Program Map

Architecture - Associate in Arts

Award Type: Associate in Arts
Effective Date: Fall 2024
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Arts and Design

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks
Description:

The Chabot College Architecture Program is a well-established program that prepares students to transfer into architecture programs at 4-year universities. Students may complete the program by earning an Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Architecture, or Certificate of Achievement in Architecture Technology, or transfer without a degree.The Chabot College Architecture Program provides upgraded Building Information Modeling (B.I.M) computer labs and drafting studios with state-of-the-art computer drafting software for students to complete. Required courses cover design studio, both hand and digital drafting, building code, construction materials, interior design, graphics, 3-D modeling, sustainable design and California building history.

What can I do with this Major?

Architects, general contractors, interior designers, landscape architects, building construction specifications writers and space planners.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
16 units
ARCH 2A
Design and Visual Communication I (Active)
3.0
ARCH 3
Digital Tools for Design and Visual Communication (Active)
3.0
ARCH 16
People and Environmental Design (Active)
3.0
English 1- Critical Reading and Composition
 
GE
4.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
3.0
Semester 2
 
15 - 17 units
ARCH 2B
Design and Visual Communication II (Active)
3.0
ARCH 4A
Architectural Drafting Principles I (Active)
3.0
ARCH 33
Digital Communication in Modeling (Active)
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Math Course for General Education: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course.
 
GE
3.0-5.0
Semester 3
 
16 units
ARCH 8A
Fundamentals of Architectural Design I (Active)
4.0
ARCH 4B
Architectural Drafting Principles II (Active)
3.0
ARCH 12
Construction Materials and Methods (Active)
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Semester 4
 
13 units
ARCH 8B
Fundamentals of Architectural Design II (Active)
4.0
ARCH 14
California Architecture and Urban Design (Active)
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Total Units: 60.0-62.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.