Interior Architectural Design Course Sequence

Image title: Interior Architectural Design Course Sequence

Image shows six rows. Each row shows the course sequence for five semesters. Image reads from the bottom up.

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First row (bottom): Start here

To the right there are important Keys:

• Critical course = *
• Required ARC & IARC = red arrow 
• Critical Path = black arrow with solid line
• Skills Required = black arrow with dash line

Notes:

• Certificate requires the above core courses
• Degree requires the above core courses in addition to general education requirements

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Second row: 1st Semester

• ARC 10
  Studio 1* (3 units) 
  Required ARC & IARC 
• ARC 11 
  Design Comm 1* (3 units) 
  Required ARC & IARC
• IARC 15
  2D Color Theory (3 units)
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)

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Third row: 2nd Semester

• IARC 20 
  Studio 2: IARC (3 units) 
• ARC 21 
  Design Comm 2 (3 units) 
  Required ARC & IARC
• IARC 25 
  Materials and Products (3 units) 
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)

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Fourth row: 3rd Semester

• IARC 30
  Studio 3: IARC (3 units)
• ARC 31 
  Design Comm 3 (3 units)
  Required ARC & IARC
  
• IARC 35 
  Fundamentals of Lighting (3 units) 
  
• AHIST 21 
  Architectural History: Ancient to 1850 (3 units) 
  Required ARC & IARC
  
• ARC 70 
  Portfolio (1 unit) 
  

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Fifth row: 4th Semester

• IARC 40 
  Studio 4: IARC (3 units) 
  
• ARC 45 
  Building Systems and Codes (3 units) 
  
• AHIST 22 
  Architectural History and Theory: 1850 to Present (3 units) 
  Required ARC & IARC
  
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)

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Sixth row: 5th Semester

You can take 4 General Electives.

• GE
  General Elective (3 units)
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)
• GE
  General Elective (3 units)

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Critical Path

Start with:

• ARC 10
  Studio 1* (3 units) 
  Required ARC & IARC 
• ARC 11 
  Design Comm 1* (3 units) 
  Required ARC & IARC
• IARC 15
  2D Color Theory (3 units)

If you started with ARC 10 in the 1st semester, in the 2nd semester you can continue with:

• IARC 20 
  Studio 2: IARC (3 units)  

If you continued with ARC 20 in the 2nd semester, in the 3rd semester you can continue with:

• IARC 30 
  Studio 3: IARC (3 units) 

If you continued with IARC 30 in the 3rd semester, in the 4th semester you can continue with:

• IARC 40 
  Studio 4: IARC (3 units) 

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Skilled Required

If you started with ARC 11: Design Comm 1 in the 1st semester, you can continue with 3 paths:

1. IARC 20 
   Studio 2: IARC (3 units) 
2. ARC 45
   Building Systems and Codes (3 units) 
3. IARC 35 
   Fundamentals of Lighting (3 units)