Robert S. McCarter, Chair
Successful completion of the undergraduate curriculum results in the Bachelor of Design (Architec-ture), a pre-professional degree and the first step to-ward 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. Bachelor of Design graduates are employed in private practice, corporate offices and government agencies. Internship in the profession is a required and is part of the licensure process.
In addition to the courses offered on the Gainesville campus, the department 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 department office.
NAAB Statement
Most states require architects to hold an accredited degree. There are two types of degrees accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board: The Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. Both degrees are structured for registration and licensure. The four-year pre-professional degree is not accredited by the NAAB. The pre-professional degree is useful to those wishing 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: pre-professional grade point average, architectural grade point average and an evaluation of each students studio work (1-10 scale). For the past several years, the average for admission has been an overall GPA of 3.1, an architectural GPA of 3.4 and an exhibit score of 5.5.
Students must have successfully completed all pre-professional requirements to be guaranteed admission to the professional program at the junior year. Community college transfers must have completed the Associate of Arts degree, with all general education and pre-professional 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 students overall and architectural GPA must be at least 2.0 or better for admission to the third year. The department admits only the best-qualified applicants as evidenced by their academic achievement and their potential to complete successfully the undergraduate program.
Critical tracking courses
are shown in bold and must be completed in the term indicated.
| FRESHMAN YEAR | |
| Semester 1 Fall | Credits |
| ARC 1301 Architectural Design 1 | 4 |
| ARC 1701 Architectural History 1 (GE-H, I). | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-B, P). | 3 |
| Composition (GE-C). | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science (GE-S). | 3 |
|
|
16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
Complete ARC 1301 and 1701
Complete 13 hours of course work
Achieve a 2.35 minimum GPA
| 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 or Behavioral Science (GE-S) | 3 |
| * Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
|
|
16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
Complete ARC 1302 and 1702
Complete 13 hours of course work
Achieve a 2.50 minimum GPA
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.
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Semester 3 Fall | Credits |
| ARC 2303 Architectural Design 3. | 5 |
| ARC 2201 Architectural Theory I (GE-H). | 3 |
| * Physical or Biological Science (GE-B, P). | 3 |
| * MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus I (GE-M). | 3 |
|
|
14 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
Complete ARC 2201 and 2303
Achieve a 2.50 minimum GPA
| Semester 4 Spring | Credits |
| ARC 2304 Architectural Design 4. | 5 |
| ARC 2501 Architectural Structures 1. | 4 |
| ARC 2461 Materials and Methods 1. | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science | 3 |
|
|
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
Complete ARC 2304, 2461 and ARC 2501
Complete 13 hours of course work
Successfully complete pin-up requirements
Achieve a 2.50 minimum GPA.
* Students should satisfy the general education re-quirement early in
their university career. This pro-gram is limited access. At the end of
semester four, students will be selected for their degree programs 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.
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 5 Fall | Credits |
| ARC 3320 Architectural Design 5 | 6 |
| ARC 3502 Architectural Structures 2. | 4 |
| ARC 3463 Materials and Methods 1 | 3 |
| ARC 3173 Professional CAD. | 1 |
|
|
14 |
| Semester 6 Spring | Credits |
| ARC 3321 Architectural Design 6 | 6 |
| ARC 3610 Environmental Technology 1 | 3 |
| ARC 3174 Professional CAD 2. | 2 |
| Elective**. | 3 |
|
|
14 |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 7 Fall | Credits |
| ARC 4322 Architectural Design 7 | 6 |
| ARC 4620 Environmental Technology 2 | 3 |
| ARC 4220 Architectural Theory 2. | 3 |
| Elective**. | 3 |
|
|
15 |
| Semester 8 Spring | Credits |
| ARC 4323 Architectural Design 8 | 6 |
| Electives** | 10 |
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|
16 |
|
|
120 |
The department requires 59 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 or higher academic course, any 1000 or higher foreign language course of which the student is not a native speaker, or any course se-quence toward a minor.