TRANSFER CREDIT: The Admissions Office determines which transfer courses are acceptable to the University. With the approval of the Dean of the College of the Arts, each department determines which of these acceptable courses can be applied toward the degrees they offer.

As specified by the University "repeat rule," a grade earned in a course taken at UL Lafayette may not be substituted for a transferred grade, nor may a grade earned at another institution be substituted for a grade earned at UL Lafayette.

When students transfer into the College of the Arts from another college of the University, or when they transfer from one curriculum to another within the College of the Arts, they must fulfill the catalog requirements in effect at the time of the transfer.

The following regulations pertain to all students transferring into the School of Architecture:

An official course description of all courses for which transfer credit is requested must be submitted for review before credit will be granted.

The School of Architecture recognizes two categories of transfer students in determining design studio placement: (I) students transferring into the Bachelor of Architecture degree program from an NAAB accredited program or students transferring into the Bachelor of Interior Design degree program from a FIDER accredited program and (II) students transferring from all other programs. In either case, the number of students entering any design studio will be limited by the number of desks available in that studio.

I. Design studio placement for students transferring from NAAB or FIDER accredited programs will be determined as follows:

Students are requested to submit a portfolio of all design work samples from each of the years for which credit is requested.

Students will be placed in an appropriate design studio level as determined by a review and evaluation of their official transcript of acceptable transfer credits and their portfolio of design work. It is to the student's advantage to submit a portfolio of design work; otherwise, studio placement will be based solely on the student's transcript. This may result in a temporary lower-level studio assignment and further evaluation after a probationary period before final placement can be determined.

A maximum of three (3) years of design studio credits shall be acceptable for transfer into the Bachelor of Architecture degree program and a maximum of two (2) years of design studio credits shall be acceptable for transfer into the Bachelor of Interior Design program.

II. Design studio placement for students transferring from all other programs shall be determined as follows:

All students must enter the basic design program. Upon satisfactory completion of all first year requirements, a student may be advanced to a higher design studio level as recommended by the faculty.

A maximum of one (1) year of design studio credit shall be acceptable for transfer in either the Bachelor of Architecture or the Bachelor of Interior Design degree programs. This will be determined by a review and evaluation of official transcripts of acceptable transfer credits and a portfolio of design work from the previous school and the basic design program

CONTINUING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

1. Admission to 2nd year is restricted to those students who have successfully completed all required first-year major courses, ENGL 101, MATH 105 and CMCN 200 and who have earned a 2.5 GPA in their major.
2. Admission to the 5th year thesis studio is restricted to students who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 in all previous design studios and a GPA of 2.5 in all other courses in their major.
3. 3) Students taking and failing any architectural or interior design studio course at UL Lafayette must retake and pass that course at UL Lafayette in order to receive credit and to advance to the next higher course in the design sequence. No design studio may be attempted more than twice.

SPECIFIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COLLEGE

1. In addition to fulfilling the general requirements for the degree, a student in the College of the Arts must adhere to University policy and is required to complete a minimum of 132 hours of acceptable degree credits, 45 of which must be at the 300/400 level.
2. The University requires that in order to be certified for graduation students must achieve an overall grade point average of 2.0 or above. The College of the Arts imposes two additional requirements:

   a) Students must achieve a grade point average of 2.0 or above in all courses in their major; and

   b) Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses considered to be part of the major area of study in their curriculum.

