Architecture, B.Arch.

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Offered by: College of Environmental Design, Architecture Department

Required Core Courses for Major
Professional Practice Requirement
Required Support Courses

Elective Support Courses
Unrestricted Electives
General Education

Required Core Courses for Major: 152 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses, including subplan courses for the major, in order to receive a degree in the major.

Professional Practice Requirement: 500 hours

Prior to graduation, all students are required to fulfill a minimum of 250 hours of work with a registered architect and the remaining 250 with a faculty-approved alternate.

Required Support Courses: 16 units

The following major support courses should be used to satisfy the indicated GE requirements. If these courses are not used to satisfy GE, the total units to degree may be more than 246 units.

COM 204 - Advocacy and Argument (4) (A1)
ENG 105 - Freshman English II (4) (A3)
MAT 106 - Trigonometry (4) (B4)
PHY 121 - College Physics (3) (B1, B3) and
PHY 121L - College Physics Laboratory (1) (B1, B3)

Elective Support Courses: 16 units

Select minimum of 16 units from below:

Unrestricted Electives: 0-10 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Support”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 78 units.

Interdisciplinary General Education

The Department of Architecture prefers that students starting in the program as freshmen take the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program coursework to partially meet their general education degree requirements. IGE coursework is as follows:

IGE Program

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the catalog website www.csupomona.edu/~academic/catalog/ for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, see the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

Oral Communication
Written Communication
Critical Thinking

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

Physical Science
Biological Science
Laboratory Activity
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
Science and Technology Synthesis

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

Visual and Performing Arts
Philosophy and Civilization
Literature and Foreign Languages
Humanities Synthesis

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
History, Economics, and Political Science
Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
Social Science Synthesis

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (4 units)