Program Details

The 利记sbo IPAL Program admits all students - undergraduate and graduate - who meet the Program’s requirements for demonstrated academic performance, ongoing AXP-supportive employment, 和充分的自我管理来完成项目的所有目标.

利记sbo IPAL的学生将在他们的课程期间连续就业, as required to complete the 3,740 hours mandated by the NCARB AXP Guidelines. Employment will typically be 40 hours/week min. during the summer, and 20 hours/week max. during the Fall and Spring semesters. Employment arrangements can be handled in several ways, and will be determined between firms and students, consistent with IPAL guidelines. 利记sbo IPAL students must commit to balancing sustained academic performance with providing ongoing AXP-level work to their employers, and preparing for and taking the ARE exams. AXP和ARE要求都必须在毕业前完成. The firms employing IPAL students in turn commit to providing the needed range of AXP-level work for their IPAL student employees, 并为学生准备和参加ARE考试提供不同程度的支持.

Requirements for Application

Basic Educational Requirements to be met or exceeded:

• Junior Year status* (60 credit hours minimum)
• Grade point average: 3.0 minimum (cumulative)
• Courses taken or currently enrolled: Construction Systems 1 and Integrated Design 3 for undergraduate students; A portfolio demonstrating equivalent skill-levels for graduate students (if needed)

所有教育信息(截止到本学期)必须由利记sbo注册主任核实.

*请注意，大四学生也可以申请，但大三学生优先考虑.

Application Materials to Submit

Application Materials required for submission are:

• An IPAL Application Form (completed and signed)
• A Letter of Confirmation from the student’s employer
• ALetter of Intent from the student
• A Résumé

Application Process

在审查申请和申请说明后:

• Make PDFs of all your materials, and combine the PDFs into one PDF for all items (If you are submitting a portfolio to demonstrate equivalent previous coursework, this must be a separate PDF.)
• 命名PDF:“姓_名_ ipal应用程序(或投资组合)_日期”

Application Timeline

• Completed Application Materials can be submitted at any time
• 申请审查:提交日期后约两周
• Acceptance Status (if appropriate) will be confirmed via email
• Accepted students must immediately do the following, per NCARB requirements: Confirm enrollment in IPAL with NCARB, 通过设置以下内容(如果学生尚未完成):首先建立NCARB帐户, then establish an NCARB Record. NCARB记录允许学生跟踪AXP的进度，并有资格参加ARE.
• Once an account and Record are in place, 然后，IPAL学生需要授予利记sbo IPAL协调员访问经验和考试进度的权限, to track these against the AXP and ARE goals of the IPAL Program.

Disclaimers & Authorizations

如申请表所述，申请人理解并同意:

• That the IPAL Program has no connection with the curriculum; that participation in the Program has no credit hours associated with it; that participation in the Program does not guarantee admission to the CoAD Graduate degree program, 或保证在其他事件干预时与CoAD/利记sbo继续联系.
• That submission of an Application does not guarantee selection for the IPAL Program; that selection does not guarantee continuance in the Program, 根据学生的意向书的要求，是否有持续的进步.
• That all information submitted for the IPAL Program must be in conformance with the 利记sbo Academic Honor Code.
• That participation in the IPAL Program does not guarantee completion of all of the components of the Program, or completion of these by graduation; or achievement of actual licensure.
• That upon graduation, 学生立即停止参加IPAL计划(根据NCARB要求), 并且必须在他们选择的特定司法管辖区建立一个单独的许可路径安排.
• 在IPAL项目下参加ARE考试的能力(vs. under a specific jurisdiction) ceases at graduation or at any point that a student leaves the Program prior to graduation.

Questions?

Please contact CoAD’s iPAL Coordinator Eric Ward at eward@kyzt365.com

Application Form

申请表必须完整填写，并签署及注明日期.
教育资料必须完整，并由利记sbo注册主任核实.
For International Students: Additional information required below will be submitted separately from the Application Form and other Application Materials.

Download Application Form

Letter of Support from Employer

The Letter of Support must include the following:

• Confirmation from the student’s employer that the organization meets the criteria of NCARB’s “Experience Setting A” (per NCARB’s AXP Guidelines, most recent edition).
• Acknowledgement and support from the employer regarding the student’s intention to join the IPAL Program. 雇主必须同意利记sbo IPAL项目参数，如下:
• 1. For undergraduate students: i) Typically 20 hours per week employment during the Fall and Spring semesters, and 40 hours per week employment during the summer. ii)让学生接触所有符合axp资格的工作任务, such that the student could complete their AXP requirements within 4300 work hours (roughly three and two-thirds years, at the above rate.)
  2. For graduate students: i) Employment-hours sufficient to help the student complete their AXP requirements prior to their intended graduation date. ii)让学生接触到符合axp要求的工作任务，但学生仍然需要完成, 这样学生就可以在预期的毕业日期之前完成他们的AXP要求

Letter of Intent from Student

对于本科生和研究生，意向书必须包括以下内容:

• An outline of how the student plans to manage their education, work, and testing efforts in order to complete all aspects of the Program by their intended graduation date; specifically:
1. A projection of the student’s target graduation date, 以及在目标毕业日期之前在CoAD剩余的学期数. (For undergraduate students, the 利记sbo IPAL schedule assumes eleven semesters (Summer, Fall, Spring) over three and two-thirds years, beginning the summer after the Junior year.)
2. 在六个AXP类别中，已完成的AXP小时(如果有的话)的清单.
3. A listing of approximate dates for taking the six ARE exams. (利记sbo IPAL时间表假设最后六个学期每个学期将参加一次考试, beginning in the Spring semester of the first graduate year.)

Résumé:

Include a current résumé, showing the student’s present (IPAL) employer, date of employment start, and duties/tasks performed for the employer.

Portfolio:

遵守申请iPAL项目的投资组合指南的所有要求. Website portfolios are not permitted.

References:

提供三个推荐人，包括每个推荐人的利记sbo(包括电子邮件利记sbo). References should not include parents or guardians, 并且至少有一个推荐人必须不是利记sbo的教员.

Additional Information for International Students

Please provide initial documentation from the 利记sbo Office of International Programs on your ability to work under the CPT / OPT Programs.

Questions?

Please contact CoAD’s iPAL Coordinator Eric Ward at eward@kyzt365.com .

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