College of Architecture

General Statement
 The College of Architecture provides educa-
 tion, research, and service for the built and nat-
 ural environments of Florida, the nation, and
 the world. Established as a school in 1925, the
 college has grown to be one of the largest
 design, planning, and construction institutions
 in the country. A unique aspect of the college is
 the scope of its professional disciplines which,
 at the undergraduate level, include Architec-
 ture, Building Construction, Interior Design,
 Landscape Architecture, and Regional Planning.
 Graduate programs are available, through the
 Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
 the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Con-
 struction, the Department of Architecture, and
 the Department of Landscape Architecture. The
 college also offers a Ph.D. program.
 The College's teaching, research, and com-
munity service philosophy emphasizes the
interdependence of these professional disci-
plines. A number of required and elective cours-
es are open, on a space-available basis, to all
majors (e.g. ARC 1211, 1701; BCN 1210,
4012, 4237, 4464, 4471; IND 2100, 2130; LAA
1920, 2710, 4935; URP 4000). In addition, the
first 11/2 years of design course work are com-
mon to all three undergraduate design disci-
plines (architecture, landscape architecture, and
interior design). Research and service projects
conducted through the research centers and
institutes (described below) often entail multi-
disciplinary, cross-campus student input and
effort.
 The Architecture and Fine Arts Library and
the Visual Resources Center are the largest col-
lections of their kind in the Southeast. Together
they provide books, government documents,
American and foreign periodicals, subject files,
microtext, slides, photographs, reproductions,
and other materials for undergraduate and
graduate studies. The AFA Library also main-
tains its own Rare Book Collection for scholarly
research. Services include a professional refer-
ence service ready to assist in guidance and
searches for information. Students may use
additional resources in the University Libraries
system.
 Students considering application to the Col-
lege of Architecture should anticipate, as part of
their budget planning, expenditures for travel,
equipment, and tools essential to their educa-
tion as design, planning, or construction profes-
sionals. For further information in this regard,
students should contact the appropriate depart-
ment/school.
 The Departments of Architecture and Land-
scape Architecture and the M.E. Rinker, Sr.
School of Building Construction have each cele-
brated over fifty years of service to the citizens
of Florida.

Student Aid
 Students interested in part-time employ-
ment, assistantships, fellowships, loans, prizes,
and awards are referred to both individual


departments and information provided by the
university's Office of Student Financial Affairs,
in Criser Hall.

Research Centers
 The college contributes to community, state,
 regional, and national efforts to conserve and
 improve the quality of the natural and built
 environments through research projects direct-
 ed by the Florida Architecture and Building
 Research Center (FABRIC), the Research and
 Education Center for Architectural Presevation
 (RECAP), and the Center for Tropical and Sub-
 tropical Architecture, Planning and Construc-
 tion (TROPARC), the Geofacilities Planning
 and Information Center (GEOPLAN), the Cen-
 ter for Architectural Technology Research
 (ARCHTECH), the Center for Community
 Redevelopment (CCR), Center for Construction
 and Environment, Center for Fire Testing and
 Research, Center.for Construction Safety and
 Loss Control, and the Center for Affordable
 Housing. The college has established research
 and training programs of national and interna-
 tional prominence such as the Preservation
 Institute: Nantucket, the Vicenza Institute of
 Architecture in Italy and the Preservation Insti-
 tute: Caribbean. The latter program is part of
 the College of Architecture's drive to develop
 new links with institutions in the Caribbean
 Basin and Latin America.

 Student Organizations
 Student government and student organiza-
tions take an active part in the educational pro-
gram of the College. Membership in the
professional organizations of each discipline is
available to students. Student chapters of the
American Institute of Architecture Students and
the American Society of Interior Designers, Insti-
tute of Business Designers, the UF chapter of the
American Society of Landscape Architects, the
Student Planning Association, the UF chapter of
the Student Constructors and Cost Engineers,
the Student Chapter of the Associated Builders
and Contractors, the Student Contractors and
Builders Association, and Alpha Rho Chi are all
represented. Honorary societies of Tau Sigma
Delta, Sigma Lambda Alpha, Sigma Lambda
Chi, and the Gargoyle Society are also represent-
ed in addition to the National Organization of
Minority Architects and the National Associa-
tion of Minority Contractors. The college recog-
nizes the importance of student involvement
and encourages and assists participation with
professional groups and societies.

Requirements For Admission
 The University of Florida and the College of
Architecture encourage applications from quali-
fied students of all cultural, racial, religious, and
ethnic groups. Listed herein are the specific
requirements for admission to this College. It
should be understood that only minimum
requirements are given and that admission to
the college is a selective process. Because it can-
not automatically guarantee admission to all
applicants who satisfy minimum requirements,


the college has established a selective proce
for the admission of students. Priority in admi
sion shall be given to those applicants who,
the judgment of the appropriate departme
tal/school's admissions committee, have tl
greatest apparent potential for successful cor
pletion of the program.
 To be eligible for consideration for admi
 sion to the college, the student must hal
 reached junior status and taken the Collel
 Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST; see tl
 Index). Additionally all students must ha,
 completed two sequential courses of forei
 language in secondary school or the equivale
 of 8-10 semester hours at the postseconda:
 level. Students admitted to the university at le
 than junior status are assigned to the College
 Liberal Arts and Sciences, lower division, n
 the College of Architecture, and such student
 cannot be guaranteed space in the preprofe
 sional architecture courses nor eventual admi
 sion to the College. Students admitted as junio
 to colleges other than the College of Archite
 ture have no priority for preprofessional or pr
 fessional courses and may be considered f(
 enrollment on a space-available basis, after pi
 ority College of Architecture students have be(
 served.
 Admission of students having junior static
falls into two categories: 1) those having con
pleted all lower division requirements and pr
pared to study at the third year profession
course work level and 2) those needing to con
plete freshman/sophomore preprofession;
courses. Generally, transfer students from un
versities or community colleges which do ni
offer approved preprofessional programs fin
themselves in the latter category. These student
may require up to four semesters at the Unive
sity of Florida to complete this work due to tl
sequential nature of the courses.
 An admissions review process is employee
for all applicants who have completed the pr
professional requirements. Criteria used i
review by each of the departments/school ma
include any or all of the following:

 Quality of work completed, over
 G.P.A.
 Achievements in preprofessional course(
 or courses related to the student's ch(
 sen plan of study.
 Pattern of courses completed.
 Portfolio review or pin-up.

 Benchmark standards for the admission int
the upper division of each department/schoc
within the college have been established. Tl
standards relate to progress made at the end (
30, 45 and 60 credit hours. These standards n<
only include G.P.A. requirements, but achieve(
ment attained in specific course work as relate
to the students chosen path of study. Thes
standards are available through SASS and th
department/school's academic adviser.

 1.Curriculum in Architecture: Through a
 admissions committee, the Department (
 Architecture annually selects students t
 enter third year professional studies. A