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4th Year Off-Campus Programs Process and On-Line Application

Deadline for On-line application: 
4:00 pm, Monday December 3rd, 2012

Instructions and Notes

All Cal Poly Architecture students and any other CAED students planning to participate in any of the Architecture 4th Year Off-Campus Program must complete this online application, which includes the following parts:
 

  1. Student Information

  2. Program Ranking

  3. Major, Support and GE Course Plan

  4. Design Studio and General Education Summary

  5. Statement of Purpose

  6. Two (2) Architecture Faculty Recommendations–Faculty Submission deadline is December 10, 2012.
     

In Addition to this application, the following individual programs have additional requirements:

All International Programs:

  1. Applicants applying for any international program: (this includes CSU IP programs)

    1. Must submit a valid signed copy of their passport to the Architecture Department. 

    2. You may send electronically to architecture@calpoly.edu. 

    3. Please put in subject line 2013-14 Off Campus-copy of passport.

Copenhagen, Denmark and Florence, Italy:

  1. Requires a submittal of an additional application separate from the Architecture Fourth Year Application.

  2. Complete and submit the additional online CSU International Program Application:

    1. http://www.csumentor.edu/admissionapp/appmanager/CSU_IP/

  3. The deadline for the CSU IP application is Thursday, December 15th.

  4. Submit official transcripts for ALL college coursework. 

    1. This includes Cal Poly transcripts, junior college transcripts and any other college transcripts that indicate course credits towards your Cal Poly degree.

    2. Submit all Official transcripts Attention: Architecture Department. If a specific name is required, you may send to Arlene Gomez, agomez25@calpoly.edu. Do not have transcripts sent to Registrar’s office.

  5. Transcripts may be received via: 

    1. Regular mail: Attention-Architecture Department, Cal Poly State University, One Grand Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 

    2. Electronically:  Attention: Architecture Department, architecture@calpoly.edu.

  6. Applicants must use the Architecture Department Off-Campus Faculty Recommendation form, as directed in Part 6 of the Architecture Department Off-Campus Application.

Architecture Co-op Programs:

  1. Review and follow the Co-op process:

    1.  http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/coop.html

Paris Program:

  1. Must have a minimal level of language competence equal to the completion of two university level French language courses.

Australia Exchange Program:

  1. Applicants applying for winter and spring quarters must take a Summer 2013 studio.
     

Application Process

Applicants will complete all areas of the on-line Fourth Year Off-Campus Application and submit no later than 4:00 pm, December 3, 2012.  Students must also complete all other individual program additional requirements.

Architecture Department Faculty Advisors will review and verify the applicant’s academic progress, eligibility, and study plan for completing all remaining major and support courses prior to participation in a Fourth Year Off-Campus Study Program.

The Architecture Department Head will determine which students are eligible for consideration based on their completed coursework, study plan, and GPA.

Off Campus Program Coordinators will then review application files for all eligible students who wish to be considered for placement in their respective programs.  All attempts will be made to place applicants into their preferred programs.

Architecture students who do not complete the ARCH 451 prerequisites will NOT be allowed to participate in any year-long off-campus programs.  These students may, however, still be eligible for quarter-long program(s).

Applicants will be notified by their Cal Poly email address of their off-campus study program placement on January 22, 2013, between 12:00pm – 6:00pm.

This placement list will constitute all decisions except final IP (Copenhagen, Denmark and Florence, Italy) placements that are made by the CSU office in Long Beach.  Early March is the anticipated date of the CSU IP notification.  Students recommended for but not subsequently accepted by IP may be considered for alternative off-campus study opportunities where space is available.   

Applicants must confirm the accepted choice(s) of their off-campus study program to Off-Campus Program Coordinator(s) on or before February 1, 2013 by 5:00pm.

The Architecture department will notify applicants of their off-campus FINAL attending study program(s) on or before Monday, March 11th, 2013.  Every attempt will be made to provide notification to all applicants to coincide with the CSU IP program notifications; which is usually sent out in early March.
 

Minor Policy
Architecture students enrolling in the Construction Management Minor are advised that their best option for completing the minor is to remain on campus for at least part of Fourth Year.  This will enable them to satisfy the project based-course requirement (CM 431 or 463).  Enrolling in a one-year off-campus program is almost certain to delay graduation.

