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3.6. HUMAN RESOURCES
STUDENTS
Students are generally required to take one studio course per semester.
The studio courses represent the central component of their educational
pursuits, though in terms of hours, additional coursework requirements
exceed those of the studio courses. As noted below, most full-time
faculty teach both studio and a required course area; hence, studio
faculty acknowledge the need for students to attend to their other course
work. Given the faculty’s range of expertise, much of the associated
coursework in history, theory, structures, technology, professional
concerns, and other areas are integrated into the studio problems,
thereby becoming major components of the studio experience.
In general, the studio faculty/student ratios are 12:1. Seminars vary
somewhat, though the numbers usually average 11:1. As would be
expected, lecture classes are more heavily subscribed, though there is
support in grading and, in some cases, lectures—thesis programming is
an instance of this—have auxiliary seminar.
Studio courses meet from 1.00-5.00 pm (or in some cases, 6.00 pm)
three times a week. During this period of time, students either work on a
project, do research, or are engaged in seminar/jury. While it is the
decision of an individual faculty member whether to conduct desk
critiques or pin-ups in his or her studio sections during weekly meetings,
general jury sessions occur with regularity and students are kept
apprised of their progress accordingly. Students are also encouraged to
meet with faculty during designated office hours (faculty are required to
keep regular office hours) and are counted upon to obtain additional help
from faculty and/or professionals outside of scheduled class hours if
necessary. For the most part, the review of student work is shared by all
faculty—full and part-time—and students are given ample feedback over
the course of each semester.
Program Selectivity
Students in the undergraduate programs of the School of Architecture
are not admitted into the School of Architecture separately, but are
admitted to the Tulane University. In terms of program selectivity, Tulane
University is in the selective tier, though recent numbers have placed the
University at the threshold of being recognized as ‘highly selective’. The
primary competition for students is between Duke, Vanderbilt, Rice,
Emory, Washington University-St. Louis, Cornell, Catholic University of
America, and Notre Dame. In general students are expected to have
graduated in the top 10% of their class. The average combined SAT
score, based on the 'old system,' is 1287.
While 337 students with an interest in architecture applied to Tulane
University, 251 were accepted. The final enrollment of the First-year
class is 81. The School of Architecture’s numbers have improved