2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
Successful completion of the undergraduate curriculum results in the Bachelor of Design (Architecture), a preprofessional degree and the first step toward professional registration as an architect. The professional program in architecture leads to the Master of Architecture. Students without a baccalaureate degree are required to take undergraduate and graduate courses for the professional architecture program.
Admission to the graduate program is selective; please refer to the Graduate Catalog. Bachelors of Design graduates are employed in private practice, corporate offices and government agencies. Internship in the profession is required and is part of the licensure process.
In addition to the courses offered on the Gainesville campus, the school operates a year-round program in Vicenza, Italy, for fourth-year students who are selected to spend a fall or spring semester abroad. Supplemental fees are required for participation in this program. Summer institutes are conducted on Nantucket Island for the study of architectural preservation and in the Caribbean Basin for the study of Caribbean culture and its conservation. Information is available in the school office.
National Architectural Accrediting Board
Most states require architects to hold an accredited degree. Two types of degrees accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) are the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. Both degrees are structured for registration and licensure. The four-year preprofessional degree is not accredited by the NAAB. The preprofessional degree is useful to those who want a foundation in the field of architecture as preparation for continued education in a professional degree program or for employment in fields related to architecture.
Limited-Access Program
All students (community college transfers and UF students) must apply for admission to the professional program in architecture. Available classroom space, studio space and faculty limit the number of applicants accepted.
The admission process is based on three criteria: preprofessional grade point average, architectural grade point average and an evaluation of each student’s studio work. For the past several years, the average for admission has been an overall GPA of 3.1 and an architectural GPA of 3.4.
Students must have successfully completed all preprofessional requirements to be considered for admission into the professional program at the junior year. Community college transfers must have completed the Associate of Arts degree, with all General Education and preprofessional requirements, and passed the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST).
Students with an overall GPA below 2.5, an architectural GPA below 2.75 or a pin-up exhibit score below 3.0 are not guaranteed admission. A student’s overall and architectural GPA must be at least 2.0 or better for admission to the third year. The school admits only the best-qualified applicants as proven by their academic achievement and their potential to complete successfully the undergraduate program.
Architecture
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. The critical-tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- Complete ARC 1701 and ARC 1301
- 2.5 UF GPA required
Semester 2:
- Complete ARC 1702 and ARC 1302
Semester 3:
- Complete ARC 2201, ARC 2303, ARC 2180, PHY 2004 and MAC 1147 or MAC 1140 & MAC 1114
Semester 4:
- Complete ARC 2304 and ARC 2461
- Complete pin-up requirement
Semester 5:
- Complete ARC 3320 and ARC 3503
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Semester 1 |
Credits |
|
ARC 1301 Architectural Design 1 |
4 |
|
ARC 1701 Architectural History 1 (GE-H, I) |
3 |
|
MAC 1147 Precalculus or MAC 1140 Algebra and MAC 1114 Trigonometry (GE-M) |
3 |
|
Physical or Biological Science (GE-B, P) * |
3 |
|
Composition (GE-C) * |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 2 |
Credits |
|
ARC 1302 Architectural Design 2 |
4 |
|
ARC 1702 Architectural History 2 (GE-H, I) |
3 |
|
PHY 2004 Applied Physics+ (GE-BP) or PHY 2053 Physics 1+ |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) * |
3 |
|
Social or Behavioral Science |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
Note: First-year students should take 13 credits in the fall and spring semesters, include all ARC courses, and then take the remaining two General Education courses in the summer session. If students choose to take the minimum 13 hours in the sophomore year, all course work required for pin-up must be completed by entry to the junior year.
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Semester 3 |
Credits |
|
ARC 2303 Architectural Design 3 |
5 |
|
ARC 2201 Architectural Theory I (GE-H) |
3 |
|
ARC 2180 Intro To Digital Architecture |
3 |
|
Math (GE-M) |
3 |
|
Total |
14 |
|
Semester 4 |
Credits |
|
ARC 2304 Architectural Design 4 |
5 |
|
ARC 2461 Materials and Methods 1 |
3 |
|
Humanities (GE-H) |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
3 |
|
Total |
14 |
*This program is limited access. At the end of semester 4, students will be selected according to a competitive ranking of all applicants by overall GPA, architectural GPA and faculty evaluation of design quality in the annual pin-up exhibits.
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Semester 5 |
Credits |
|
ARC 3320 Architectural Design 5 |
6 |
|
ARC 3503 Architectural Structures 1 |
3 |
|
Electives** |
6 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
ARC 3321 Architectural Design 6 |
6 |
|
ARC 3610 Environmental Technology 1 |
3 |
|
ARC 3181 Adv. Topics in Digital Arch or upper- division elective ** |
3 |
|
Elective** |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
ARC 4322 Architectural Design 7 |
6 |
|
ARC 4620 Environmental Technology 2 |
3 |
|
ARC 4220 Architectural Theory 2 |
3 |
|
Elective** |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
ARC 4323 Architectural Design 8 |
6 |
|
ARC 3463 Materials and Methods 2 |
3 |
|
Electives** |
6 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Total Required for Degree |
120 |
The department requires 60 credit hours, including electives, taken at the 3000 level or above. Elective foreign language courses below the 3000 level need adviser approval.
** Electives: any 3000-level or higher academic course, any 1000-level or higher foreign language course of which the student is not a native speaker taken at an SUS institution, or any course sequence toward a minor.
Selective-admissions students from a pre-architecture community college must take 18 hours of elective credits in the upper division.