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The Combined Five-year B.S.Arch + NAAB Accredited M.Arch Curriculum is centered around the following areas:

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  Introduction (2 credits)

  All incoming students are introduced to various topics and concepts in architecture, urbanism and community engagement that they will be exposed to during the course of their academic career.  Introduction to Architecture I + II are taught by the Dean of the SACD, and supplemented with guest lectures from other faculty and experts in the field.  Intro I is paired with content from the Student Success Center to help prepare students for the rigors and expectations of college level work.

   

  ARCH / UAS 1190 Introduction to Architecture I (1 credit)

  ARCH 1290 Introduction to Architecture II (1 credit)

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  Design (54 credits)

  Design is at the center of the curriculum spanning all five years of study. The Design Studios are organized into three parts: Foundation Studios (first-year and second-year), Upper Level Studios (third-year and fourth-year), and the Master's Thesis Studios (fifth-year).

  Foundation Studios meet three afternoons a week for a total of 12 hours per week and concentrate on developing basic technical, analytic, representational, and critical thinking skills necessary to deal with the complex social, psychological, and poetic issues of the built environment. The studios are "project" based and the development of the student's personal and individual philosophy of design is one of the School's primary aims.

  Upper Level Studios in the students' third and fourth years meet three times a week for a total of 14 hours per week in investigations of complex architectural themes in more concentrated depth. Third year studios offer a choice of Design Thinking or Travel studios, while the fourth year studios consist of the mandatory Public Interest Design (PID) and Integrative Design studios.

  The PID studio  ensures that students develop the ability to make design decisions within architectural projects while demonstrating synthesis of user requirements, regulatory requirements, site conditions, and accessible design, and consideration of the measurable environmental impacts of their design decisions.

  The Integrative Design studio ensures that students develop the ability to make design decisions within architectural projects while demonstrating integration of building envelope systems and assemblies, structural systems, environmental control systems, life safety systems, and the measurable outcomes of building performance.

  The centerpiece of the graduate year is a two-semester Thesis Studio that allows students to establish their own objectives and project parameters for their final year of research-based design investigations.

  The program instills in students the role of the design process in shaping the built environment and conveys the methods by which design processes integrate multiple factors, in different settings and scales of development, from buildings to cities.

   

  B.S.Arch Studios:

  ARCH 1100 Architectural Design I (4 credits)

  ARCH 1200 Architectural Design II (4 credits)

  ARCH 1300 Architectural Design III (4 credits)

  ARCH 1400 Architectural Design IV (4 credits)

  ARCH 2100 Architectural Design V: Special Topics Studio (5 credits)

  ARCH 2200 Architectural Design VI: Special Topics Studio (if not on Study Abroad) (5 credits)

  ARCH 3100 Public Interest Design Studio (5 credits)

  ARCH 3300 Study Abroad Studio (Optional, in place of ARCH 2200) (6 credits)

  ARCH 4100 Integrated Design Studio (5 credits)

   

  ARCH 4919 Masters Thesis Preparation (upon admission to the M.Arch program)

   

  M.Arch Studios

  ARCH 5100 Thesis Studio I (5 credits)

  ARCH 5110 Thesis Research Methods I (3 credits)

  ARCH 5200 Thesis Studio II (5 credits)

  ARCH 5210 Thesis Research Methods II (3 credits)

   

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  Visual Communications (12 credits)

  Visual Communications includes courses in multi-media drawing, computer graphics, computer aided design, three-dimensional design, digital fabrication and electives that explore various media. The ability to represent and model architectural ideas is fundamental to the design process.

   

  ARCH 1110 Visual Communication I (3 credits)

  ARCH 1211 Visual Communication II (3 credits)

  ARCH 2110 Visual Communication III (3 credits)

  ARCH 2211 Visual Communication IV (3 credits)

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  Building Technology (23 credits)

  Building Technology provides the technological background necessary to address the increasingly complex architectural themes of the studios. Included in this sequence are math, structures, construction, and environmental technology (heating, ventilating, air conditioning, lighting, electrical systems, and acoustics) courses.

  The program ensures that students understand the established and emerging systems, technologies and assemblies of building construction, and the methods and criteria architects use to assess those technologies against the design, economics, and performance objectives of projects.

