APR◦IA Architecture Program Report for NAAB Initial Accreditation Visit Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Bachelor of Architecture [192 Credit Hours] Year of the Previous Visit: 2013 Current Term of Accreditation: Two Year Continued Candidacy effective January 2013 Submitted to: National Architectural Accrediting Board March 15, 2015 Revised on: July, 2015 THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 2 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) Program Administrator Pedro A. Rosario-Torres Baccaleurate Program Director School of Architecture Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 2250 Avenida Las Américas, Suite 601 Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717-9997 E-mail: [email protected] Contact: (787) 841-2000 Ext. 1353 Head of Academic Unit Luis V. Badillo-Lozano, AIA Dean School of Architecture Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 2250 Avenida Las Américas, Suite 601 Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717-9997 E-mail: [email protected] Contact: (787) 841-2000 Ext. 1353 Chief academic officer Leandro Colón-Alicea, PhD of the Institution Vice President for Academic Vice-Presidency for Academic Affairs Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 2250 Avenida Las Américas, Suite 545 Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717-9997 Contact: (787) 841-2000 Ext. 1325 President of the Institution Jorge I. Velez-Arrocho, PhD President Presidency Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 2250 Avenida Las Américas, Suite 564 Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717-9997 Contact: (787) 841-2000 Ext. 1300 3 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 4 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) Table of Contents I. PART ONE: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ..........7 I.1. IDENTITY & SELF-ASSESMENT ................................................................................... 9 I.1.1. HISTORY AND MISSION ............................................................................................ 9 I.1.2. LEARNING CULTURE & SOCIAL EQUITY .................................................................. 16 I.1.3. RESPONSE TO THE FIVE PERSPECTIVES .................................................................. 22 I.1.4. LONG RANGE PLANNING ........................................................................................ 30 I.1.5. PROGRAM SELF ASSESMENT .................................................................................. 31 I.2. RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 46 I.2.1. HUMAN RESOURCES AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ............................ 46 I.2.2. ADMINSTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE ................................................ 73 I.2.3. PHYSICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................ 82 I.2.4. FINANCIAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................... 90 I.2.5. INFORMATION RESOURCES .................................................................................... 97 I.3. INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS ............................................. 100 I.3.1. STATISTICAL REPORTS .......................................................................................... 100 I.3.2. ANNUAL REPORTS ................................................................................................ 101 I.3.3. FACULTY CREDENTIALS ......................................................................................... 101 I.4. POLICY REVIEW ..................................................................................................... 101 II. PART TWO: EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND CURRICULUM ........................................................ 105 II.1. STUDENT PERFORMANCE – EDUCATIONAL REALMS & STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ................................................................................................................ 107 II.1.1. STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA .................................................................... 107 II.2. CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK ................................................................................... 110 II.2.1. REGIONAL ACCREDITATION ................................................................................. 110 II.2.2. PROFESSIONAL DEGREE AND CURRICULUM ....................................................... 114 II.2.3. CURRICULUM REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 127 II.3. EVALUATION OF PREPARATORY/PRE-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ..................... 127 II.4. PUBLIC INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 127 II.4.1. STATEMENT ON NAAB–ACCREDITED DEGREES ................................................... 127 II.4.2. ACCESS TO NAAB CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES ............................................ 128 II.4.3. ACCESS TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION ........................................... 128 II.4.4. PUBLIC ACCESS TO APR’S AND VTR’S .................................................................. 129 5 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) II.4.5. ARE PASS RATES .................................................................................................. 129 III. PART THREE: PROGRESS SINCE LAST SITE VISIT (2013 VTR-CC) .................................................... 130 III.1. SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO THE TEAM FINDINGS ............................................ 132 III.1.1. RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS NOT MET/NOT-YET-MET ....................................... 132 III.1.2. RESPONSE TO CAUSES FOR CONCERN ............................................................... 133 IV. PART FOUR: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION .............................................................................. 140 IV.1. DESCRIPTION OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING STUDENT WORK ............................................................................................................................... 142 IV.2. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ......................................................................................... 142 IV.3. FACULTY RESUMES ................................................................................................ 185 IV.4. VISITING TEAM REPORT (2013 VTR-CC) ................................................................ 236 IV.5. PROGRAM CATALOG ............................................................................................. 275 6 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) I. PART ONE: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 7 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 8 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) I.1. IDENTITY & SELF-ASSESMENT I.1.1. HISTORY AND MISSION INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR) is a co- educational non-profit private institution of higher education with bonds to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Puerto Rico. It was founded in Ponce, the largest city of the southern region of Puerto Rico, in September 1948 under the guidance of the Bishops of Puerto Rico and was affiliated with Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. The university was incorporated by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and granted an absolute charter as an institution of higher learning with programs leading to academic and professional degrees. It was accredited in 1948 by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico (now the Puerto Rico Education Council) and in 1953 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In 1959 a center was established in Arecibo, located in the northwestern part of the island; in 1960 another center was established in Mayagüez on Puerto Rico’s west coast. Both Arecibo and Mayagüez became branch campuses in 1986. Established as a teacher-training college, the university has grown to become a comprehensive institution with 157 academic programs that offers 13 associate, 73 bachelor’s, 36 master’s, 8 doctoral degrees, 10 professional certificates, and a degree in law as well as 9 binary and 6 combined programs. Beginning in 1954, degrees in Business Administration and in Secretarial Sciences were granted. In the field of science and in response to the community’s need for professionals in the medical field, Nursing and Medical Technology programs were developed in 1956 and 1967 respectively, the latter of which was accredited in 1968 by the American Medical Association (AMA). In 1961, the School of Law was added to the universities offering. The College of Arts and Sciences was divided in 1966 into the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Science, and the College of Business Administration. Master's degree programs were established in Education (1967), Business Administration (1969), Nursing (1976), and Hispanic Studies (1976), all accredited by the respective agencies. The School of Medicine was established in 1976-77 and reorganized as a 9 APR-IA 2015 PCUPR School of Architecture (Revised on October 2015) Foundation under the name of the Ponce School of Medicine in 1979, while still maintaining strong academic and research ties with the University. PCUPR was canonically established in 1972 and granted the title of Pontifical in 1991. This distinction officially ratified the authenticity