The BS in Architectural Engineering degree prepares graduates for professional engineering careers within the architectural, engineering and construction industry. Specifically, it prepares them to become licensed professional engineers, achieve leadership positions in consulting firms, suppliers or government agencies, as well as successfully complete graduate studies in engineering or other areas. The Mechanical Building Systems Track to fulfill the BS in Architectural Engineering degree prepares students for careers with more emphasis on energy efficiency, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning), building environmental controls, and building environment. The focused electives prepare students to design and analyze mechanical systems for buildings.

The freshman year is identical for degrees in aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, data engineering, electrical engineering, electronic systems engineering technology, environmental engineering, industrial distribution, industrial engineering, interdisciplinary engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology, mechanical engineering, multidisciplinary engineering technology, nuclear engineering, ocean engineering, and petroleum engineering. The freshman year is slightly different for chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering degrees in that students take CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120.  Students pursuing degrees in biological and agricultural engineering should refer to the specific curriculum for this major. It is recognized that many students will change the sequence and number of courses taken in any semester. Deviations from the prescribed course sequence, however, should be made with care to ensure that prerequisites for all courses are met.

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A grade of C or better is required.

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Entering students will be given a math placement exam. Test results will be used in selecting the appropriate starting course which may be at a higher or lower level.

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Of the 21 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 3 must be from creative arts (see AREN curriculum for more information), 3 from social and behavioral sciences (see DAEN and IDIS curriculum for more information), 3 from language, philosophy and culture (see CVEN, EVEN and PETE curriculum for more information), 6 from American history and 6 from government/political science. The required 3 hours of international and cultural diversity and 3 hours of cultural discourse may be met by courses satisfying the creative arts, social and behavioral sciences, language, philosophy and culture, and American history requirements if they are also on the approved list of international and cultural diversity courses and cultural discourse courses.

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BMEN, CHEN and MSEN require 8 hours of fundamentals of chemistry which are satisfied with CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120; Students with an interest in BMEN, CHEN and MSEN can take CHEM 120 second semester freshman year. CHEM 120 will substitute for CHEM 107/CHEM 117.

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For BS-PETE, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 210, COMM 203, COMM 205, or COMM 243) and/or 3 hours to UCC elective. For BS-MEEN, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 203, ENGL 210, COMM 203 or COMM 205) and/or 3 hours to UCC elective.

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All students must take at least two courses in their major that are designated as writing intensive (W) or one writing intensive and one communications intensive (C) course. AREN 200 and AREN 401 taken at Texas A&M University satisfy this requirement. A grade of C or better is required in these courses.

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The three architectural (ARCH) history electives all satisfy the University Core Curriculum requirements for Creative Arts and International and Cultural Diversity (ICD).

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All students are required to complete a high-impact experience in order to graduate. The list of possible high-impact experiences is available in the AREN advising office.

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Select from ARCH 328, ARCH 335, ARCH 421, COSC 253, COSC 325, COSC 326, COSC 461;BAEN 477/MEEN 477, CVEN 306, CVEN 363, CVEN 365, CVEN 444, CVEN 445, MEEN 439, MEEN 469, MEEN 477/BAEN 477, SENG 422.

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PHIL 482 - Engineering Ethics satisfies the University Core Curriculum requirements for Language/Philosophy/Culture and Cultural Discourse (CD).

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Select from ATMO 363, ECCB 205, GEOG 205,  GEOL 101, GEOL 104, MATH 304, MATH 311, MATH 401, PHYS 222, RWFM 375, STAT 211, STAT 414.

A grade of C or better is required in all science, mathematics, and engineering courses taken to satisfy degree requirements.

This curriculum lists the minimum number of classes required for graduation. Additional courses may be taken.

Total Program Hours 128