Students' knowledge of products and building materials is further expanded in the third and fourth year and on the required field trips to Atlanta and Chicago. We encourage students to utilize both newly acquired hand drawing skills in conjunction with their growing CADD abilities. Often the studio design project's presentation requirements include both traditional and electronic media. Near the close of the spring semester of the sophomore year, each student's work is reviewed to determine whether the student is ready for admission into upper division. Each student prepares a comprehensive exhibit of his or her design work.
Faculty select the best students for admission to the upper division professional program.
We counsel those students that are not admitted about their options. Sometimes we encourage them to reapply the following year, or we suggest that they select another major. Students entering the upper division professional program must have access to a computer. Students are required to use the computer in studios. We provide access to the network, printers, plotters, scanners, and lock down tables.