DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT 2015 VISIT FOR INITIAL CANDIDACY PROPOSED DEGREE PROGRAM Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) SUBMITTED TO The National Architectural Accrediting Board DATE March 2, 2015 OVERVIEW The Dunwoody College of Technology’s Bachelor of Architecture program is a five-year, full-time professional bachelor’s degree program offered within the Construction Sciences and Building Technology Department. The program is structured as a two plus three, with students receiving an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree after their first two years and the Bachelor of Architecture (B. ARCH) degree after the remaining three years. All current, alumni and transfer students are required to apply for admissions into year three of the program and are accepted based on the criteria outlined in I.2.1. PROGRAM TOTALS 158 Semester Credit Hours GENERAL STUDIES REQUIRED 36 Credits GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVES 9 Credits PROFESSIONAL STUDIES REQUIRED 109 Credits PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVES 4 Credits DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY 818 Dunwoody Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 554003-1192 612 374 5800 www.dunwoody.edu [email protected] PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR + POINT OF CONTACT JOHN DWYER, AIA, ACSA Program Manager Red 62 | 612-381-8237 | [email protected] CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR FOR ACADEMIC UNIT BRIDGET REYNOLDS Dean of Construction Sciences & Building Technology 612-381-3373 | [email protected] COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Dr. RICHARD WAGNER, Ph.D. President 612-381-3099 | [email protected] JEFF YLINEN Provost 612-381-3085 | [email protected] JIM MCDONALD Chief Financial Officer 612-381-3046 | [email protected] CARLA POGLIANO Director of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness \ Compliance Officer 612-381-8236 | [email protected] STUART LANG Institutional Advancement 612-381-3054 | [email protected] DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | ARCHITECTURE 818 DUNWOODY BOULEVARD | MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403-1192 | 612 374 5800 2 CONTENTS PART ONE (I): INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ............................................................. 6 SECTION I.1—IDENTITY & SELF-ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 6 I.1.1 HISTORY AND MISSION ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 I.1.2 LEARNING CULTURE AND SOCIAL EQUITY ............................................................................................................................ 11 I.1.3 RESPONSE TO THE FIVE PERSPECTIVES .............................................................................................................................. 13 I.1.4 LONG-RANGE PLANNING .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 I.1.5 SELF-ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................................................ 28 SECTION I.2 – RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 I.2.1 HUMAN RESOURCES AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 30 I.2.2 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................. 35 I.2.3 PHYSICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 I.2.3 FINANCIAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................................................... 40 I.2.5 INFORMATION RESOURCES..................................................................................................................................................... 43 SECTION I.3 - INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................. 45 I.3.1 STATISTICAL REPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 I.3.2 ANNUAL REPORTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 45 I.3.3 FACULTY CREDENTIALS ........................................................................................................................................................... 45 SECTION I.4 - POLICY REVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................... 45 PART TWO (II): EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................... 46 SECTION II.1 - STUDENT PERFORMANCE – EDUCATIONAL REALMS AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ................................. 46 II.1.1 STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ...................................................................................................................................... 46 SECTION II.2 – CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 II.2.1 REGIONAL ACCREDITATION..................................................................................................................................................... 49 II.2.2 PROFESSIONAL DEGRESS AND CURRICULUM ..................................................................................................................... 49 II.2.3 CURRICULUM REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................................................... 55 SECTION II.3 – EVALUATION OF PREPARATORY / PRE-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ............................................................................... 55 SECTION II.4 – PUBLIC INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 II.4.1 STATEMENT ON NAAB-ACCREDITED DEGREES ................................................................................................................... 55 II.4.2 ACCESS TO NAAB CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................... 55 II.4.3 ACCESS TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 55 II.4.4 PUBLIC ACCESS TO APRS AND VTRS ..................................................................................................................................... 55 II.4.5 ARE PASS RATES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 55 PART THREE (III): PROGRESS SINCE LAST SITE VISIT .................................................................................................................................. 56 SECTION III.1 - SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO TEAM FINDINGS .................................................................................................................. 56 SECTION III.2 - SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN THE NAAB CONDITIONS.............................................................................. 58 PART FOUR (IV): SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................... 59 4.1 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 59 4.2 FACULTY RESUMES .................................................................................................................................................................. 95 4.3 CATALOG URL .......................................................................................................................................................................... 101 4.4 ELIGIBILITY MEMORANDUM ................................................................................................................................................... 102 4.5 STATE AND REGIONAL ACCREDITATION LETTERS ............................................................................................................ 109 DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | ARCHITECTURE 818 DUNWOODY BOULEVARD | MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403-1192 | 612 374 5800 3 ......... 109 DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | ARCHITECTURE 818 DUNWOODY BOULEVARD | MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403-1192 | 612 374 5800 4 110 4.6 ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................ 111 DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | ARCHITECTURE 818 DUNWOODY