Expectations for Student Learning
Learning consultants have told us that teaching and learning are both improved when expectations are clearly communicated by teachers and understood by students.  Toward this end, the Architecture Department has developed a rubric that lists the skills students can be expected to develop in upper-division design courses and describes these skills in terms of specific forms of evidence and levels of performance – weak, competent, and strong.  You will receive a copy of this before beginning of your fourth year studies.  You should refer to this rubric from time to time, especially at the end of each term to assess your own progress in achieving these skills.

 

Important Contact Information:

Architecture Off Campus Coordinator:  Stephen Phillips  sjphilli@calpoly.edu  756-5990
Architecture Off Campus Facilitator:  Arlene Gomez  agomez25@calpoly.edu  756-1497

Year-long Off-Campus Study Programs

Australia Exchange Program (IEP):  Jim Doerfler  jdoerfle@calpoly.edu  756-2366 
Copenhagen, Denmark (CSU IP):  Margot McDonald  mmcdonal@calpoly.edu  756-1298
Florence, Italy (CSU IP):  Jonathan Reich  jreich@calpoly.edu  756-1351 
Paris Exchange Program (IEP): Henri de Hahn  hdehahn@calpoly.edu  756-1316


Washington Alexandria Architectural Consortium (WAAC) (CE):
Howard Weisenthal  hweisent@calpoly.edu  756-2491
Don Swearingen  dswearin@calpoly.edu  756-2833
Jonathan Foote  jfoote@vt.edu  703-706-3003

Summer Quarter Off-Campus Study Programs

Architecture Cooperative Education (SU Term): Jim Doerfler  jdoerfle@calpoly.edu  756-2366
Switzerland Program (CE):  Tom DiSanto  tdisanto@calpoly.edu  756-1480

Quarter Off-Campus Study Programs

Architecture Cooperative Education:  Jim Doerfler  jdoerfle@calpoly.edu  756-2366
Australia Exchange Program (IEP):  Jim Doerfler  jdoerfle@calpoly.edu  756-2366
CEPT, India Exchange Program (IEP):  Henri de Hahn  hdehahn@calpoly.edu  756-1316
DIA/Bauhaus Germany Exchange Program (IEP):  Henri de Hahn  hdehahn@calpoly.edu  756-1316
Los Angeles Metro Program (CE):  Stephen Phillips  sjphilli@calpoly.edu  756-5990
Professional Studio Program (CE): Jim Doerfler  jdoerfle@calpoly.edu  756-2366
Rome, Italy Program (CE):  Scott Schlimgen  s.schlimgen@aia-study.com  011(39)349-561-1463

San Francisco Urban Design Program (CE):  R. Thomas Jones  rtjones@calpoly.edu  415-648-7026

Part 2: Program Ranking

  • Indicate below your ranked preference for the program(s) to which you are applying.
  • Rank only those programs that you are committed to accepting if chosen.
  • On this form you may choose a year long and/or a quarter long program.
  • Your ranking will affect your program placement.
  • All attempts will be made to place you into your preferred programs.
  • Barring unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the application, 
    program placements are non-negotiable.
  • Choose your top 4 off-campus programs of study, either a year-long program or a combination of quarter-long programs. Make sure there are no conflicts.
  • You can only designate one (1) first through fourth choice per quarter. See examples below (Part 2: Program Ranking [continued])
  • Take note of which programs require multiple quarters to complete.
 