   

  ARCH 1840 Structural Principles (1 credit)

  ARCH 1860 Environmental Principles (1 credit)

  ARCH 1880 Construction Principles (1 credit)

  ARCH 2190 Site Analysis and Design (2 credits)

  ARCH 2640 Building Structures I (1 credit)

  ARCH 2660 Building Environment I (1 credit)

  ARCH 2680 Building Construction I (1 credit)

  ARCH 2840 Building Structures II (1 credit)

  ARCH 2860 Building Environment II (1 credit)

  ARCH 2880 Building Construction II (1 credit)

  ARCH 3650 Technical Analysis (1.5 credits)

  ARCH 3660 Building Environment III (1.5 credits)

  ARCH 3680 Building Construction III (1.5 credits)

  ARCH 4690 Integrated Technology (3 credits)

  ARCH 4841 Advanced Topics in Tech A (1.5 credits)

  ARCH 4861 Advanced Topics in Tech B (1.5 credits)

  ARCH 4881 Advanced Topics in Tech C (1.5 credits)

   

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  History and Theory of Architecture (15 credits)

  History and Theory introduces the student to architectural tradition and precedent. It provides an understanding of the social, political, economic, ecological, technological, and philosophical forces that shape architecture. Through this foundation, students recognize their place in the architectural world and build their own work upon an understanding of the work of others.

  The program ensures that students understand the histories and theories of architecture and urbanism, framed by diverse social, cultural, economic, and political forces, nationally and globally.

   

   

  ARCH 2120 Architectural History and Theory I (3 credits)

  ARCH 2220 Architectural History and Theory II (3 credits)

  ARCH 2520 Architectural History and Theory III (3 credits)

  ARCH 4990 Urban Analysis (3 credits)

  PYC 2650 Psychology of Environment (3 credits)

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  Professional Practice (9 credits)

  Professional Practice introduces upper level students to the fundamentals of managing an architectural office, project delivery systems, construction contracts, construction documents, and legal and ethical issues concerning the profession. These courses, in concert with the cooperative education program, prepare students to enter the professional world.

  The program ensures that students understand professional ethics, the regulatory requirements, the fundamental business processes relevant to architecture practice in the United States, and the forces influencing change in these subjects.

  The program also ensures that students understand the fundamental principles of life safety, land use, and current laws and regulations that apply to buildings and sites in the United States, and the evaluative process architects use to comply with those laws and regulations as part of a project.

   

  B.S.Arch courses:

  ARCH 3000 Professional Experience Preparation (1 credit)

  ARCH 3190 Building Code - Zoning Analysis (2 credits)

   

  M.Arch courses:

  ARCH 5590 Architecture and Construction Law (3 credits)

  ARCH 5190 Profession of Architecture (3 credits)

   

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  University Core Curriculum (39 credits)

  The core curriculum provides courses in the sciences and the humanities that are necessary prerequisites for an educated person. The architect, faced continually with broad social issues, must have an awareness of the manifest activities of people to fulfill social and ethical responsibilities as a design professional.

  Knowledge Area A: Communication Skills

  A1: Oral Communication – CST 1010: Fund. Of Speech (3 credits)

  A2: Written Communication - ENL 1310: Academic Writing (3 credits)

  Knowledge Area B: Mathematical & Statistical Knowledge

  B1: Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning - MTH 1400:  Elem. Functions   (3 credits)

  B2: Statistical & and Probabilistic Reasoning (3 credits)

  Knowledge Area C: Scientific Knowledge

  C1: Physical Sciences (3 credits)

  C2: Social Sciences – covered by PYC 2650: Environmental Psyc

  Knowledge Area D: Religious & Philosophical Knowledge

  D1: Philosophical Knowledge - PHL 1000: Intro to Philosophy (3 credits)

  D2: Religious Knowledge (3 credits)

  D3: PHL or RELS Elective (3 credits)

  Knowledge Area E: Essential Humanities

  E1: Historical Experiences  (3 credits)

  E2: Literary Experiences  (3 credits)

  E3: Aesthetic Experiences – covered by ARCH 2220: History/Theory II

  Knowledge Area F: Ethics & Social Responsibility

  F1: Ethics   (3 credits)

  Integrating Theme 1: Reading, Writing, & Research Across the University

  covered with ARCH 2220:  Arch Hist./Theory II

  Integrating Theme 2: Critical Thinking

  covered with ARCH 2520:  Arch Hist/Theory III

  Integrating Theme 3: Cultural Diversity (3 credits)

  Integrating Theme 4: Human Difference

  covered with PYC 2650:  Environ. Psyc.

