Architecture Program
First Priority Completion before second year
Curriculum Map:
Second Priority Completion before second year B.Arch. (155 hours)
(137 scheduled hours & 18 elective hours)
Third Priority substitutes for above selections
(Fourth Priority substitutes would be open electives)
First Year Fall First Year Spring
ARC 1015: Craft, Profession, Vocation 3 ARC 1001: Manual Drafting 3
ARC 1020: Fabrication & Sustainability 1 ART 1030: Drawing I 3
First-Year Religion 3 First-Year Writing 3
BEL 1015: First-Year Seminar 3 ARC 1003: Foundations Studio 3
HIS 1010: World History to 1500 3 HIS 1020: World History Since 1500 3
Wellness 1
Hours: 14 Hours: 15
Second Year Fall Second Year Spring
ARC 2021: Architecture Studio 1 3 ARC 2022: Architecture Studio 2 3
ARC 2032: History of Architecture after
ARC 2031: History of Arch. before 1400 3 3
1400 (Serves Fine Arts Requirement)
Oral Communication 3 ARC 2051 Digital Representation 1 3
ENV 1150: Intro. to Envi. Science (lect.) 3 Quantitative Reasoning 3
ENV 1155: Intro. to Envi. Science (lab) 1 Open Elective 3
Open Elective 3 ART 2850: Portfolio Practices* 1
Hours: 16 Hours: 16
Third Year Fall Third Year Spring
ARC 3023: Architecture Studio 3 6 ARC 3024: Architecture Studio 4 6
ARC 3041: Structures 1 4 ARC 3042: Structures 2 4
Third-Year Religion 3 ARC 3033: History of Architecture/US 3
Open Elective 3 Third-Year Writing 3
Hours: 16 Hours: 16
Fourth Year Fall Fourth Year Spring
ARC 4025: Architecture Studio 5 6 ARC 4026: Architecture Studio 6 6
ARC 4043: Environmental Systems 1 3 ARC 4044: Environmental Systems 2 3
Philosophy 1000- or 2000-level 3 ARC 4034: Theories of Architecture 3
Wellness 1 Wellness 1
SOC 1010: Intro. to Sociology 3 Open Elective 3
Hours: 16 Hours: 16
Fifth Year Fall Fifth Year Spring
ARC 4527: Architecture Studio 7 6 ARC 4528: Architecture Studio 8 6
ARC 4507: Professional Practice 1 3 ARC 4508: Professional Practice 2 3
ARC 4015: Senior Capstone for Arch. 3 ARC 4518: Comprehensive Design Sem. 3
Open Elective 3 Open Elective 3
Hours: 15 Hours: 15
* ART 2850 to be replaced by ARC 1895: Folio Thinking, beginning in Academic Year 2023-24.
This document provides a suggested plan for completing the degree requirements for the Bachelor of
Architecture (B.Arch.); your course schedule may vary. Please refer to Belmont’s Undergraduate Catalog
at catalog.belmont.edu for BELL Core and major-specific requirements and check your DegreeWorks to
track your progress towards degree completion. For questions, please contact your advisor.