2022 - 2023 Major Map
Architectural Studies - Professional Focus, BSD

School/College: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

ARSTDBSD

Term 1 0 - 16 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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DSC 100: ASU Design Experience	1	C
ARC 101: Architecture Project I	3	C
ARC 111: Architecture of Architecture I	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Mathematics (MA) ( MAT 142 recommended)	3
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Minimum 2.50 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	16

ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students. Design School majors take DSC 100 to fulfill this requirement.
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Term 2 16 - 31 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARC 101: Architecture Project I	3	C
ARC 112: Architecture of Architecture II	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
Elective	3
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Minimum 2.75 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	15

Students will take ARC 101 a second time; this will be with a new project topic (ARC 101 is repeatable).

Term 3 31 - 47 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARC 201: Architecture Project III	3	C
Complete 2 courses: ARC OR APH OR ATE Elective	6	C
ART OR INT course (CS)	3	C
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) ( CON 106 OR PHY 101 recommended)	4
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	16

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Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS) course must have the prefix of ART or INT.

Term 4 47 - 63 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARC 201: Architecture Project III	3	C
Complete 2 courses: ARC OR APH OR ATE Elective	6	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Global Awareness (G)	3
Natural Science - General (SG) OR Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	16

Complete an in person or virtual practice interview
Students will take ARC 201 a second time; this will be with a new project topic (ARC 201 is repeatable).

Term 5 63 - 78 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARC 301: Architecture Project V	3	C
Complete 2 courses: ARC OR APH OR ATE Upper Division Elective	6	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)	3
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	15

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Term 6 78 - 93 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARC 301: Architecture Project V	3	C
Complete 2 courses: ARC OR APH OR ATE Upper Division Elective	6	C
ARC OR APH OR ATE Upper Division Elective OR ARC 484: Internship	3	C
Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) OR Upper Division Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	15

Students will take ARC 301 a second time; this will be with a new project topic (ARC 301 is repeatable).

Term 7 93 - 108 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARC 401: Architecture Studio I	6	C
ARC 421: Architecture Technology I	3	C
ARC 441: Architecture Representation	3	C
Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	15

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Term 8 108 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARC 402: Architecture Studio II	6	C
ARC 422: Architecture Technology II	3	C
ARC 432: Architecture History	3	C
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	12

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Notes:

First-Year Composition: All students are placed in ENG 101 unless submission of SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS, or TOEFL score, or college-level transfer credit or test credit equivalent to ASU's first-year composition course(s), determine otherwise. Students on Polytechnic, Downtown Phoenix and West Campuses are encouraged to complete the Directed Self-Placement survey to choose the first-year composition option they believe best suits their needs. Visit: https://cisa.asu.edu/DSP
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum

General University Requirements Legend
General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)

First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2022 - 2023 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.