  Integrating Theme 5: Personal Spiritual Development  (3 credits)

  Integrating Theme 6: Spirituality & Social Justice

  covered with ARCH 1290:  Intro to Arch. II
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  Graduate Electives (12 credits)

  Candidates for the Master of Architecture degree select four graduate level courses from the colleges of the University as electives to complement their thesis design project. The purpose of these electives is to provide the opportunity for developing specialized knowledge in the student's interest area. Electives may also build upon the strengths of the University by establishing strong cross-disciplinary ties with other academic units. Some examples of areas of elective study are: urban history/theory, graphic design, media/fabrication technologies, building technology and tectonics, community development and service learning. In some cases, graduate level courses taken in the Master of Architecture program may in part satisfy requirements leading to a second master's degree in Community Development.

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  Cooperative Education (4 credits, 12 credits for IPaL program)

  The required cooperative education (co-op) sequence is one of the unique aspects of the Detroit Mercy architecture program.

  It gives students direct experience in the real world of architecture through required work experiences in a professional setting of the student's choosing. Co-op students are paid competitive wages according to their skills and experience. They may pursue co-op anywhere in the world in a variety of professional environments related to the fields of architecture, urban design, construction, real-estate, planning, graphic design or design education.

  The co-op experience begins with the course ARCH 3000: Professional Experience Preparation. The program in architecture integrates two required terms of on-the-job educational experience, which typically occur during the Summer Semester of the third year (ARCH 3010: Professional Experience I) and the Summer Semester of the fourth year (ARCH 5020: Professional Experience II). Four additional co-ops are required for participation in the I-PAL Program.  

  A full, two-credit co-op consists of a minimum of 300 hours worked in the course of one semester.  It is possible to split co-ops in to 1/2 co-ops of 1 credit each (minimum of 150 hours worked during the semester), to better accommodate a student's schedule, particularly when participating in the Warsaw Study Abroad program or taking a summer studio.  

  This sequence provides students with the opportunity to alternate their intellectual development in professional offices with academic studies. Co-op is valuable in developing practical skills prior to graduation and in being exposed to the profession of architecture and design and the realities of design practice. Each co-op term, students are required to keep a journal and write a report on their work experience, and submit representative samples of the work they produced. Co-op students may also be required to participate in community service during this time. A series of questions are also given to the students to stimulate reflection on the profession and their position within it. Students are evaluated by both the employer and the cooperative education coordinator.

  Master of Architecture students are required to take the following: ARCH 3000: Professional Experience Preparation (1 cr), ARCH 3010: Professional Experience I (2cr), and ARCH 5020: Professional Experience II (2cr). Only ARCH 3000 and ARCH 3010 are required for those students receiving the non-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree.

  Refer to the I-PAL requirements for additional four co-ops (8 credits) needed in that program.  

  It is not permitted for a student to complete a full co-op in any semester which they are registered for a design studio.

   

  ARCH 3010 Professional Experience I (2 credits)

  ARCH 5020 Professional Experience II (2 credits)

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  First Year, Term I (17 credits)

  First Year, Term I (17 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 1100	Architectural Design I	4	0	12
  ARCH 1110	Visual Communication I	3	0	8
  ARCH 1190	Introduction to Architecture I	1	2	0
  ENL 1310	Academic Writing (KAA2)	3	3	0
  MTH 1400	Elementary Functions (KAB1)	3	3	0
  	Physical Science (KAC1)	3	3	0

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  First Year, Term II (17 credits)

  First Year, Term II (17 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 1200	Architectural Design II	4	0	12
  ARCH 1211	Visual Communication II	3	0	8
  ARCH 1290	Introduction to Architecture II (IT6)	1	2	0
  ARCH 1840	Structural Principles	1	1	0
  ARCH 1860	Environmental Principles	1	1	0
  ARCH 1880	Construction Principles	1	1	0
  CST 1010	Fundamentals of Speech (KAA1)	3	3	0
  PHL 1000	Introduction to Philosophy (KAD1)	3	3	0

