What classes should I take in order to become an architect?
All ninth grade students are required to take the following courses:
• English (1 Credit)
• History (1 Credit)
• Mathematics (1 Credit)
• Science (1 Credit)
• Physical Education & Health (1/2 credit)
The remaining 2 ½ credits will be selected from the full credit and half credit courses.
Please indicate your choice, for electives, in order of preference. Include 3 full credits and 3 half credit electives.
FULL CREDIT ELECTIVES HALF CREDIT ELECTIVES
Art 1 Art Foundations ½
Automotive Technology I Asian Art
Band Astronomy
Chorus Basic House Wiring
College Accounting Cars, Homes, and Loans
College Business Ceramics I
Computer Animation I Child Development I or II
CP French I Computer Toolbox
CP French II Computers in Management
CP Portuguese I CPR, AED, Community First Aid & Safety
CP Spanish I Current Events
CP Spanish II Drama Workshop
Criminal Justice Economics
Design I Fashion Construction I
Entrepreneurship-Shark Tank Film Studies
Fabrication Technologies Food and Nutrition I
Finance Graphic Design
Honors French II IDEA Lab
Honors Spanish I International Business I
Honors Spanish II Literature and Philosophy
Introduction to Business Medical Careers & Personal Wellness
Introduction to Journalism Multi-genre Writing
Legal Studies Multimedia Productions
Mandarin Chinese I Music Appreciation
Marketing & Social Media Pop Culture & Literary Theory
Structure Design Public Speaking
Robotics
Science Fiction and Fantasy as Literature
Small Engine Technology
Spanish for Business
Spanish for Healthcare
Sports Marketing
Textile Arts
Visual Journaling
Warmongers and Peacemakers
Woodworking Technologies 1/2
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I have no idea if it's possible for you to change your courses now—that would be up to your high school. Ask your guidance counselor about that if you can.
Architecture is a heavily specialized and interdisciplinary major, and much of it is a combination of art-related fields and engineering-related fields (which means that, to get into strong architecture programs, you need to be strong in both). Unlike most majors, colleges are going to look for a very specific skillset from people applying into architecture programs, so generally useful advice you find elsewhere might not apply perfectly to your situation.
From that, the courses here that make the most sense (if I'm reading your list right) are: Art / Art Foundations, Computer Animation, Structure Design, and/or Woodworking Technologies 1/2. All of those would be useful to you as a potential architect, but if I were to rank them, it would probably look like 1) Structure Design, 2) Computer Animation, 3) Art, 4) Woodworking.
Usally if you should be able to change it before summer starts but if all of these are pairs and must be taken together Id recommend "Structure Design Public Speaking" first and foremost. Then ask yourself do you live/want to live in a Hispanic area then decide if a Spanish/International Buisness course is necessary. Also look at your favorite colleges and see if they require additional requirements like for high school graduation you need 3 years of math but your college requires 4 and factor that in
then in order but think about what you want. Like I love history but I want to go into engineering
Finance Graphic Design
Design I Fashion Construction I
CP French I Computer Toolbox
Legal Studies Multimedia Productions
Introduction to Business Medical Careers & Personal Wellness
Marketing & Social Media Pop Culture & Literary Theory
These are my recommendations but I don't know a whole lot about your situation so tailor it to what you want.
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Also, I already choose my classes a while ago. Is it possible if I can change?