School
Requirements
164 credit hours of
course work
University of Hawaii at Manoa General Education
Core (architecture version)
Major courses noted below
Cumulative GPA of 2.5 in architecture course work
Major Requirements
Architecture Option
Introductory core and
major courses:
ARCH 100, 121, 122, and 235/235L
ENG 100
HIST 151 and 152
MATH 140
Two semesters of 100-level course work in foreign or Hawaiian language
General Education
Core courses:
ARCH 271 and 272
One course from the series ENG 250-257
PHYS 151, 152, and 151L or 152L
SOC 301
SP 251
One approved biological science course or ARCH 231
Two approved social science courses or one approved social science
course and ARCH 241
Second-level study of foreign or Hawaiian language
Major courses:
ARCH 101, 102
ARCH 201, 202, 211, 212, 213, 214
ARCH 301 or 361, 302 or 362, 311, 313, 331, 334
ARCH 431/431L, 433, 434
20 credit hours of ARCH 401 and/or ARCH 402
Major electives:
12 credit hours of approved electives offered by the
School of Architecture, including 6 credit hours of upper division
(300-level or above) course work
Nonmajor electives:
6 credit hours, including one upper division elective
(300-level or above) and one writing elective
Comprehensive Portfolio Review Requirements
Each student must submit a comprehensive portfolio to
the faculty for evaluation and approval before they can continue in the
program to upper level design studios, ARCH 401 and 402. Eligibility
requirements for the comprehensive portfolio submittal include good
academic standing and successful completion of the following courses:
ARCH 100, 101, 102, 121, 122 or ART 113, 201, 202, 211, 235/235L, 6
credit hours of architectural history (271, 272 or 371), 301, 302, 331
or 334, ENG 100, MATH 140, HIST 151 and 152, SP 251, PHYS 151 and 152
and one lab.
The portfolio should include design studio projects; a
one-page essay making case for program advancement; at least an
additional example of written work; any meritorious work from any
college-level class; and any additional evidence of creative
extracurricular work and/or service the student deems appropriate. A
faculty review will be conducted upon completion of ARCH 302 to
determine eligibility for advancement. The portfolio will be evaluated
in a holistic manner within the following broad areas: quality of
design, technical competence, and communication skill.
If the portfolio is approved, the student may advance
to ARCH 401. If the portfolio is determined to be marginal, the faculty
will require additional course work before resubmittal of the portfolio.
If the portfolio is unacceptable, the student will be advised to seek
another major.
Other Requirements
One 3-credit writing
elective may be chosen from any non-architecture writing-intensive
course or a 300-level English course
ART 113 may be taken in lieu of ARCH 122
An approved information and computer science course may be
taken in lieu of ARCH 235
ARCH 241 may be taken to satisfy the social sciences core
requirement
ARCH 231 may be taken to satisfy the biological sciences core
requirement
Waiver or substitution of any required course must be
approved by the dean or associate dean.
English as a second language (ESL) course work does
not satisfy or substitute for the English requirements previously noted.
Students who have not completed course work equivalent
to the introductory core and major course work will be accepted
conditionally and categorized as conditional majors by the School of
Architecture. To continue in the architecture program, students in this
category must have satisfactorily completed all introductory core and
major course work prior to the beginning of their third semester in the
program. Students who fulfill these requirements will be categorized as
architecture majors in good standing and permitted to continue in the
program. Students who fail to satisfy these requirements will remain as
conditional majors, will not be permitted to enroll in architecture
classes that are restricted to architecture majors, and may be required
to transfer from the architecture program. Students in this situation
may reapply for admission but will only be considered for readmission
following satisfactory completion of the required introductory core and
major course work.
The school has adopted academic standards that are
more restrictive than the general University standards. Architecture
students with cumulative grade point averages (GPA) of less than 2.5 in
architecture courses will be placed on probation. If the architecture
GPA is not raised to 2.5 upon completion of the probationary semester,
or if special conditions that may have been established by the dean or
associate dean at the start of that semester are not met, students may
be suspended or dismissed from the architecture program. Students who
fail to achieve a minimum acceptable grade after repeating any required
course can be dismissed from the architecture program.
The School of Architecture strictly enforces the UH
Manoas withdrawal deadline. The school considers an academic record
with several withdrawals to be unsatisfactory.
Transfer Credits
The academic records of successful applicants to the
School of Architecture will be reviewed and transfer credit granted as
appropriate. Architecture course requirements will be waived only for
transfer credits that are deemed equivalent to courses offered by the
University. Students may, on occasion, be granted exemption from taking
certain Manoa campus courses based on previous experience or studies,
but this exemption may not always result in the granting of transfer
credits.
The School of Architecture does not formally review in
detail applicants academic records with regard to granting exemptions
or transfer credits prior to acceptance into the school. |