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  Second Year, Term I (18 credits)

  Second Year, Term I (18 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 1300	Architectural Design III	4	0	12
  ARCH 2110	Visual Communication III	3	0	6
  ARCH 2120	Architectural History and Theory I	3	3	0
  ARCH 2190	Site Analysis and Design	2	2	0
  ARCH 2640	Building Structures I	1	1	0
  ARCH 2660	Building Environment I	1	1	0
  ARCH 2680	Building Construction I	1	1	0
  RELS	Religious Knowledge (KAD2)	3	3	0

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  Second Year, Term II (16 credits)

  Second Year, Term II (16 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 1400	Architectural Design IV	4	0	12
  ARCH 2211	Visual Communication IV	3	0	6
  ARCH 2220	Architectural History and Theory II (KAE3/IT1)	3	3	0
  ARCH 2840	Building Structures II	1	1	0
  ARCH 2860	Building Environment II	1	1	0
  ARCH 2880	Building Construction II	1	1	0
  	Statistical Reasoning (KAB2)	3	3	0

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  Third Year, Term I (18 credits)

  Third Year, Term I (16.5 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 2100	Special Topics Studio	5	0	14
  ARCH 2520	Architecture History and Theory III (IT2)	3	3	0
  ARCH 3000	Professional Experience Preparation	1	1	0
  ARCH 3650	Technical Analysis	1.5	1.5	0
  ARCH 3660	Building Environment III	1.5	1.5	0
  ARCH 3680	Building Construction III	1.5	1.5	0
  	Ethics and Social Responsibility (KAF1)	3	3	0

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  Third Year, Term II (14 credits)

  Third Year, Term II (14 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 2200	Architectural Design VI	5	0	14
  ARCH 4990	Urban Analysis	3	3	0
  	Cultural Diversity (IT3)	3	3	0
  	Historical Experience (KAE1)	3	3	0

  Students participating in one of the the two Study Abroad programs in their third year will receive a modified curriculum plan from their advisor, in consultation with the director of International Studies.

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  Third Year, Term III (2 credits)

  Third Year, Term III (2 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 3010	Professional Experience I	2	0	0

   

  Students participating in one of the the two Study Abroad programs in their third year will receive a modified curriculum plan from their advisor, in consultation with the director of International Studies.

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  Fourth Year, Term I (17 credits) [Apply to the Master's Program]

  Fourth Year, Term I (17 credits) [Apply to the Master's Program]

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 4100	Integrated Design Studio	5	0	14
  ARCH 4690	Integrated Technology	3	3	0
  PYC 2650	Psychology of Environment (KAC2/IT4)	3	3	0
  	Literary Experience (KAE2)	3	3	0
  	Personal Spiritual Development (IT5)	3	3	0

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  Fourth Year, Term II (14 credits)

  Fourth Year, Term II (14.5 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 3100	Public Interest Design Studio	5	0	14
  ARCH 3190	Building Code - Zoning Analysis	2	2	0
  ARCH 4841	Advanced Topics in Tech A	1.5	1.5	0
  ARCH 4861	Advanced Topics in Tech B	1.5	1.5	0
  ARCH 4881	Advanced Topics in Tech C	1.5	1.5	0
  ARCH 4919	Masters Thesis Preparation  (upon admission to the M.Arch program)	1	1	0
  	Philosophy/Religious Studies Elective (KAD3)	3	3	0

  Receive Bachelor of Science in Architecture and acceptance into the M.Arch program:

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  Fourth Year, Term III ( 2 credits)

  Fourth Year, Term III ( 2 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 5020	Professional Experience II	2	0	0

  Required for the Master of Architecture degree only.

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  Fifth Year, Term I (17 credits)

  Fifth Year, Term I (17 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 5100	Thesis Studio I	5	0	14
  ARCH 5110	Thesis Research Methods I	3	3	0
  ARCH 5590	Architecture and Construction Law	3	3	0
  	Graduate Elective	3	3	0
  	Graduate Elective	3	3	0

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  Fifth Year, Term II (17 credits)

  Fifth Year, Term II (17 credits)

  Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Recitation	Studio
  ARCH 5200	Thesis Studio II	5	0	14
  ARCH 5210	Thesis Research Methods II	3	3	0
  ARCH 5190	Profession of Architecture	3	3	0
  	Graduate Elective	3	3	0
  	Graduate Elective	3	3	0

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  Graduate Architectural Electives

  Each term, a limited number of architectural electives are offered to students in several of the following areas: visual communications, sustainable building technologies, landscape design, historic preservation, graphic design, history and theory, digital fabrication or urbanism as options for satisfying their elective requirements. These courses permit students to examine architectural topics of special interest in greater depth.

