Syllabus Bulletin - June 2025

Term 2 Registration 
Registration for Term 2 opens on June 15 and closes on July 31. 

Please note that design studio courses must be completed through the RAIC Syllabus Program. We do not accept Athabasca University (AU) ADST studios as equivalent. Students can register for their studio courses through the Syllabus Student Portal under the Courses & Registrations section. 

Term Start Date 
Term 2 begins on September 1, 2025. Each design studio location will determine exact schedules and start dates. If you have any questions about this, please reach out to your studio coordinator(s). 

Course Completion Verification 
If you have completed a prerequisite History, Theory, or Technical (H/T/T) course through AU and it is not reflected as completed in your records, please email your statement of grades to: info@raic-syllabus.ca 

Application Deadline – June 15 
Do you know someone interested in a flexible, apprenticeship-based path to a career in architecture? We are currently accepting applications to join the Syllabus Program for Term 2. 

Application requirements include: 

• A design portfolio, 

• Two letters of reference, 

• A 500-word personal statement outlining their passion for architecture, 

• Official transcripts and diplomas from their previous education, and 

• A resume 

The application deadline is June 15, 2025. 

To receive credit for completed Design Studio courses, students must submit design documentation at the end of each term. This documentation becomes part of the official Student Portfolio and is a critical component of program assessment. 

Submission Requirements 
All documentation must be uploaded as a single PDF and include the following elements, in order: 

• Coversheet 
  A typed summary prepared by the student describing the intent, concept, design process, and final resolution of the studio assignment(s). 

• Assignment Outline 
  A copy of the assignment brief issued by the Studio Coordinator, Instructor, or Mentor. 

• Design Work 
  Drawings and photographs of physical and/or digital models. All images, text, and graphics must be clear and legible. Submissions that are blurry, incomplete, or difficult to interpret will not be accepted. 

If you require technical assistance with preparing or uploading your documentation, please contact info@raic-syllabus.ca. 

There is one week left to vote for CASA-ACÉA's People's Choice Awards: https://www.casa-acea.org/sws-2025-results.

Note that individual project information can be found under 'Selected'.

Pick your favourite project by Sunday, June 15th at 11:59pm EST. 

All Syllabus Students enrolled in Parts Two and Three of the Program are required to work under the supervision of an architect licensed to practice in their applicable ROAC jurisdiction. All experience must be recorded and logged in the Canadian Experience Record Book (CERB).  

Students must submit their experience logs after every 900-1000 hours of experience, and no later than eight weeks following the end of the recorded experience . Late submissions received after eight weeks or exceeding 1000 hours will be subject to a late penalty of $115.76 per log.  

Hours must be rounded to the nearest 15-minute interval on page 4 of the CERB Log.  

For detailed guidance on completing and submitting CERB logs, please consult the Architectural Experience Manual.  

Students approaching the end of their Part 1 studies, who have been accruing hours while working under a Canadian licensed architect, must submit their back entered hours immediately prior to starting Part 2. 

Reminder: Students may record up to seven continuous years of Canadian architectural experience accrued before  starting Part 2, and a maximum 4,900 hours can be back-entered as follows:  

• Part 2 - 2450 hours
• Part 3 - 2450 hours

All backlogged hours must be divided into 900-1000 hour logs. 

For more information on back-entering architectural experience see section 5.4 in the Architectural Experience Manual.

Access free Syllabus resource webinars at your convenience

RAIC Syllabus Moodle Tutorial

RAIC Syllabus Work Experience Webinar

RAIC Syllabus Thesis Proposal Webinar

RAIC Syllabus Senior Student Webinar

RAIC Syllabus Webinar

Athabasca registration

The registration deadline is the 10th of each month for history, theory, and technical courses with our educational service provider, Athabasca University. Courses will start on the 1st of the following month. 
 
Remember to register on the Syllabus Student Portal as well. Our systems are not linked with Athabasca University, so this does not register you twice or result in any fees. This simply allows us to maintain the student records and transcripts in our own system. 

Upon completing Athabasca courses, students can forward their Statement of Grades to the Syllabus office. However, official RAIC transcripts, certificates of completion, and diplomas will only be issued after receiving official AU Transcripts through the secure document sharing platform, MyCreds.  

Statement of Grades and AU Transcripts can be submitted to info@raic-syllabus.ca 

Jessica McCormick
RAIC Syllabus Registrar