Program Overview

Introduction to the Architecture/Interior Architecture Program

The curriculum in Architecture was established at Auburn University in 1907, making Auburn one of the first universities in the nation, and the first in the South, to offer Architecture as a major. Since then, the Architecture Program has enjoyed a strong reputation for the abilities of its graduates and the quality of its faculty. It is consistently ranked among the best in the country.

Admission to the Architecture Program

Admission to the Architecture Program is limited. Admission criteria can be found below the curriculum model.

Freshman Year

• ENGL 1100 English Composition I (3 hours)
• HIST 1010 World History I (Core Social Science) (3 hours)
• MATH 1150 Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry (4 hours)
• Core Fine Arts (Humanities) (3 hours)
• ARCH 1000 Careers in Design and Construction (1 hour)
• Total hours: 14

Sophomore Year

• ARCH 2210 Environmental Controls I (3 hours)
• ARCH 2010 Studio I (6 hours)
• ARCH 2110 History of World Architecture I (3 hours)
• ARCH 3320 Materials and Methods of Construction I (3 hours)
• Total hours: 15

Junior Year

• Core Literature (Humanities) (3 hours)
• BSCI 3440 Structure of Buildings II (3 hours)
• ARIA 2150 Elements of Interior Arch I (3 hours)
• ARIA 3020 Studio 4A Interior Architecture (6 hours)
• Total hours: 15

Senior Year

• ARCH 3700 Seminar in History and Theory (3 hours)
• ARCH 2220 Environmental Controls II (3 hours)
• ARCH 4110 History of Urban Architecture (3 hours)
• ARCH 4020 Studio VI (6 hours)
• Total hours: 15

Fifth Year

• PHYS 1510 General Physics II (4 hours)
• ARCH 5010 Studio VII (6 hours)
• ARCH 5990 Thesis Research (3 hours)
• Total hours: 13

Process of Enrolling as a Pre-Architecture Student

Incoming freshmen interested in pursuing the NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree should apply for admission as Pre-Architecture (PARC) majors. If accepted by the university admissions office, students are eligible to enroll as Pre-Architecture students.

Matriculation from Pre-Architecture to Professional Architecture Program

Enrollment in the second-year studios (as the start of the Professional Architecture Program/ARCH) is limited and eligibility for acceptance is based upon performance in courses in the first year of the curriculum.

Transfer Students

Transfer students seeking admission into the Architecture Program must meet the transfer requirements set by Auburn University and should apply as a Pre-Architecture major. Summer Design is the pathway for transfer students to matriculate from the Pre-Architecture curriculum to the Professional Architecture curriculum.

Professional Program

In the event a grade of D or F is received in any required course in the major, a review is required for continuance in the program. Based on the outcome of this review, a student may be required to repeat the course or, in the case of design studios, the entire studio sequence for that respective year-level.

Interior Architecture

Interior Architecture works across boundaries to integrate the design of objects, furniture, interiors, buildings, and landscapes. The focus is on understanding the built environment as a complex social landscape, particularly for the imaginative reuse of existing structures.

Admission to the Bachelor of Interior Architecture Program

Students apply for admission to the Bachelor of Interior Architecture Program (ARIA) during their second year of the Professional Architecture Program. The school reserves the right to limit enrollment in Interior Design based on available resources.

Requirements for the ARIA Program

• Have completed their appropriate studio coursework.
• Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA for conditional acceptance into the ARIA concurrent degree program.
• Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in their ARIA studio coursework to proceed into the ARIA Summer Thesis Semester between Fourth and Fifth Year.

ARIA Program Details

ARIA students will initially participate in two ARIA-designated Third- and Fourth-Year Studios. At the end of five years with one summer of study, the ARIA student receives both the Bachelor of Interior Architecture and Bachelor of Architecture. Students are pursuing both degrees concurrently. It is not possible to earn the Bachelor of Interior Architecture alone at Auburn University.