   In addition, the School of Architecture requires students to earn a C or better in all courses required in the curricula for the Bachelor of Architecture and for the Bachelor of Interior Design degrees with the exception of MATH 105. Students must earn a "D" or better in MATH 105.
3. The College of the Arts requires students to complete in residence a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of credit in their major area; six (6) of which must be at the 300/400 level. In addition, the School of Architecture requires that the last four semesters of Architectural Design or Interior Design Studio courses be completed in residence.
4. For the purpose of fulfilling the basic English requirements in all curricula, English 115 may be substituted for English 101 and 102. But an additional three hours of study are necessary to complete the required number of hours.
5. International students may not schedule for credit towards meeting degree requirements classes in their native language below 311 in French, German and Spanish. The Department of Modern Languages will recommend the placement of international students.
6. The University requires that each undergraduate program contain a specific number of core curriculum credits. However, each department has the prerogative to limit the courses it will accept in a particular curriculum to meet this requirement. In addition, some departments have special elective requirements above the University's core curriculum. For these reasons, students should carefully consult the curriculum, paying particular attention to the footnotes, and should discuss their plan of study with their academic advisor.
   It should be noted that many of the electives in a given curriculum must be chosen at the 300/400 level in order to meet the graduation requirement of 45 hours or more of upper-level course work.
   Courses that are designated as a substitute for a required course or contain subject matter that is below or equal to the level of the required course cannot be used for core or elective credit. This rule applies to all remedial courses.
7. The School of Architecture requires its students to complete all first year courses in its curriculum before they can enroll in its third year courses; their second year courses before they enroll in their fourth year courses, etc.
8. The Department of Visual Arts requires its majors to complete all art courses in the freshman year of the curriculum before entering the sophomore level art courses and to finish all sophomore level art courses before entering those indicated in the curriculum for the junior and senior years.
   
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UNDECLARED MAJOR

SPECIAL PROCEDURES

1. All students are assigned an Academic Advisor in their major department. In the College of the Arts, the head of the major department is responsible for reassigning students to a new academic advisor. Students must consult their advisors on all academic matters and are urged to do so frequently.
2. Students must follow the curriculum plan presented either in the catalog which was current at the time they began the curriculum or in the catalog in force at the time of their graduation (see the time limitation in "12'' below). For example, if a student enrolled in the interior design curriculum in 1984 and then changed to architecture in 1986, the appropriate catalog to follow is 1985-1987, NOT 1983-1985.
3. Students who drop out of the university for two or more regular semesters must follow the catalog that is current at the time of their re-enrollment.
4. Any variation from the courses listed in the student's curriculum must be requested in writing by the student's academic advisor and approved in writing by the Department Head or Director of the School and then the Dean of the College.
5. If students are required to take a course below the level of the first course in the subject required by their curricula (for example, English 90 or Math 92), they may not apply credit earned in the lower level course towards graduation.
6. Students must attain the grade of C in all remedial courses, in ENGL 101 and 102 and in all ESOL courses and a D in MATH 105 in order to proceed to the next higher course in the sequence.
7. When scheduling a course, students should be sure that they have completed all prerequisites listed under the course description in the back of the catalog. In order to schedule a course which may be taken for graduate or advanced undergraduate credit (indicated by "G''), students MUST have attained junior standing (i.e. completed at least 60 semester hours).
8. Students are urged to exercise care when scheduling classes, since changes in their processed schedules may be impossible to make because of closed classes and time conflicts.
9. A student may not schedule more than 20 semester hours during a regular semester or 10 semester hours during a summer session without WRITTEN PERMISSION of the Dean of the College. After obtaining this permission, a student may schedule the maximum semester hour load allowed by the university; 22 semester hours during a regular semester and 12 semester hours during a summer session. Permission to schedule the maximum semester hour load will in large part depend on the student's cumulative grade point average. (See suggested class loads for various cumulative grade point averages presented in this catalog under "Program of Study.'')
10. Students are responsible for submitting a Degree Plan to the office of the Dean during the semester immediately preceding the semester in which graduation is expected. The maximal period of time for which the provisions of any bulletin may be used in preparing a degree plan is six years (seven years for the Architecture curriculum). Students who begin their degree programs more than six years prior to the date of their anticipated graduation must consult with their academic advisor to determine which catalog should be used for the preparation of the Degree Plan. Once the degree plan has been approved by the Dean, any changes must be requested in writing on official forms obtained through the academic advisor and approved by the Department Head and the Dean of the College.
11. The Degree Plan is not to be considered as a substitute for the Application for the Degree, which is initiated in the Office of the Registrar.
12. The National Architectural Accrediting Board requires selective documentation of student produced coursework. Therefore, all materials submitted for credit may be retained by the faculty and become property of the school for future use in demonstrating student accomplishments.