Practice Requirements
Depending on where you are in the completion of your program at the BAC, you have different Practice requirements. If you have any questions about requirements or Practice hours in general, please contact the Practice Department at 617.585.0145.
Sequence of Practice Requirements
If you are enrolled in the BAC's undergraduate and graduate programs in architecture, interior architecture, and landscape architecture, you'll satisfy requirements for professional growth and development through the acquisition of Practice hours and periodic, one-on-one Practice assessments with licensed design professionals.
The following matrix categorizes the Sequence of Practice Requirements1 per program.
|
New Student |
Beginner |
Engaged |
Advanced |
|
|
Timeline |
Admissions New Student Orientation |
End of Foundation Segment 1 Portfolio Review |
Segment 2 Portfolio Review |
Graduation |
|
Skill Level2 |
n/a |
1-2 All Programs |
6 B.Arch/M.Arch 4 BIA/MIA 5 BLA/MLA |
8 B.Arch/M.Arch 6 BIA/MIA 6 BLA/MLA |
|
Practice Hours3 |
n/a |
n/a |
2200 B.Arch/M.Arch 450 BIA/MIA 600 BLA/MLA |
3000 B.Arch/M.Arch 900 BIA/MIA 900 BLA/MLA |
|
Experience |
None or limited (may have prior practice experience) |
Initial |
Some |
Extensive |
|
Personal Development |
Self-focused |
Self-aware |
Connected to others |
Big picture |
|
Reflection |
None or limited |
General insights |
Connected |
Rich and integrated |
|
Connection to Community |
Individual benefit |
Recognizes community assets and needs |
Connected locally with community |
Facilitates community linkages |
|
Transdisciplinary Approach |
Personal focus |
Willingness to make personal decisions that reflect awareness of others |
Respectful and appreciative of others |
Seeks out and adapts to others |
|
Professional and/or Civic Engagement |
Unaware |
Participates in activities |
Organizes and manages tasks |
Initiates action on design projects and/or social justice issues |
|
Capacity to Work in Firm Design Teams and/or with Diverse Communities |
Unknown |
Limited and directed |
Responds to requests that develop context-appropriate action |
Imaginative, self-directed leadership |
1 Adapted from Gelmon, S.B. Agre-Kippenhan, S., Cress, C.M. (2013). Beyond a grade. Are we making a Difference?: The benefits and challenges of evaluating learning and serving. In C.M. Cress, P.J. Collier, V.L. Reitenauer, Associates (Eds.), Learning through serving: a student guidebook for service-learning and civic engagement across the disciplines and cultural communities (p. 168-169). Sterling, Virginia: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
2 Prior to Fall 2016, skill levels were referenced as: New Student = Skill Level 0; Beginner = Skill Level 1-2; Engaged = Skill Level 3-6; Advanced = Skill Level 7-8.
3 B.Arch and M.Arch students with prior industry experience may petition for the transfer of up to 1,500 prior Practice hours.
Contact the Practice Department