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Florida Atlantic University’s School of Architecture is offering lower division Pre-Architecture courses on the Boca Raton campus. These courses are required for admission the Bachelor’s of Architecture program at FAU. Students will be able to complete their general education along with their Architecture courses on one campus. Please be aware that after completion of these courses and acceptance into the School of Architecture, all Architecture courses will be taught on the Downtown Fort Lauderdale campus.Freshmen and Sophomores looking to enter Design 1 at FAU must submit the required drawing and writing exercises. Click on the School of Architecture Applications to the left to obtain the exercises.

Freshman Year at FAU - Boca Raton Campus
First Semester
ARC 1301
ARC 2208 *

ENC 1101
MAC 1114 OR
MAC 1147
Architectural Design I (4 cr- FAU) (4 cr - BCC/PBCC) Dual enrollment option +
Culture and Architecture (3 cr - FAU)

College Writing 1 (3 credits)
Trigonometry (3 credits) or Precalculus, Alg. & Trig (5 credits)
  Total 13/15 Credits
* ARC2208 is the co-requisite for ARC1301 at FAU
+ Students taking the ARC1301 course at BCC or PBCC must take the co-requisites of ARC 2201 at BCC and ARC 1701 at PBCC
Second Semester
ARC 1302
ARC 2461*

ENC 1102
MAC 2233 OR
MAC 2311
Architectural Design II (4 cr- FAU) (4 cr - BCC/PBCC) Dual enrollment option +
Materials and Methods (3 cr - FAU)
College Writing 2 (3 credits)
Methods of Calculus (3 credits) or Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (4 credits)

Social Science (3 credits)
  Total 16/17 Credits
* ARC2461 is the co-requisite for 1302 at FAU
+ Students taking the ARC1302 course at BCC or PBCC must take the co-requisites of ARC1701 at BCC and ARC 2201 at PBCC
Sophmore Year at FAU - Boca Raton Campus
First Semester
ARC 2203
ARC 2461*
PHY 2053 OR
PHY 2043 **
WOH 2012
Architectural Design III (4 cr – FAU) (4 cr - BCC/PBCC) Dual enrollment option
Material and Methods (3 cr - FAU) (4 cr - BCC) (3 cr - PBCC)

College Physics I (4 credits) or Physics for Engineers (3 credits)

History of Civilization (3 credits)
Social Science (3 credits)
  Total 17/16 Credits
* ARC2461 is the co-requisite for ARC2303 at FAU, BCC, and PBCC
** PHY2043 has a prerequisite of MAC2311
Second Semester
ARC 2304*
ARC 2580*
PHI 2010
Architectural Design IV (3 cr – FAU) (4 cr - BCC/PBCC) Dual enrollment option
Structures (3 cr – FAU) (4 cr - BCC) (3 cr - PBCC)
Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
Natural Science with a lab (3 credits)
Social Science (3 credits)
  Total 15 Credits at FAU

* ARC2580 is the co-requisite for ARC 2304 at FAU & BCC, ARC 2501 is the co-requisite at PBCC

For Further clarification of coursework be sure to see your academic advisor.
 

Dual Enrollment Option:

The Architecture courses on the Boca Raton campus have limited availability. If there is no space available, students have the option to dual enroll at one of the following Institutions:

Institutions
Palm Beach Community College

Broward Community College
Miami-Dade College

City
Boca Raton, FL OR
Lake Worth, FL
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Miami, FL

Miles from Boca Raton
at FAU in Boca
20
29
47

Please be aware that if the design sequence is started at one of these institutions, then it has to be completed there. Students are not allowed to transfer any Pre-Architecture courses from another institution in order to complete the Pre-Architecture program at FAU.

Current Students:

Students who are taking classes at FAU and are planning to submit a portfolio to FAU’s School of Architecture for admission into the Junior level are not required to reapply to the University. Students are required to submit a portfolio and take the writing test in order to get admitted to the Bachelor of Architecture Program on the following deadlines:

FALL 2009:
Portfolio Submission: March 6, 2009 at 10 am
Required Writing Exercise: March 6, 2009 at 10 am

Please review the admissions information for the School of Architecture.

If you have any questions as a Freshmen/Sophomore Pre-Architecture student, please contact the Academic Advisor, Todd Hedrick at (thedrick@fau.edu).

Content Last Updated on: September 16, 2009
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