The Bachelor of Science 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.

There are two degree emphases: Mechanical Building Systems and Structural Building Systems. Students choose to follow a specific emphasis at the start of the third year of the curriculum, and the choice of emphasis determines technical elective options in the third and fourth years. The Mechanical Building Systems emphasis prepares students for careers with a focus 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 Structural Building Systems emphasis prepares students for careers with a focus on the structural design and safety of buildings. The focused electives prepare students to design and analyze structural systems for buildings.

The freshman year is identical for degrees in aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, biological and agricultural 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. 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 (BS-AREN curriculum take ARCH 249, ARCH 250, or ARCH 350), 3 from social and behavioral sciences (BS-DAEN curriculum take ECON 202 or ECON 203; BS-IDIS curriculum take ECON 202), 3 from language, philosophy and culture (BS-AREN, BS-CVEN, BS-EVEN and BS-PETE curriculum take PHIL 482). In addition, 6 hours are required from American history and 6 hours from government/political science. The required 3 hours of international and cultural diversity and 3 hours of cultural discourse may be satisfied by courses that also meet the creative arts, social and behavioral sciences, language, philosophy and culture or American history requirements if those courses are on the approved list of international and cultural diversity courses and cultural discourse courses.

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BS-BMEN, BS-CHEN and BS-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 BS-BMEN, BS-CHEN and BS-MSEN can take CHEM 120 second semester freshman year. Students who take CHEM 119 and CHEM 120 can substitute CHEM 120 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 University Core Curriculum 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 University Core Curriculum elective. For BS-BAEN, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 210)

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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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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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To fulfill Technical electives, students must complete one of the following sequences based on their selected emphasis: (i) Mechanical Building Systems: Must take MSEN 222/MEEN 222, AREN 440, and select 6 hours from CVEN 363, CVEN 365, CVEN 444, CVEN 445; BAEN 477/MEEN 477; MEEN 439, MEEN 469, MEEN 416/AREN 416; SENG 422; AREN 416/MEEN 416; ARCH 328, ARCH 335, ARCH 421; COSC 325, COSC 326, COSC 461. (ii) Structural Building Systems: Must take CVEN 306, CVEN 342, CVEN 444, and select 3 hours from ARCH 328, ARCH 335, ARCH 421; AREN 416/MEEN 416, AREN 440; BAEN 477/MEEN 477; CVEN 363, CVEN 365, CVEN 445; COSC 325, COSC 461; MEEN 416/AREN 416, MEEN 439, MEEN 469; SENG 422.

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

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PHIL 482 satisfies the University Core Curriculum requirement for Language, Philosophy and Culture and the Cultural Discourse (CD) graduation requirement.

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Select from ATMO 363; ECCB 205; GEOG 205; GEOL 101, GEOL 104; MATH 304, MATH 311, MATH 401; PHYS 221, 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.

Total Program Hours 128