Architectural Engineering (BS)
The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering has as its mission to train engineers capable of analyzing, designing, developing, and maintaining all the engineering systems related to architectural buildings, such as structural, electrical, and mechanical systems. It provides to students the knowledge and tools necessary to develop and manage a construction work following the laws that regulate construction, especially in Puerto Rico and the United States. The program incorporates a multidisciplinary approach by integrating the engineering systems in the design of buildings, recognizing and appreciating the architectural design requirements.
The Bayamón Campus is authorized to offer this Program.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The program is designed to develop the competencies that allow the student the following abilities:
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Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
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Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specific needs with attention to public health, safety, and well-being, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
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Communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.
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Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering and make informed judgments that consider the impact of engineering solutions in the global, economic, environmental, and social context.
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Perform effectively in a team whose members together exercise leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, set goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
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Develop and carry out adequate experimentation for analysis, data interpretation and engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
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Acquire and apply new knowledge as necessary, through the use of appropriate learning strategies.
Retention Requirements of the Architectural Engineering Program
- Comply with all Satisfactory Academic Progress norms established in the General Catalog.
- Approve all Major, related ELEN and MECN requirement courses, and prescribed distributives courses with a minimum grade of C.
- Have passed all prerequisite courses before taking continuation courses.
Graduation Requirements
To complete their graduation requirements, all students must take and pass a simulated fundamental engineering revalidation exam determined by the School of Engineering or the AREN 4930 EIT Exam Seminar. In case of choosing to take the exam and not passing it, the student will have to enroll and pass the AREN 4930 EIT Exam Seminar.
Note: Those students who provide evidence of having passed the foundational exam for the engineering revalidation offered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) will be exempt from meeting this requirement.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering
| General Education Requirements |
27 credits |
| Core Course Requirements |
38 credits |
| Major Requirements |
42 credits |
| Related Requirements |
41 credits |
| Prescribed Distributive Requirements |
3-9 credits |
| Elective Courses |
3 credits |
| Total |
154-160 credits |
General Education Requirements - 27 credits
Twenty-seven (27) credits are required as explained the General Education requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees. Students of this Program are exempt from taking the GEMA 1200 course in the category of Basic Skills in Mathematics, GEIC 1010 Information and Computing, and the course GEEC 2000 Entrepreneurial Culture in the category of Entrepreneurial Culture. They will only take the GEPE 4040 course in the Philosophical and Aesthetic Thought Category. In the Historical and Social Context Category, one of the following courses will be taken: GEHS 2010, 3020, 3050, or 4030. No courses will be taken in the Scientific and Technological Context Category or in the Category of Health and Quality of Life.
Core Requirements - 38 credits
Major Requirements - 45 credits
Related Requirements - 38 credits
Prescribed Distributive Requirements - 3-9 credits
A minimum of 3 credits are required from the following courses:
Experience Outside the Classroom
The student interested in expanding their knowledge in the field, obtaining experiences of practice and research or prepare for the fundamental engineering revalidation exam, may take up to a maximum of six additional credits (6) from the previous group of courses.
| AREN 4910 | Practice in Architectural Engineering | 3 |
| AREN 4921 | Undergraduate Research in Architectural Engineering I | 3 |
| AREN 4922 | Undergraduate Research in Architectural Engineering Ii | 3 |
| AREN 4930 | EIT Exam Seminar | 2 |