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Prospective Student Pop Quiz

Release Date: 11-08-2012

If you are a prospective student, try this 20 question pop quiz.

Which school of architecture in the State of Michigan do you think can claim all of the following?

1. The best overall passing rates on the architecture license exam three years in a row.
2. The only school with a required internship program giving student hands-on real world work experience.
3. The only school with its own in-house architecture practice giving students the opportunity to work on real projects while serving their local community.
4. A multiple award winner from the National Council of Architecture Registration Boards for the “integration of practice and the academy.”
5. Faculty play a key role in the City of Detroit’s “Detroit Works Project” to establish new cutting edge planning and development ideas for the city.
6. A full six-year accreditation term having met 100% of all student performance criteria.
7. The only school with its own private facility in Tuscany, giving students the chance to spend a semester in Italy for about the same cost as living on campus.
8. The only school with a full semester exchange program with Warsaw Institute of Technology, also giving students the opportunity to spend a semester in Poland.
9. Winner of the American Institute of Architecture Students award for best student chapter in the country.
10. Part of a University ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a Top 20 masters level regional university in the mid west.
11. A faculty project named one of the AIA 10 Best Houses of 2012.
12. Student work exhibited at the prestigious Venice Biennale exhibit in 2012.
13. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture student design competition 1^st place awards 2 years in a row.
14. An alumnus named by President Obama to the National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors.
15. An alumnus elected as President of the American Institute of Architects for 2013.
16. Alumni named the “Best Young Architect of the Year” in Detroit 3 of the past 5 years.
17. Recognized by Architect Magazine as one of 6 schools in the country committed to social justice.
18. The only accredited school of architecture anywhere in North America at a Jesuit University ensuring students a great well rounded education with an emphasis on leadership and service.
19. Great personal attention in a supportive student centered environment.
20. For many accomplished students, the most affordable choice, given a 5 year accelerated program and generous scholarships.