Academic Program Information

Transfer Courses - All transfer course work to be taken at any other institution must receive evaluation and approval from the Placement, Programs, Advisement, and Recruiting Center (P²ARC) within the College of Architecture. The student must provide sufficient evidence of equivalency. No course with a grade less than C will be accepted. 

Core Curriculum Requirements - The university has established Core Curriculum requirements for all students. A listing of these requirements appears in the Undergraduate Academics section of the Texas Tech University Catalog.

Writing Intensive Courses - Students may fill this course requirement with any university course identified in the Texas Tech University Catalog as "writing intensive" or with another course specifically pre-approved by the P²ARC as "writing intensive."

Diversity Course - Students may fulfill this course requirement ARCH 4311, ARCH 4364, or other university courses listed with the P²ARC.

Electives - Students may select electives to broaden their educational experiences. Students in the forth undergraduate year of study may not take a freshmen level elective course without approval from the associate dean. Courses for required elective hours must have an identified knowledge content, intellectual rigor and documented testing and evaluation of knowledge gained.

Extended Study Courses - All correspondence and extended study courses require approval from P²ARC to apply to the degree program.

Grades of C - A grade of C or better is required for all courses included in the architecture degree plan. In the college, the grade of C is equivalent to 79-70.

Student Projects - The college reserves the right to retain, exhibit, and reproduce work submitted by students. Work submitted for a grade is the property of the college and remains so until it is returned to the student.

Academic Status - The academic information section of the Texas Tech University Catalog gives specific information regarding academic status. Students on scholastic probation or scholastic suspension should familiarize themselves with these regulations. At the graduate level on one semester of probation status is allowed before academic suspension.

Counseling and Advising - Faculty members assist students in career counseling and guidance. Advisement for course registration is provided by the P²ARC staff.

Catalog Selection - Students will use the catalog issued for the year in which they were first officially admitted to the College of Architecture or may elect to use a more recent catalog. However, if they later transfer to another institution or another college at Texas Tech and wish to return to the College of Architecture at Texas Tech, they will follow current catalog curricula in effect when they are readmitted. A catalog expires after seven years.

Course Load - Approval from the P²ARC staff is required for a course load of more than 18 semester hours (8 hours for a summer term). Correspondence courses are included in the student's course load, as are course taken concurrently at other institutions. Students who are employed for more than 20 hours a week should limit there semester hour enrollment.

Class Attendance - Students in the College of Architecture are expected to attend all scheduled class meeting times and activities. Absences in excess of those stipulated in each individual course syllabus will result in an F. Refer to the university's policy, procedures, and dates on the dropping of a course. See your academic advisor for additional information.

Off-Campus Programs - Off-campus Programs are offered to enrich student experience. The college offers regional, continental, and European summer programs. The Architour Spring Break program provides opportunities for travel and study of American architecture and architects.