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Bachelor of Architecture
The Architecture Department offers a Bachelor of Architecture degree. This degree program, accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB), is a five year "first professional degree" program, a pre-requisite for licensing as a registered architect in most states. Architecture epitomizes the "learn-by-doing" pedagogy that is fundamental to Cal Poly. The program is rigorous, lab oriented, and sequential in nature and reflects a balance and integration of design and technology - the theoretical and the pragmatic. The fourth year offers qualified students the opportunity to study off-campus. The fifth year is a selected year long project and final exhibit that salutes the architectural creativity of each individual's extended research and design.
The administration, faculty and staff are committed to the program and its primary emphasis on teaching excellence at the undergraduate level. The unusual size of the program and the diversity of faculty interests and accomplishments offer a vast palette of directions, concerns and issues as backgrounds for studio work.
The location of the program within the College provides cross-disciplinary opportunities in the areas of Landscape Architecture, Construction Management, City & Regional Planning and Architectural Engineering.
Minors Within the CAED
The following minors are currently available to architecture majors within the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. They reflect some of the interdisciplinary opportunities within the college.
Real Property Development Minor
Sustainable Environments Minor
Integrated Project Delivery Minor
Architectural Engineering Minor
City and Regional Planning Minor
Construction Management Minor
Cooperative Education
Co-op is an opportunity for students in their Sophomore level and above to gain academic credit while earning money for full- or part-time employment that relates to their major. Generally, students find their own jobs and request consideration for school credit. Information on the program is on our Cooperative Education web page.
Off-Campus Programs
Students have the opportunity to earn credit toward their BArch degree while participating in a variety of off-campus programs during the fourth year of the curriculum. There are programs in Florence, Italy, Copenhagen, Denmark, San Francisco, California and Alexandria, Virginia along with other opportunities. Information on the programs is on our 4th Year Off-Campus web page.
Resources
2007-2009 Architecture Curriculum Flowchart (pdf)
For assistance with using the Curriculum Flowchart, please contact the Architecture department.