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  Academic Advising

  All incoming freshmen are typically advised by either the Dean or Associate Dean for their first year. Students are then assigned a specific faculty member who will remain their advisor until they are admitted in to the M.Arch program or graduate with their B.S.Arch without matriculating to the M.Arch. All transfer students and Post-degree undergraduate students on the 2+year or 3+year M.Arch track are advised by the associate dean until the Winter Term of their final year in the undergraduate program. All VABE students are advised by the SACD Director of the VABE program. Upon admission to the M.Arch program, through the completion of their graduate degree, all students who have been accepted in the Master of Architecture program are advised by the program director.
  
  The student and advisor each have access to the student's academic file, which outlines the curriculum and all background information regarding the student. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that his or her record is up to date, that all agreements are noted, and signed by both parties involved, and that there is conformance with the requirements of the School and University. Each student should see his or her advisor minimally for registration and at mid-term. The advisor is also available at other times during the term at the request of the student. Students cannot register for the subsequent term until they have had an official academic advising session. Additionally, students should meet with the associate dean at the beginning of the first term of their fourth-year and upon their acceptance into the Master of Architecture program (or one year prior to their anticipated date of graduation with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree) to review a degree audit to verify that all degree requirements will be met. It is the student's responsibility to initiate a meeting with the associate dean for a graduation audit.

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  Laboratory Facilities

  A number of fabrication shops at both the SACD and College of Engineering and Science, equipped with a laser cutter, 3D printers, CNC milling machines, chop saw, drill press, wire foam cutter, table saw, band saws, miter saws, belt and disc sanders, metal bending and cutting equipment, welding facilities and a variety of power and hand tools are accessible to students for use in conjunction with their design and visual communication studio classes.

  Located in the Warren Loranger Architecture Building, the Ronald F. Titus Digital Studio is a fully equipped architecture computer graphics laboratory that introduces students to this important form of electronic technology. Software includes AutoCAD, Animator Pro, 3D Studio, Rhino, Revit, and Adobe Creative Suite, as well as a variety of other programs that are used to support architectural as well as other academic courses. Students can access spreadsheet, database and word processing software, in addition to their University email accounts and the Internet, by linking into the University network. This laboratory is near the design studios to facilitate the use of computers as a design tool.

  The computer labs are accompanied by a plotting/printing lab where students can plot and print up to a limited amount free of charge.

   

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  Detroit Collaborative Design Center

  Modeled after a teaching hospital, the Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC) is a multi- disciplinary, nonprofit design center located in the SACD. For approximately 30 years, DCDC has existed to bring high-quality and community-engaged design to all neighborhoods in Detroit. DCDC accomplishes this by engaging, educating and promoting equity in design processes and outcomes. Students work alongside leading built environment professionals similar to how students work alongside doctors in a teaching hospital.

  An essential human need is supportive and attractive physical surroundings. With this view that "good design" is an essential force in establishing human relations and cultural stability, the DCDC fosters university and community collaborations and partnerships that create inspired and sustainable neighborhoods and spaces for all people. The Center is dedicated to urban and community revitalization through an educational and participatory design process. The sustainability of any neighborhood lies in the hands of its residents. Thus, the Design Center provides not only design services, but it also empowers residents to facilitate their own process of urban regeneration.

  The national and international award winning DCDC provides architecture and urban design assistance exclusively to non-profit community organizations. It is the primary applied research arm of the SACD in revitalization. It has a full-time staff of licensed architects, intern architects, and urban designers.

  The Center provides experiences to the students in three ways: in a classroom environment, through the Public Interest Design Studio; cooperative education experience; and as an outlet for volunteer activities.

