Master of Architecture

RainingAgain
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 07:09:43 +0000

attended SCAD from 2001 to 2004 studying architecture in the Master of Architecture program…

Pass rates for SCAD students are not that great ranging from 49 percent to 76 percent in the different divisions in 2012. Pass rates for Penn State University ranges from 71 percent to 89 percent in 2012. Penn State is a semester system college.




To be clear, you graduated in 2004 – almost ten years ago. I know SCAD presently uses Revit Architecture. SCAD is even featured on the Autodesk web site. I did not look into Sketchit.


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I began taking the Architecture Registration Exams in 2011. I have taken 4 exams so far and passed them all with 1 try. The Ncarb website posts pass rates for the exam divisions from different states and architecture colleges in those states. Pass rates for SCAD students are not that great ranging from 49 percent to 76 percent in the different divisions in 2012. Pass rates for Penn State University ranges from 71 percent to 89 percent in 2012. Penn State is a semester system college.




The NCARB data to which you referred may be very helpful for students to choose an architectural program. Here is a link to the data:


[NCARB - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards](http://www.ncarb.org/ARE/ARE-Pass-Rates/Pass-Rates-by-School.aspx)

Here are the latest pass rate (2012) SCAD scores for each test:

Programming, Planning & Practice: 49%
Site Planning & Design: 76%
Building Design & Construction Systems: 61%
Schematic Design: 71%
Structural Systems: 73%
Building Systems: 58%
Construction Documents & Services: 63%

To be fair to SCAD, here are RISD’s 2012 scores:

Programming, Planning & Practice: 56%
Site Planning & Design: 71%
Building Design & Construction Systems: 64%
Schematic Design: 55%
Structural Systems: 65%
Building Systems: 71%
Construction Documents & Services: 62%

If these numbers are important, than obviously SCAD – or RISD – are not exemplary institutions for Architectural Design. Based on these scores both would appear to be grouped with many other mediocre schools.