Undergraduate Programs
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Complete your first two years of undergraduate coursework in architecture or interior architecture and design in vibrant downtown Boise.
Fast Facts:
- Complete your first two years of undergraduate coursework in architecture or interior architecture and design — or your first year of coursework in environmental design — in a vibrant, urban setting in the heart of downtown Boise
- Transfer to our main campus in Moscow with the potential for advanced standing
- Experience an intimate studio setting at our Urban Design Center
- Work alongside graduate students in parallel disciplines to receive invaluable mentorship
- Save up to $8,800 per year on housing and meal plans
- Apply scholarships and FAFSA to save even more
Note: Students with dual, AP or transfer credits should contact the program head for more information on the accelerated architecture program.
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Dwaine Carver
Architecture
208-364-4612
Rula Awwad Rafferty
Interior Architecture and Design
208-885-6832
Raffaella Sini
Landscape Architecture
208-885-5107
Architecture Coursework
1st Year
Fall | 16 credits
Design Process, Integrated Art & Design Communication, Built Environment
and additional core requirements
Spring | 15 credits
Architectural Graphics, Drawing as Design Thinking
and additional core requirements
2nd Year
Fall | 14 credits
Architecture Design 1, Materials and Methods, Global History of Architecture 1, General Physics 1
General Ed requirements
Spring | 16 credits
Architectural Design 2, Media in Architecture, Global History of Architecture 2
General Ed requirements
3rd Year
Fall | 15 credits
Architecture Design 3, Structural Systems 1, Principles of Site Design, General Physics 1 LAB
Elective
Spring | 16 credits
Architectural Design 4, Structural Systems 2, Introduction to Theory, Great Issues
General Ed requirements
4th Year
Fall | 15 credits
Vertical Studio, ECS 1 & Lab, Urban Theory & Issues
Elective
Spring | 16 credits
Vertical Studio, ECS 2 & Lab, Building Assemblies
Elective
Fall | 15 credits
Vertical Studio, Professional Practice
Graduate Elective
Spring | 16 credits
Integrated Design, Graduate Architecture Elective, Technical Integration Design
Fall | 15 credits
Vertical Studio, Professional Practice
Graduate Elective
Spring | 16 credits
Integrated Design, Technical Integration Design
Graduate Elective
Interior Architecture and Design Coursework
1st Year
Fall | 16 credits
Design Process, Integrated Art & Design Communication, Intro to Interior Design
and additional core requirements
Spring | 14 credits
Architectural Graphics, Drawing as Design Thinking, Interior Design Studio 1
and additional core requirements
2nd Year
Fall | 14 credits
Architecture Design 1, Materials and Methods, History of Interiors 1, Design Communication
General Ed requirements
Spring | 13 credits
Architectural Design 2, Media in Architecture, History of Interiors 2
General Ed requirements
3rd Year
Fall | 16 credits
Interior Design 3, Materials & Specifications, Digital Design Tools for ID, Environmental Control Systems
Elective
Spring | 17 credits
Interior Design 4, Environmental Control Systems, Furniture Design & Construction, Universal Design
4th Year
Fall | 14 credits
Interior Design 5, Capstone Proposal Development, History of Architecture 1, Professional Practice
Spring | 14 credits
Interior Design 6, History of Architecture 2, Special Topics
Elective
