See below for the typical curriculum for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with a major in Architecture.
* Entry to Professional Track is contingent upon successful Portfolio Review process. In addition, ARCH 100, 101, 120, 121, 230, 231, 232, 280, and 281 are required for portfolio submission for entry to Professional Track.
† Beginning Fall 2017, students must obtain at least a B- grade in all 100- and 200-level required architecture classes for them to count toward the major. All other classes used to satisfy the major must be graded C- or higher. Students receiving a grade below these minimums in any architectural studio class, or having an outstanding Incomplete (I) in any sequential class, will not be permitted to progress to the next class in the sequence until the minimum grade or higher has been earned in that class, or the Incomplete has been replaced by the minimum allowable grade. Beginning in Winter 2018, Architecture majors who wish to submit a portfolio for application to the Professional Track must have at least a 3.0 major GPA to be eligible to apply.
‡ For students who choose to graduate using the catalog year 2019-2020 or later, ARCH 482 is required. Students using a catalog year prior to 2019-2020 are not required to take ARCH 482.
PLEASE NOTE: See PSU Bulletin for all course prerequisites. Arch 367u should not be taken by Architecture majors and will not count toward upper division Architecture elective credit. Math 111 and 112 are recommended as preparation for the Building Structures class, ARCH 467. Calculus and one year of physics are recommended since some graduate architecture schools require it. ARCH 467 is required for students applying to the M.Arch at PSU and recommended for students applying to M.Arch programs at other institutions.
For more information about the Professional Track application process and how to create an effective portfolio, see the following pages: