Articulated Degree Pathway

PLEASE NOTE:

This is a sample program plan. Individual students’ program plans will vary based on entry point and long-term goals.
It is strongly encouraged that students do not begin or break a curriculum thread by taking courses at other institutions; e.g., take the MTH 201 equivalent elsewhere, return to GVSU and continue in the math thread with MTH 202.
(KCAD) KGAR 621, 622, and 623 will serve as GVSU Capstone experience. Students will need to work with GVSU faculty serving as external advisor to ensure engineering component is sufficient. Students will graduate from both GVSU B.S.E. and KCAD M.Arch. simultaneously after the completion of KGAR 621, 622, and 623.
Courses in green are taken at KCAD. Courses in blue are taken at GVSU.

Year 1

1st Semester - Fall

MTH 201 - Calculus I (4 credits)
WRT 150 - Writing Strategies (4 credits)
EGR 100 - Intro to Engineering (1 credit)
EGR111 - Intro to Engineering Graphics (1 credit)
EGR 112 - Applied Programming (2 credits)
CHM 115 - Chemistry I (4 credits)

2nd Semester - Winter

MTH 202 - Calculus II (4 credits)
PHY 230 - Physics I (5 credits)
EGR 113 - Intro to CAD/CAM (1 credit)
EGR 185 - First Year Engineering Design (2 credits)
STA 220 - Engineering Statistics (2 credits)
EGR 220 - Engineering Statistics Lab (1 credit)

3rd Semester - Spring/Summer

GE - General Elective: History and Global Perspectives (3 credits)*

*GE History and Global Perspectives recommended here as preparation for KCAD Master of Architecture courses Seeing Architecture and Global History of Architecture

Year 2

4th Semester - Fall*

MTH 203 - Calculus III (4 credits)
PHY 234 - Engineering Physics** (4 credits)
EGR 226 - Microcontroller Programming (3 credits)
EGR 227 - Microcontroller Programming Lab (1 credit)
EGR 209 - Mech and Mach (4 credits)
EGR 289 - Engineering Co-Op Prep (4 credits)

*THIS SEMESTER: Student applies for secondary admission into the GVSU School of Engineering. Student also applies for provisional admission to the KCAD Master of Architecture program

**Students may enroll in PHY 231 instead of PHY 234

5th Semester - Winter

MTH 302 - Linear Algebra and DEQ (4 credits)
EGR 250 - Materials Science (3 credits)
EGR 250 - Materials Science Lab (1 credit)
EGR 214 - Circuit Analysis I (3 credits)
EGR 214 - Circuit Analysis I Lab (1 credit)
EGR 312 - Dynamics (3 credits)

6th Semester - Spring/Summer

EGR 290 - Engineering Co-Op I (3 credits)
EGR 309 - Machine Design I (3 credits)
EGR 309 - Machine Design I Lab (1 credit)

Year 3

7th Semester - Fall

EGR 360 - Thermodynamics (4 credits)
EGR 346 - Mechanical Systems and Dynamics (4 credits)
EGR 302 - Engineering Decision Making in Society (3 credits)
KGAR 514 - Seeing Architecture (3 credits)

8th Semester - Winter

EGR 390 - Engineering Co-Op II (3 credits)
KGAR 515 - Global History of Architecture (3 credits)

9th Semester - Spring/Summer

EGR 365 - Fluids (4 credits)
GE - General Elective: P&L (3 credits)
GE - SOC 205 - Social Problems / INT 201 - Diversity in the United Stated (3 credits)
GE-SBS (ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics / ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics) (3 credits)

Year 4

10th Semester - Fall

EGR 490 - Engineering Co-Op III (3 credits)
KGAR 512 - Principles and Processes: Objects* (6 credits)

*Because of the workload required for KGAR 512, the work hours for EGR 490 should be extended into the semester(s) before and/or after this semester but the academic component of EGR 490 will be completed during this semester. The earned grade will be received after the final completion of the academic or professional component (whichever is the last component completed). Initially, the grade will be entered as an ‘I’ or incomplete until the final component is confirmed.

11th Semester - Winter*

EGR 468 - Heat Transfer (4 credits)
KGAR 522 - Making & Meaning: Systems (6 credits)
KGAR 523 - Design Communication II (3 credits)

*THIS SEMESTER: Student applies for full admission to the KCAD Master of Architecture program

12th Semester - Spring/Summer

EGR 475 - Design of HVAC Systems (4 credits)
GE - General Education - Life Sciences (3 or 4 credits)

Year 5

13th Semester - Fall

EGR 306 - Urban Sustainability (3 credits)
KGAR 531 - Critique of Architecture (6 credits)
KGAR 532 - Site: Tectonics—Sustainability (6 credits)

14th Semester - Winter

EGR 565 - Computational Fluid Dynamics (4 credits)
KGAR 541 - Building Systems Integration (6 credits)
KGAR 542 - Systems Thinking for Sustainable Architecture (6 credits)

15th Semester - Summer

KGAR 611 - Critical Travel (6 credits)
KCAD - M.Arch Internship (400 hours - not for credit)

Year 6

16th Semester - Fall

KGAR 612 - Urban Collaborative (6 credits)
KGAR 621 - Thesis Preparatory Seminar (6 credits)
GVSU Engineering Elective* (3 or 4 credits)

*Could be EGR graduate course

17th Semester - Winter

KGAR 613 - Critical Practice of the Profession (3 credits)
KGAR 622 - Thesis Studio (6 credits)
KGAR 623 - Thesis Proseminar (3 credits)
KCAD M.Arch Elective (3 credits)