CAL-POLY POMONA
Transfer Applicants
For fall 2007 admissions, the University is only accepting upper division transfers. This also applies to Change of Major applicants. Upper division transfers must complete 60 semester (90 quarter) units of transferable coursework, including 30 semester (45 quarter) units of courses equivalent to general education requirements, with a grade of "C" or better by the end of the spring quarter to be considered for admission for the fall quarter and by fall 2007 for the summer 2008 quarter. The 30 semester (45 quarter) units must include all of the lower division General Education requirements in the categories of the "Golden Four" Oral Communication, English Composition, Critical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning. These courses shall all have been completed by the end of the fall quarter in which the student applies to the program (e.g., by the end of fall 2007 for entrance in fall 2008). For applicants seeking admission for the following fall quarter, Spring 2008 enrollment in any of these courses will not be counted as meeting this requirement.
Transfer applicants will be ranked by college grade point average of transferable courses. These same policies applying to on campus applicants who are requesting a change of major. Change of major applicants who are recommended for acceptance must remain in good standing (2.0 G.P.A.) at Cal Poly.
In addition, the transcripts of transfer and change of major applicants are reviewed to determine whether each applicant (who is ranked high enough to be considered for admission) is eligible for advanced placement in the program. To be eligible the student must have completed a minimum of 8 quarter (or 6 semester) units of ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COURSES. Students who are accepted into the program and who, based upon transcript review, are eligible for advanced placement are then asked to submit an 8 1/2" by 11" portfolio of their work so that the Department can determine in which year of study each student should be placed. Experience has shown that some students reviewed for advanced standing are placed in the second year of architectural design. A sizable number are also placed either in the first year or are required to attend summer school before beginning the second year design studio in the fall. A very small number are placed in third year design studio and are required to attend summer school before beginning the third year design studio in the fall.
To be placed in second year, the student must have completed the following prerequisites: English 104 and 105 and Math 106.
To be placed in third year, the student must have extensive architectural design and related coursework and have completed the following prerequisites: Physics 121, 121L, Math 106, English 104, 105 and Architecture 341 (Building Construction) and, Architecture 361, 362, 363 (Architectural History). Only a small number of exceptional students are given third year placement.
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