RAIC Syllabus Program Entry Requirements
RAIC Syllabus Entry Requirements
Candidates must have Grade 12 Matriculation (or equivalent) and Internet access. It is advantageous to have some previous post-secondary education, but not required. Drafting and CAD standards are useful, but good ideas, a positive attitude, and a strong work ethic are far more critical to success.
Although the Syllabus has an ‘open admissions policy’, candidates should be aware of the need for post-secondary level English and Math skills to effectively progress through the courses and may be advised at any time during their Syllabus studies to enhance these skills through Community College, Technical Institute, or University studies.
English as a Second Language (ESL) candidates must demonstrate English Language Proficiency in the ways outlined below before they are allowed to register in AU courses:
- ELP exams – test scores cannot be older than 2 years and must be official (i.e. issued directly from the testing centre):
- A minimum score of 6 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS);
- A minimum score of 60 on the Carleton University's Canadian Academic English Language Assessments (CAEL);
- A minimum score of 80 on the English Proficiency Test administered by the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan (MELAB);
- A minimum overall score of 59 on the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, with no less than 51 in each of the 4 communicative skills;
- A minimum score of 80, with a minimum essay score of 20, and a minimum score of 46 on all other bands on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (T.O.E.F.L). NOTE: the paper-based test will not be accepted;
- Duolingo – a minimum score of 105 with a minimum of 75 on each band.
- Successful completion of AU's English Language Proficiency Program, with an overall average of 75 per cent (GPA of 3.0).
Communication can be defined as the ability to formulate or receive an idea, transmit the idea to another person in a comprehensible form, and have the recipient duplicate the idea that has been sent. Architects must be able to receive and formulate ideas, and communicate those ideas through written, graphic and oral presentation to clients, government officials, employers, and the general public.
A candidate to the Program needs to possess sufficient drawing skills to do sketches; naturalistic and abstract renderings using a variety of materials (such as pencil, pen & ink, watercolour, chalk); and the ability to create 3D objects (model building).
Once accepted, students may then register for courses.