ARIA Admission Policy | revised 11.21.02
The ARIA admission process occurs 2 times a year, in a staggered application process. The staggering allows for the ARIA Admissions Board to accept clear candidates in the first round out of second year. Then in the next round, after fall of their third year, we provide an opportunity for students to reapply or to apply if they have shown improvement and/or newfound interest in ARIA. This policy allows for a summer ARIA thesis class of no more than 20 students.

Spring semester applications [2nd year students]
The Interior Architecture faculty will select 10 second year students at the end of Spring semester. These students will initially participate in the ARIA-designated Third Year Fall Semester Studio. Selection of students is based primarily on the ARIA faculty-comprised Admissions Board's assessment of submitted design work. The assessment will be based on the students' statements of intent and three projects that demonstrate a high quality of design ability. A high quality of design ability is considered to be an indication of an applicant's capability to take on the extra degree requirements of the ARIA degree. Additionally, it is required that accepted students have completed their studio coursework and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA for conditional acceptance into the ARIA dual degree program.

The students must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in their studio coursework during the third and fourth year to proceed into the ARIA summer thesis semester.

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