ADMISSION

The academy is limited to 36 spaces. Qualified students are accepted as long as space is available. After June 15, call (541) 346-1433 for information about academy openings.

Applications are reviewed for evidence of the following:

• sufficient experience and achievement to ensure that the student is capable of college level work.

• responsible conduct and social maturity that will allow the student to benefit from design criticism.

• demonstrated student interest in environmental design and ability to communicate this interest.

Application for 2010 Summer Architecture Academy

Please print out this form and send to the address at the bottom of the application. Applications will be accepted on a space available basis. We begin processing SAA applications around March 15. Include the $15 application fee with your application form.

Name & Address

Last name__________________________ First________________ M.I._________


Permanent Address______________________________________________________


City_______________________ State____________________ Zip______________


Telephone (_____)____________________________________


Social Security Number _____-_____-_____


E-mail Address______________________________________________


Academic Status

High school: In grade________(must be in grade 10 or higher)

College: first year second year third year fourth year graduate

School or college________________________________ Major________________

Other__________________________________________________________________


Personal and Ethnic Background

Date of birth_________-_________-__________ Sex Male Female

United States Citizen Oregon resident

You are encouraged to identify your ethnic background but may decline
without prejudicing your application in any way.

Black, Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native

Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic

Asian or Pacific Islander Other________________________________

Please check here if there are any circumstances relating to a disability
that you would like us to know about, and explain on a separate sheet.


Academic records

Have official copies af academic records mailed directly to the address below. Records must include transcripts of all previous college work. High school students, and college students with fewer than two years of college work, must provide high school transcripts. Test scores (e.g., Scholastic Assessment Test, Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test, American College Test) must either appear on transcripts or be provided by the testing authority. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).


Reference

Provide at least one letter of recommendation-preferably an academic or professional reference. Submit the letter with this application or have it mailed to the address below.


Essay

Submit with this application an essay that either (a) explains your interest in the summer academy and what you expect to learn from the program or (b) describes a particular place or experience that sparked your interest in a design career. Your essay should not exceed three double-space pages.


Survey

How did you learn about the Summer Architecture Academy?

School counselor or announcement Oregon Quarterly magazine

Website Friend or family member

Brochure received by mail Newspaper or magazine

Other___________________________


Application Fee

The nonrefundable application fee is fifteen dollars ($15). Enclose a money order or check, payable to the University of Oregon, with this application.


Signature___________________________________ Date_______________


Print Name__________________________________


Deadlines

Qualified students are accepted as long as space is available. After June 15, call (541)-346-3656 for information about academy openings.

Mail your completed application to:

Summer Architecture Academy
Department of Architecture
1206 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1206