The California Polytechnic State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (or CAED) is one of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's six colleges. Cal Poly's CAED program has nearly 1,900 students and is one of the largest programs in the United States. The college offers

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s in five departments, as well as two

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programs.

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In the 2014 edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" published by the leading architecture and design journal ''DesignIntelligence'', Cal Poly was rated the No. 1 undergraduate architecture program in the nation. The landscape architecture program is ranked No. 1 in the Western region and No. 4 in the nation.

Departments

Architectural Engineering

Department Head Allan Estes.
The

Architectural Engineering Architectural engineers apply and theoretical knowledge to the engineering design of buildings and building systems. The goal is to engineer high performance buildings that are sustainable, economically viable and ensure the safety health. Archi ...

department is accredited by the

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to offer

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(BS) degrees.

Architecture

Department Head Margot McDonald.
The

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

department is accredited by the

National Architectural Accrediting Board The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), established in 1940, is the oldest accrediting agency for architectural education in the United States. The NAAB accredits professional degrees in architecture offered by institutions with U.S. r ...

(NAAB), and offers both

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(BArch) and Masters of Science in Architecture (MS-Arch) degrees. The undergraduate program is a five-year program. About one in twenty architects in the

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, and one in five in

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, are graduates of Cal Poly. The journal ''DesignIntelligence'' has continually ranked the architecture program among the top 10 in the nation in its annual edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools. More specifically, Cal Poly's undergraduate architecture program placed sixth in 2007, fourth in 2008, third in 2009, third in 2010, fourth in 2011, fourth in 2012, and fifth in 2013. In 2014, Cal Poly's program ranked first.

City and Regional Planning

Department Head Michael Boswell.
The City and Regional Planning department is accredited by the

Planning Accreditation Board The Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) is a non-profit educational accreditation organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The PAB's mission is to promote excellence among planning programs and ensure high-quality education for futu ...

and offers

in City and Regional Planning (BSCRP) and

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(MCRP) degrees.

Construction Management

Department Head Allan J. Hauck.
The

Construction Management Construction management (CM) is a professional service that uses specialized, project management techniques and software to oversee the planning, design, construction and closeout of a project. The purpose of Construction management is to control ...

department is accredited by the

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Landscape Architecture

Interim Department Head Omar Faruque.
The

Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic design and general engineering of various structures for constructio ...

department is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board and offers

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(BL Arch) degrees.

Admissions

For freshmen entering Fall 2017, the College of Architecture and Environmental Design accepted 38% of applicants (805 accepted/2,114 applied); entering freshmen had an average

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of 3.97, average ACT Composite of 29, and average

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score of 1314.

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Departments

Architectural Engineering

Architecture

City and Regional Planning

Construction Management

Landscape Architecture

Admissions

See also

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