Architectural Engineering (BS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in architectural engineering at Kansas State University is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Architectural and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The architectural engineering program is planned for students who are particularly interested in the engineering aspects of building design. The educational objective of the five-year architectural engineering program is to prepare the student with fundamental engineering competence in the analysis and design of building and their systems. Specifically, the student must be able to understand and apply engineering fundamentals and design principles for engineering the infrastructure of architecture–that infrastructure being structural, mechanical, and electrical building systems and all the subdisciplines related to these primary designations.

As important members of building design teams, they must be able to create designs that will fulfill the economic, safety, and aesthetic requirements of a project.

Included in the academic program are exercises in many of the courses beginning in the freshman year and continuing through the fourth year to develop skills in the engineering design process. The last course in this sequence is Capstone, a culmination of all the previous design experiences from the first three and one-half years of the curriculum. Architectural engineers must have a working ability with total building and system design concepts.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

General Education: K-State Core

Program

The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

Math and Science Requirements: (21 credit hours)

CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
KSC-030
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
MATH 340 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: 4
PHYS 213 - Engineering Physics I Credits: 5
KSC-040
PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics II Credits: 5

Architectural Engineering Requirements: (56 credit hours)

ARE 010 - ARE New Student 1st Year Workshop 1 Credits: 0
ARE 012 - ARE New Student 1st Year Workshop 2 Credits: 0
ARE 295 - Introduction to Building Systems Credits: 3
ARE 421 - Plan Reading & Systems Communications Credits: 3
ARE 521 - Computer Aided Architectural Engineering Credits: 2
ARE 551 - Electrical Systems I Credits: 3
ARE 552 - Mechanical Systems I Credits: 3
ARE 553 - Structural Systems I Credits: 3
ARE 561 - Electrical Systems II Credits: 3
ARE 562 - Mechanical Systems II Credits: 3
ARE 563 - Structural Systems II Credits: 3
ARE 571 - Systems Integration and Design Credits: 3
ARE 671 - ARE Capstone Credits: 4
CE 333 - Statics Credits: 3
CE 533 - Mechanics of Materials Credits: 3
CE 534 - Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Credits: 1
CE 537 - Introduction to Structural Analysis Credits: 3
CNS 210 - Graphic Communication I Credits: 1
CNS 220 - Construction Materials Credits: 2
CNS 321 - Graphic Communications II Credits: 3
DEN 160 - College of Engineering Orientation Credits: 1
ME 512 - Dynamics Credits: 3
ME 513 - Thermodynamics I Credits: 3

Restricted Electives: (15 credit hours)

Design, Engineering, and Complimentary electives are to be selected from the current approved department list located on the ARE/CNS website: https://are-cns.k-state.edu//

Design Electives	9 - 12 credits
Engineering Electives	3 - 6 credits
Complimentary Elective	0 - 3 credits

Notes

A letter grade of C or better is required for all prerequisite courses prior to taking subsequent departmental prefix courses. A letter grade of C or better is required for all graded departmental prefix courses applied to the degree.

*Design Electives are to be selected from the current approved Department list. Minimum 9 hours, maximum 12 hours required.

**Engineering Electives are to be selected from the current approved Department list. Minimum 3 hours, maximum 6 hours required.

***Complementary Electives are to be selected from the approved department list: minimum 0 hours, maximum 3 hours required.

A degree requirement for the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering includes taking the NCEES FE Exam and reporting individual passing or non-passing results. This action is required as a course completion requirement for ARE 671, ARE Capstone. Failure to provide the required information will result in a failing grade for ARE 671 and non-completion of the degree.

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