POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

THE NEW SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES (27 CREDIT-HOURS)

COURSE TITLE & CREDIT-HOURS

ATUL 0100 Adjustment to University Life (3)

ENGL 0100 Preparatory English (3)

ENGL 0110 English Grammar (3)

MATH 0102 Preparatory Mathematics (3)

MATH 0106 Elementary Algebra (3)

MATH 0110 Algebra (3)

SCIE 0110 Introduction to Physics (3)

SPAN 0100 Preparatory Spanish (3)

SPAN 0110 Spanish Grammar (3)

SOCIO-HUMANISTIC STUDIES (27 CREDIT-HOURS)

COURSE TITLE & CREDIT-HOURS

ENGL 1010 The Essay as Literary Genre (3)

ENGL 2010 Analysis of World Literature (3)

HIST 3510 Historiography (3)

HIST 3010A History of Puerto Rico (3)

SOHU 2010 Socio-Humanistic Studies I (3)

SOHU 2020 Socio-Humanistic Studies II (3)

SOHU Elective (3)

SPAN 1010 Linguistic Analysis of Literary Form (3)

SPAN 2010 Hispanic Literature (3)

SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (9 CREDITS)

MATH 1330 Precalculus I (3)

MATH 1340 Precalculus II (3)

SCIE 2410 General Physics I (3)

PROFESSIONAL CORE (117 CREDITS)

ARCC - Architectural Representation

ARCC 1010 Architectural Representation I (3)

ARCC 2010 Architectural Representation II:

Computer Aided Design I (3)

ARCH - Design

ARCH 1010 Basic Design I (4)

ARCH 1020 Basic Design II (4)

ARCH 1030 Basic Design III (4)

ARCH 2010 Design Fundamentals I (4)

ARCH 2020 Design Fundamentals II (4)

ARCH 2030 Design Fundamentals III (4)

ARCH 3010 Intermediate Design I (4)

ARCH 3020 Intermediate Design II (4)

ARCH 3030 Mid-Career Research (4)

ARCH 4010 Advanced Design I (4)

ARCH 4020 Advanced Design II (4)

ARCH 4030 Advanced Design III (4)

ARCH 5010 Capstone Design I (4)

ARCH 5020 Capstone Design II (4)

ARCH 5030 Capstone Design III (4)

ARCT - Theory

ARCT 1010 Introduction to Architectural Theory (3)

ARHH - History

ARHH 1010 History of Architectural Space (3)

ARHH 2010 History of Modern Architecture (3)

ARHH 2020 History of Caribbean Architecture (3)

ARPP – Practice

ARPP 3010 Practice/Experience (3)

ARPP 5010 Ethics (3)

ARPP 5020 Construction Documents (3)

ARPP 5030 Office Management and Finances (3)

ARST - Structures

ARST 3010 Structural Concepts I (3)

ARST 3020 Structural Concepts II (3)

ARST 4010 Structures III: Steel (3)

ARST 4020 Structures IV: Concrete (3)

ARTE - Technology

ARTE 1010 Introduction to Technology (3)

ARTE 2010 Materials and Methods (3)

ARTE 3010 Site Planning (3)

ARTE 4010 Electricity, Acoustics &

Telecommunications (3)

ARTE 4020 Environmental and Mechanical Systems (3)

ELECTIVES (33 CREDITS)

ARCC 0400L Architectural Representation (3)

ARTE 0400L Technology/ Structures (3)

ARHH 0400L History/Theory (3)

ELECTIVES Open (24)

Total minimum of required credit-hours is 213.

Polytechnic University and The New School of Architecture are

Accredited by The Puerto Rico Council of Higher Education, the

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the

National Architectural Accrediting Board.

For any admissions information, please visit

or contact the university’s Office of Admissions,

Tel. (787) 622-8000, Exts. 310, 241, 242, 305

Fax (787) 764-8712. Web Site: www.pupr.edu

Admission to the program does not require an interview

or the submission of a portfolio. A summer session is

offered yearly as an Introduction to Architecture for high school

and other prospective students.

Polytechnic University’s School of Architecture offers the five-year Bachelor of Architecture professional degree program. The School opened in Fall 1995 and was granted Initial Accreditation January 1st, 2001 by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit US professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes two types of degrees: The Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. A program may be granted a five-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation depending on its degree of conformance with established educational standards.

Masters degree programs may consist of pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, which, when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.