Our curriculum

All incoming undergraduate students first complete the Core Design Program, then apply for admission to the professional Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree program.

Curriculum Sheet (PDF) for BArch
This includes number of required credits, list of courses, and a suggested four-year plan with courses broken into semesters and years. Download the 2013-2014 BArch Curriculum Sheet. Download the 2013-2014 Architecture Electives sheet.

Recommended High School Preparation
Beyond meeting the minimum high school course requirements for admission to Iowa State University and the College of Design, students who plan to enter the professional Bachelor of Architecture degree program are encouraged, but not required, to take at least:

• 1 semester of trigonometry
• 1 semester of analytic geometry
• 1 year of physics
• 1 year of studio art classes