Architecture Course Selection Guide
Use these fall and spring semester sample schedules as a guide when planning your courses. You will be able to talk through questions and unique situations with your first-year advisor before registration. Make a note of questions you have or anything you want to discuss.
Sample Fall Semester Schedule
Course 1 | First-Year Writing Requirement
Choose: Writing and Rhetoric or University Seminar
You must take a University Seminar (USEM) in your first year. If you do not have Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credit for Writing and Rhetoric, you must also take Writing and Rhetoric in your first year.
If you need to take both a USEM and Writing and Rhetoric in your first year, you will take one in the fall semester and the other in the spring semester. You can take the USEM and Writing and Rhetoric in either order. You cannot take them both in the same semester.
If you have AP or IB credit for Writing and Rhetoric, you should take a USEM or a Core course in the fall semester as described below. You can discuss your options with your first-year advisor.
Students are only allowed to take one USEM while at Notre Dame.
Course 2 | Architecture Requirement
Choose: ARCH 11011: Graphics I: Drawing
ARCH 11011 is required in the fall semester. This course satisfies the Art and Literature requirement of the Core.
Course 3 | Architecture Requirement
Choose: PHYS 10111: Principles of Physics I
PHYS 10111 is the first course in a two-course physics sequence that is required in the first year. If you have AP or IB credit for PHYS 10091, PHYS 10093, or PHYS 10095, you do not need to take PHYS 10111 but can choose to do so if you wish.
If you are not taking PHYS 10111 because you have applicable Advanced Credit, you should take a Core course instead.
Course 4 | Core Course
Choose: A course for the Core Curriculum
Liberal Arts 1, 2, 3, and 4 requirements of the Core are generally satisfied by courses in the Architecture curriculum, so your best options are to search for Liberal Arts 5 or 6 courses; Foundational Theology courses; and Introductory Philosophy courses. Review this video for instructions on how to search for these categories using PATH Class Search.
Course 5 | Core Course
Choose: A course for the Core Curriculum
Liberal Arts 1, 2, 3, and 4 requirements of the Core are generally satisfied by courses in the Architecture curriculum, so your best options are to search for Liberal Arts 5 or 6 courses; Foundational Theology courses; and Introductory Philosophy courses. Review this video for instructions on how to search for these categories using PATH Class Search.
Course 6 | Moreau First Year Experience
Choose: A section of FYS 10101: Moreau First Year Experience based on your assigned campus neighborhood. Read the instructions for selecting a section of FYS 10101.
Sample Spring Semester Schedule
Course 1 | First-Year Writing Requirement
Choose: Writing and Rhetoric or University Seminar
If you did not take a USEM in the fall semester, you must take one in the spring semester.
If you took a USEM in the fall semester and do not have AP or IB credit for Writing and Rhetoric, you must take Writing and Rhetoric in the spring semester.
If you took a USEM in the fall semester and have AP or IB credit for Writing and Rhetoric, you should take an Italian language course or a Core course in the spring semester. You can discuss your options with your first-year advisor.
Students are only allowed to take one USEM while at Notre Dame.
Course 2 | Architecture Requirement
Choose: ARCH 11021: Graphics II: Drafting
ARCH 11021 is required in the spring semester.
Course 3 | Architecture Requirement
Choose: ARCH 10211: Global History of Architecture
ARCH 10211 is required in the spring semester. It does not satisfy the History requirement of the Core.
Course 4 | Architecture Requirement
Choose: MATH 10270: Mathematics in Architecture
MATH 10270 is the only math course required for Architecture students.
Course 5 | Architecture Requirement
Choose: PHYS 10222: Physics of Civilization
PHYS 10222 is the second course in a two-course physics sequence that is required in the first year.
Course 6 | Moreau First Year Experience
Choose: A section of FYS 10102: Moreau First Year Experience
There are no neighborhoods for Moreau in the spring semester. You can select any section that is available and fits your schedule.