Administrative Policy

Master of Architecture

Approved Dec. 5, 2000
Revised Feb. 2006

Admission

  1. The Masters of Architecture (M.Arch) degree is part of a comprehensive 5 ½-year program. The M.Arch degree program does not accept students from other institutions directly into the degree program.
  2. Application to the program is normally made between the 7th and 8th semesters of the BS/AS pre-professional degree program. Students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Science (BA/AS pre-professional track) may apply to the M.Arch program at any time after their 7th semester. If they choose to graduate with the BS/AS pre-professional and leave the university, they may apply to the program at a future date. The 10-year rule regarding course credit toward graduation will apply for all course work.
  3. Students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) program must apply for the M.Arch program between their 7th and 8th semesters. If a B. Arch student does not apply at that time, the M.Arch option is closed to them. They may not reapply at a future date.
  4. Admission to the program is based upon a minimum university GPA of 2.10 and a GPA of 2.20 in all design studio courses, including AP111, AP114 and AP118. In addition to the GPA requirements, applicants must submit a portfolio of their studio work for review and approval by an architecture faculty committee. Students are provisionally accepted until they meet the graduation requirements for the BS/AS pre-professional degree.
  5. M.Arch students who are accepted from the B.Arch degree path may elect to change their degree path back to B.Arch. The choice to return to the B.Arch degree path is not reversible. Students who return to the B.Arch degree path from the M.Arch program may not re-apply to the M.Arch program at a future date.

Award of credit

  1. Graduate level courses in Architecture carry the 500 level designation.
  2. The Program will not accept graduate courses for transfer credit.
  3. Graduate level classes with grades below a C will not count toward M.Arch graduation credits.
  4. A M.Arch student may not receive more than one grade of "C" in a graduate studio design course. Any M.Arch student who receives the grade of "C" for two sequential graduate studio design courses must repeat the second studio course with the grade of "B" or better.
  5. Graduated courses completed at Norwich University before admission into the M.Arch program will be accepted for graduate program credit provided:
    1. The course credits are not required to complete an undergraduate degree; and
    2. The course was taken no earlier than the 2nd semester of the 3rd year of undergraduate study.

Normal credit load

  1. For the purposes of the program, the summer Internship will be counted as a semester.
  2. The normal credit load is the courses and number of credits for each semester as outlined in the Catalog.

Full-time enrollment is 12 or more credits

Extra courses

  1. Course loads above the normal credit load require the approval of the Divisional Faculty. A petition is required on which is stated the request, justification and the course(s) to be dropped in the event the petition is disapproved. The petition is filed with the Division Head in advance of registration.
  2. Course charges. Extra course charges will be applied at the part-time per credit rate for credits over the normal course load.

Academic standing

  1. Good Standing. A student in Good Standing is allowed to enroll without qualification. To maintain good standing, the candidate must have a minimum cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0. The minimum grade point average required for good standing is based on the sum of graduate degree credits attempted at Norwich, whether passed or failed. Repeat course grades are replaced.

  2. Placement on Academic Probation

    1. Students who fail to earn the cumulative grade point average required for good standing at the end of a semester are eligible to enroll for the following semester on academic probation. Being placed on probation warns the student that academic progress is in jeopardy and restricts the student's extracurricular activities.
    2. A student on academic probation is eligible to participate in academic field trips when required for course completion.
    3. A student on academic probation may not participate in extracurricular activities or hold rank in the Corps of Cadets above the rank of private.

Dismissal for academic deficiency

Students who fail to achieve a GPA of 3.0 at the conclusion of two probationary semesters will be dismissed.