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  International Study Programs

  Warsaw, Poland Exchange Program

  Since 1980, the School of Architecture & Community Development has conducted an exchange program with the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland. Ten to 12 students and one professor from each institution are exchanged for a full academic term. Detroit Mercy students are taught by WUT faculty in English.

   

  Volterra, Italy Study Abroad Program

  Since 1984, the School of Architecture & Community Development has conducted a study abroad program in Italy during the Summer Semester (Term III). The program is based in the Tuscan hill town of Volterra and is limited to 15 third- and fourth-year students. It is taught by Detroit Mercy faculty in addition to faculty on site. Students take a full schedule of courses and are in residence in Volterra, Italy for approximately 13 weeks.

   

  Monterrey TEC, Mexico Summer Studio Program

  Along with our partners at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC) School of Architecture, we offer a 5 week upper-level architectural design studio in June-July (Summer term II).  This Studio takes place at TEC's Querétaro campus in the mountains north of Mexico City.  This is a multi-level studio and may be taken by any student who has completed ARCH 1400: Architectural Design IV, and the technical courses in advance of his or her design level. This program is of particular interest to transfer students who are required to complete at least one Summer studio for their B.S.Arch degree.

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  Lecture Series

  There is a sponsored lecture series that brings leading-edge architects and designers to the campus. These lectures are open to and attended by students, professionals, and the general public.

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  Dichotomy Student Journal

  Dichotomy, a student published journal of the SACD, strives to be the critical link to the discourse on design, architecture, urbanism, and community development. Like the institution, Dichotomy focuses on social justice and critical thought concerning intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and social development issues occurring in and outside of Detroit. The aim of Dichotomy is to disseminate these relevant investigations conducted by students, faculty, and professionals.

  Since 1978, Dichotomy has been a repository of academic discourse from students and professors as well as luminaries in the fields of architecture and design.  Each issue focuses on a simple yet provocative theme around which articles and featured projects are curated.

  Architectural students periodically publish this award winning journal in consultation with a faculty advisor. It is funded by subscriptions and a special fee charged to architecture students each term that they are enrolled.

Special Policies for the School of Architecture

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  Studio Placement for Transfer Students

  For transfer students from other architecture programs, a review of the student's transcript and portfolio of work by the dean or associate dean will be used to determine placement in ARCH 1100, ARCH 1200, ARCH 1300, ARCH 1400, ARCH 2100, or ARCH 2200. In most cases, at least ARCH 3100 Public Interest Design Studio with its co-requisite ARCH 3190 Building Code / Zoning Analysis and ARCH 4100 Technical Integration Studio with its co-requisite ARCH 4690 Integrated Technology are required to be taken at Detroit Mercy.

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  Retention of Student Work

  The School reserves the right to retain and eventually dispose of any student work done in conjunction with class assignments for purposes of exhibition and accreditation needs. Students should document their work prior to its submission to the instructor. Additionally, the submission of a written thesis document is a requirement of the Master of Architecture degree. Thesis documents are submitted to the program in both hard copy and electronic format, and to the University in electronic format. As with other student work, the School and the University reserve the right to retain this work. In addition, 黑料在线 reserves the right to make curriculum required theses/projects electronically available to the worldwide community.

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  Grading System

  The School of Architecture & Community Development enforces standards of academic performance consistent with those of the University that may result in a student being placed on academic warning, academic probation or a student being dismissed from the program. The School of Architecture & Community Development reserves the right to require a student to withdraw from the program even when the student has an overall grade point average of 2.00 or better if, in their judgment, the student does not possess the requisite skills and attitudes to succeed in the architectural profession.

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  Academic Standing and Grade Appeals

  Grade Appeals

  01—What constitutes the basis of a Petition for a Grade Appeal

  Students may appeal academic assessments based on one of the two criteria:
  1. Mathematical Error: The student believes there was an error in the grade assessment due to the mathematical computation
  2. Substantially Unequal Treatment: The student believes that their work was assessed unfairly or unequally when compared to other work produced by other students in the course.
  
  02—Petition for a Grade Appeal Process
  
  The student submitting a petition for a Grade Appeal shall follow three steps:
  Step 1: The student confers with the instructor involved.
  After the consultation with the professor, if the student still believes there is an error based on mathematical computation or substantially unequal treatment, the student shall follow Step 2:

  Step 2: The student may request to present their position to the Faculty Committee for Grade Appeals composed of three faculty members designated by the Faculty Council. The procedure for Step 2 are:
  
  1. Student requests a Petition for Grade Appeal Form from the Deans’ Office. The request needs to be made during the semester immediately following the course grade in question.
  