Part 1: Student Information
Student Identity
Local Address
Permanent Address
  • Indicate below your ranked preference for the program(s) to which you are applying.
  • Rank only those programs that you are committed to accepting if chosen.
  • On this form you may choose a year long and/or a quarter long program.
  • Your ranking will affect your program placement.
  • All attempts will be made to place you into your preferred programs.
  • Barring unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the application, 
    program placements are non-negotiable.
  • Choose your top 4 off-campus programs of study, either a year-long program or a combination of quarter-long programs. Make sure there are no conflicts.
  • You can only designate one (1) first through fourth choice per quarter. See examples below (Part 2: Program Ranking [continued])
  • Take note of which programs require multiple quarters to complete.
Summer 2013 Fall 2013 Winter 2014 Spring 2014
  Florence, Italy Program (CSU) 3 Quarter Program
  Copenhagen, Denmark Program -DIS (CSU) 3 Quarter Program
  Washington Alexandria Architectural Consortium -WAAC (CE) 3 Quarter Program
  Paris (Exch. Prog.) 3 Quarter Program
Ahmedabad, India (Exch. Prog.) 2 Quarter Program    
  Bauhaus | Dessau, Germany (Exch. Prog.) 2 Quarter Program  
  Canberra, Session Two (Exch. Prog.) 1 Quarter Canberra, Australia Sesion One (Exchange Prog.) 2 Quarter Program
Co-op Program Co-op Program Co-op Program Co-op Program
  Professional Studios (CE) 1 Quarter Program Professional Studios
(CE) 1 Quarter Program		 Professional Studios
(CE) 1 Quarter Program
  On Campus Cal Poly 4th Year Studio On Campus Cal Poly 4th Year Studio On Campus Cal Poly 4th Year Studio
    San Francisco (CE)
New Two Quarter Studio
Muggio, Switzerland (CE) 1 Quarter Program      
  Rome, Italy Program (CE) 1 Quarter Program    
    Los Angeles Metro (CE)
Two Quarter Studio

 

Part 2: Program Ranking [continued]
Make sure that if you mark a multiple quarter program for one quarter, you mark it for all required quarters. If you do not fill out this form correctly your choices may not be considered. If you do not intend to study during the Summer term, please leave the selections blank. Appropriate Examples: Example 1: If India is your FIRST choice for Summer, it HAS to be your FIRST choice for Fall, and if San Franciso is your FIRST choice for Winter, it HAS to be your FIRST choice for Spring. Example 2: If Copenhagen is your SECOND choice for Fall, it HAS to be your SECOND choice for BOTH Winter & Spring.
Part 3: Major and Support Course Plan
Enter the courses (e.g., ARCH 351, ARCH 341, ARCE 351) you are in, or plan to take, in the quarters indicated below to demonstrate your plan to complete all required major and support courses through the third year by the end of Cal Poly's summer session.    
Winter 2013
Spring 2013
Summer 2013
Part 4: Design Studio & General Education Summary
Enter the information requested below for Design Studio, Professional Electives, and General Education. If you are not an Architecture major, please list your applicable design studio courses taken at Cal Poly.
Part 5. Statement of Purpose
The Statement of Purpose(s) should be a brief essay on how the off-campus study experience will enhance your educational goals. Students can either submit one Statement of Purpose for each program or incorporate various programs into one Statement of Purpose relating to their overall goals. Your Statement of Purpose can be relative to the specific program in which you are interested. Enter program name(s) from your Studio Choices above into the box(es) below. Develop each statement in a word processer and then copy and paste it into its box below.
Part 6. Two (2) Architecture Faculty Recommendations
All applicants need two (2) architecture faculty recommendations. Do not submit recommendations from employers, university staff, or administrators. Students applying to CSU IP must use the Architecture Off-Campus Programs Faculty Recommendation form. The form can be downloaded from the 4th Year Off-Campus Programs webpage. Students must fill out the applicant information portion of the Off-Campus Programs Faculty Recommendation form. Open and save document in Adobe Reader. Save the form and e-mail it to the faculty member. Faculty will e-mail the completed form directly to the Architecture Department for processing. Make sure you approach faculty members with plenty of advance notice. Several faculty recieve multiple recommendation requests. Faculty Submission deadline is December 10, 2012.
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Part 7. Student Agreement
By initialing and submitting this form you agree to the following statements: "I understand that I must meet the minimum grade point average set for each Off-Campus Study Program I am applying for in order to be accepted to those programs. I also acknowledge that if I am on academic probation I will not be eligible to participate in any Off-Campus Programs." "I understand that I must complete all major and support courses shown on the B. Arch flowchart through the third year by the end of Cal Poly's summer session in order to participate in a Fourth Year Off-Campus Study Program." "I understand that participating in an off campus program will not affect my ability to complete all graduating degree requirements in a timely manner of my degree program. I also acknowledge no more than two quarters from my expected degree issuance will be taken." "I have completed all information to the best of my knowledge."

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