1.0

1.1

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements shall be instituted to ensure that only candidates with no less than the minimum required quality are accepted into the programme.

 1.1.1

The entry requirements shall comply with the minimum entry standards to higher learning institution set out under the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) and the Ministry of Higher Education.

 1.1.2

Details of the entry requirements must be clearly spelled out and published in the School’s Programme Prospectus and Handbook.

1.2

Direct Entry and Credit Transfer

'Direct entry' means an admission of candidate to a programme at an appropriate semester other than the first semester of the first year of the programme.

 1.2.1

There  must be  explicit  criteria  for  admission  of students with a particular standing, by transfer from other institutions or from other background or discipline, and policies on evaluating works undertaken elsewhere for credit transfer wherever is appropriate towards the qualification.

 1.2.2

A remedial process or corrective measure must also be in place to address differing standard of candidate admitted from a non-accredited programme.

 1.2.3

Evidence showing efforts to improve admission system as way to ensure quality entry should be made available to the Visiting Panel.

2.0

2.1

Academic staff

An appropriate academic staff to student ratio shall be maintained within 1 : 8 to 1 : 15. Academic staff teaching architectural courses shall be appropriately qualified.

2.2

Part time academic staff

Apart from the full-time academic staff, architectural schools are strongly encouraged to engage part-time academic staff from amongst practising professionals in architecture and related fields.    Apart from the academic administrator, studio master and subject coordinators must be from full time academic staff.

2.3

Studio Teaching and Learning

Individual project works with direct staff-student tutorial or dialogue should form the basis of the student learning.

2.4

External Examination

The programme shall be formalised with an examination by an independent external examiners at the end of every academic year. For this purpose, the external examiners shall include experienced practising architect and senior academician from other schools.

The External Examiner’s reports shall be included in the documentation to be submitted for accreditation

2.5

Support staff

There shall also be sufficient qualified and experienced members of technical and administrative staff to provide adequate support to the educational programme.