PVAMU Home School of Architecture
PVAMU School of Architecture

Dean Contact Information
Dr. Ikhlas Sabouni
Prairie View A&M University
P.O. Box 519; MS2100
L.W. Minor Street, Room 100
Phone: 936.261.9800
Fax: 936.261.9826

Suggested Program for the Major in Architecture

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester

Hours

ARCH 1233 - Visual Communications

3

ARCH 1253 - Architecture Design Studio I

3

ARCH 1273 - Intro to Multimedia Computing

3

CIID 0110 - General Studies I

0

ENGL 1123 - Freshman Composition I

3

MATH 1123 - Trigonometry

3

Total

18

Second Semester

Hours

ARCH 1266 - Architecture Design II

6

ENGL 1133 - Freshman Composition II

3

HIST 1313 - The U.S. to 1876

3

POSC 1113 - American Government I

3

CORE - Social & Behavioral Science

3

Total

18
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
Hours

ARCH 2223 - Computer Aided Design

3

ARCH 2233 - History and Theory of Arch I

3

ARCH 2256 - Architecture Design III

6

CORE Natural Science - General Physics

3

HIST 1323 - The U.S. 1876 to Present

3

Total

18

Second Semester

Hours

ARCH 2243 - History and Theory of Arch II

3

ARCH 2266 - Architecture Design IV

6

ARCH 2273 - Materials & Methods I

3

CORE Natural Science - Phys, Chem, Biol or other

3

POSC 1123 - American Government II

3

Total

18

JUNIOR YEAR

First Semester

Hours

ARCH 3256 - Architecture Design V

6

ARCH 3294 - Structural Systems I

4

ARCH 3453 - Environmental Systems I

3

ARCH 3283 - Materials & Methods II

3

Total

16
Second Semester
ARCH 3266 - Architecture Design VI

Hours

ARCH 3463 - Environmental Systems II

6

ARCH 4433 - Structural Systems II

3

CORE - Communication, written & oral

6

Total

15
FOURTH YEAR
Program A - Professional Track
First Semester

Hours

ARCH 4456 - Architecture Design VII

6

ARCH 4443 - Documents & Codes
3
ARCH 4483 - Structural Systems III

3

ELECTIVE

3

Total

15
Second Semester

Hours

ARCH 4476 - Architecture Design VIII

6

ARCH 4513 - Senior Project

3

ELECTIVE

6

Total

15
Program B - Non-Professional Track
First Semester

Hours

ARCH 4483 - Structural Systems III
3
ARCH 4443 - CAD Documents & Codes
3
ELECTIVE
9

Total

15
Second Semester

Hours

ARCH 4513 - Senior Project
3
ELECTIVE
12

Total

15