  2. The committee, or a designated member, shall examine the petition after receiving it.  If, upon review, the allegations presented in the petition are insufficient in illustrating that the grade assessment fall within the criteria outline in Section 01 of this policy, the committee shall dismiss the petition. The student will have two weeks to amend the petition and resubmit.
  
  3. If the petition or the amended petition is determined to be sufficient, the Faculty Committee for Grade Appeals will schedule a meeting with the student. The committee will meet minimally two times each semester to review petitions. One of the two dates will be selected for the student to present his/her petition.
  
  4. The Faculty Committee will meet with the faculty member whose grade is being appealed.

  5. The student will present to the Faculty Committee for Grade Appeals. The student will need to provide reasoning and evidence for how the grading assessment meets the criteria outline in Section 01 of this policy. This will include presenting their coursework for the entire semester and their reasoning and evidence for the grade change using the faculty’s grading criteria found in their syllabus. It must be emphasized that the burden of proof is on the student. In other words, through clear and visible evidence, the student must illustrate that the grade assessment was either mathematically in error or it was a result of substantially unequal treatment.
  
  6. After the student’s presentation, the Faculty Committee will meet in private to compose a statement covering the committee’s findings, which will include one of three recommendations to the faculty member: 1. Make no change in the grade assessment. 2. Raise the student’s grade. 3. Lower the grade. The findings statement will include the rationale for their decision.
  
  7. The faculty member will decide whether or not to implement the Faculty Committee’s recommendation.
  
  After the Faculty Committee’s review of the petition, if the student still believes there is an error based on mathematical computation or substantially unequal treatment, the student shall follow Step 3:
  
  Step 3: One last and final appeal to the dean of the School of Architecture & Community Development can be made. The dean will meet with the faculty member whose grade is in question. The dean will also review the student’s Petition for Grade Appeal Form and the findings statement from the Faculty Committee for Grade Appeals. Finally, the dean will meet with the student, who will present the same material listed in Item 5 of Step 2 above. The dean will make a recommendation to the faculty member.
  
  It must be emphasized that the faculty member has full jurisdiction in terms of grading. The Faculty Committee and the dean are acting strictly in an advisory capacity and can only recommend to the instructor that the grade in question be raised or lowered based on the evidence presented.

   

  Academic Standing and Dismissal Appeals

  A student's Academic Standing may be changed to Academic Warning or Academic Probation, or a student may subject to Academic Dismissal from the SACD by the University, due to continued poor academic performance.

  The student may appeal to have the Academic Standing reversed or for readmission in to the SACD, if they feel there are mitigating circumstances that caused the poor performance.

  This appeal must be in writing to the Dean or the Associate Dean either with supporting documentation and/or explicitly stating the reason for consideration of readmission or reversing the Academic Warning or Probation.

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  Summer Design

  Each year during Summer Term I, an undergraduate Special Topics design studio is offered on campus for those students who are out of phase with the standard five-year curriculum.

  In addition to the on-campus studio, we offer a 5 week upper-level architectural design studio in June-July (Summer term II), along with our partners at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC) School of Architecture. This Studio takes place at TEC's Querétaro campus in the mountains north of Mexico City. This program is of particular interest to transfer students who are required to complete at least one Summer studio for their B.S.Arch degree.

  Both studios are multi-level studio and may be taken by any student who has completed ARCH 1400: Architectural Design IV, and the technical courses in advance of their design level. 

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  Laptop Computer Requirement

  The School of Architecture & Community Development requires that all new students entering the Architecture program own a laptop of minimum required specifications and specific software by the Winter semester of their first year. The minimum specifications and software requirements may be found on the University website. 

  If the student already owns a computer, it must meet the aforementioned standards.  If the student needs to purchase a new computer, please contact the Dean's Office for information on our SACD Notebook Purchase Program.  The notebook purchase program provides a standardized computer for use across the years of study at Detroit Mercy, and includes annual licenses and installation of curriculum-specific applications.  Purchasing a computer through this program is recommended, but not obligatory.