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CMU School of Architecture School of Architecture 2013-2014 Undergraduate Student Handbook introduction 2 soarch mission 3 1 cmu & soarch history 4 school history, chronology of school heads bachelor of architecture degree 6 naab criteria, residency, minors, double majors, dual degree curriculum 8 course sequence, curriculum chart course guidelines 10 sequence, requirements, auditing, pass/fail, adding/dropping classes, electives, independent study academic rules & procedures 12 advising, academic actions, academic integrity, documentation, grades registration 18 online registration, online academic audit, cross-registration transfers 19 transfer within the university, transfer credit, studio transfer credit masters degrees 20 accelerated master program, soarch graduate degree programs study away 22 categories, programs, qualifications, application, language, term of study, returning after study academic recognition 25 academic recognition, commencement recognitnion, fourth-year design awards student opportunities 28 prizes, internship funds, schoarships, competitions, undergraduate fellowship & research office student programs 31 student advisory council, aias, apm, ice cream, special topic sessions, organizations soarch employment 32 architecture explorations, monitors, teaching assistantships, work-study finding an internship 33becoming an architect, idp, career center, tartantrak, recruiting website, alumni networking, references facilities 35 studios, furniture, keys, projectors, copier/fax equipment, display screens fabrication facilities 36 paint spray booth, architecture shop, dfab lab computing 37 usage, equipment, rules, server, software, scanning, printing, media centers, cfa cluster, flat screen monitors communications 39 e-mail policy, soarch website, what’s good, newsletters, facebook, calendar, display cases, message boards studio culture policy 41 studio culture definition, core values, the studio culture policy, implementation/ arbitration resources 48 soarch resources, university resources, useful websites, design competition websites, job search websites school administration 50 administration and staff job descriptions directory 51 soarch staff, faculty, and researchers academic calendar 54 breaks, add/drop deadlines, semester reviews, studio documentation, final exams Introduction The School of Architecture (SoArch) Please refer to the back of this handbook for “In the United States, most state registration Undergraduate Student Handbook is a guide useful information such as architect resource boards require a degree from an accredited to SoArch rules, policies, and procedures. websites, the academic calendar, facilities professional degree program as a prerequisite It is designed to give answers to common hours, and a directory of faculty and staff. for licensure. The National Architectural questions about the school, its curriculum, the We ask that all students familiarize themselves Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole university, and your role as a student in the with the contents of this handbook. A new agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional five-year Bachelor of Architecture professional edition is issued every year to ensure accuracy. degree programs in architecture, recognizes three degree program. For additional information or We welcome comments, questions, and types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, clarification, you may consult with SoArch staff, suggestions; our goal is to make this document the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of faculty, and other university personnel. an essential resource for our undergraduates Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, and encourage feedback to make each edition 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending The material in this handbook is based on more effective. on the extent of its conformance with established current policies, procedures, and requirements. educational standards. Changes to any policies will be communicated To understand the unique requirements of to all students as they occur. For this reason, an architecture education, we have included Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture it is strongly recommended that students the following summary from the National degree programs may consist of a pre- regularly check the SoArch website and Architectural Accrediting Board’s 2009 edition professional undergraduate degree and a calendar at www.cmu.edu/architecture and of Conditions for Accreditation for Professional professional graduate degree that, when earned their CMU email accounts. Students should Degree Programs in Architecture: sequentially, constitute an accredited professional also be familiar with the policies laid out in the education. However, the preprofessional degree CMU Student Handbook, The Word, which is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited can be found online: www.cmu.edu/student- degree.” affairs/theword. Carnegie Mellon University, School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs: B. Arch. (450 undergraduate units) Next accreditation visit for BArch program: 2018 SoArch Mission 3 Graduates of the Carnegie Mellon School of The School of Architecture cultivates an individuals are nurtured to act as agents of Architecture are design-thinkers who use the intellectual climate embracing the concept change, improving both social and environmental act of making to explore, analyze, formulate, of “learning by making” to achieve design conditions nationally and abroad. fabricate, and represent new ideas about excellence. Experiential learning opportunities the built environment. Our programs and are supported by our state-of-the-art facilities. Existing at the intersection of art, design and facilities are widely recognized for providing The integrated analog/ digital studios, shop, technology, the curriculum serves as the unique learning [and research] experiences digital fabrication lab (dFab), and research foundation for the professional Bachelor of at the intersection of art, humanities, science, centers enable our students to be facile with Architecture degree. The School of Architecture and technology. We enable our students to the design tools of the future. views architecture design studios as the core of become creative and knowledgeable global the undergraduate curriculum in collaboration collaborators who improve the quality of life and At a time when the planet faces significant with six streams: Design Tools, Building the sustainability of the built environment we challenges, the expertise in our School in the Technology, Environmental Science, Architectural inhabit. areas of sustainable design, urban design, History, Critical Practice, and General Studies. computational design and critical practice, The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon creates a learning environment that prepares Studios serve as laboratories for analytical University takes pride in being a community our graduates to provide leadership in and creative reasoning, critical inquiry, and of students and faculty interested in positively interdisciplinary problem solving. Through most importantly, the integration of multiple changing the built environment. Graduates of strategic academic, government, industry, knowledge streams. The first three years of our the School of Architecture enter the profession and practice partnerships, we have defined studio sequence consist of required studios with design creativity, historical perspective, an innovative and collaborative pedagogy that embrace fundamentals, elaboration and social responsibility, technical excellence, and enabling our students to succeed in a variety of integration followed by two years of advanced global environmental leadership. Consistently careers. The School of Architecture’s pedagogy topic studios, enabling students to pursue one ranked in the top tier of undergraduate develops ones critical thinking skills to educate area to develop depth or multiple areas to develop professional architecture degree programs, the next generation of designers of the built breadth. The School is committed to architectural the School of Architecture offers a NAAB environment. design excellence linked to environmental, urban accredited, five-year professional Bachelor of and technological innovation that is further Architecture (BArch) degree with a studio-based The School of Architecture holds a deep informed by our renowned graduate programs. pedagogy. appreciation of its diverse community by cultivating an intellectual climate where CMU and SoArch History Carnegie Mellon University had its beginnings Carnegie Mellon offers educational programs and In the 1960s, under the direction of Paul in the Carnegie Technical Schools, founded promotes research in seven major areas: arts, Schweikher, the undergraduate program by Andrew Carnegie on November 15, 1900. sciences, humanities, engineering, public policy, was a five-year, fixed-length program. Under its initial charter, the institution intended business and computer science. Its goal is to Common during this period, it consisted of an to serve the City of Pittsburgh as a technical educate professionals, create new technologies, introductory year of basic design followed by school, offering secondary technical education foster knowledge, and promote the economic four years of architectural design. and specialized training in science and the arts. development of Pittsburgh and its region. During the 1970s and 1980s, Heads Delbert The School of Science and Technology Located on a 136-acre
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