	Introduction to 3D Modeling and Surfacing (3)
DGM 2210	3D Modeling and Animation Essentials (4)
DGM 2250	Principles of Digital Design (3)

Graduation Requirements

Completion of a minimum of 153 semester credits required for the B-Arch degree; at least 40 credit hours must be upper-division courses.
Overall grade point average of 2.5 or above, with a minimum grade of C- in all architecture courses and elective requirements.
Residency hours: Minimum of 45 credit hours of B-ARCH courses through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements. Students are responsible for completing all prerequisite courses.
Successful completion of at least one Global / Intercultural course.
All transfer credits must be approved in writing by UVU and the B-ARCH program coordinator.

Per NAAB accreditation standards, the B-Arch program requires a minimum of 150 credit hours.