| Semester 1: Spring | ||
| ARC 605 | Research Studio | 6 |
| ARC xxx | Intellectual Domain Seminar* | 3 |
| ARC 697 | Portfolio | 3 |
| ARC 575 | Environmental Systems 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 2: Fall | ||
| ARC 606 | Research Studio | 6 |
| ARC xxx | Intellectual Domain Seminar* | 3 |
| ARC xxx | Technical Methods Seminar* | 3 |
| ARC 555 | Structures 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 3: Spring | ||
| ARC 605 or ARC 567 | Research Studio or Directed Research | 6 |
| ARC 582 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| ARC xxx | Technical Methods | 3 |
| ARC xxx | Elective or Research Methods (if doing DR) | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 4: Fall | ||
| ARC 606 or ARC 699 | Research Studio or Thesis (if completed Directed Research) | 6 |
| ARC XXX | Elective | 3 |
| ARC xxx | Elective | 3 |
| ARC XXX | Elective | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | |
| Total Required Credits | 60 |
Directed Research and Research Methods must be taken the semester before Thesis. Must have minimum 3.5 GPA to register for Directed Research. More information can be found on the Directed Research and Thesis Information page.
Students must complete either the Portfolio course (ARC 697) or Thesis (ARC 699) as their culminating experience. Note: Previous UB undergraduate students who have already taken the Portfolio course during thier undergraduate studies may waive the course and substitute it for a 3 credit elective. However, students must still submit their final graduate portfolio for approval to the department before graduation.
Note: A maximum of one independent study course is allowed each semester, with a maximum career total of two.
ARC 555 (Structures 3) if often broken up into a 2 credit seminar and a 1 credit lab. Please be sure to register for both the seminar and corresponding lab at the same time to avoid a co-requisite error. The lecture and lab combined should total 3 credits.