The International Plan in the Architecture Program [IPAP] is a challenging and coherent academic program for undergraduate students who will develop an introductory level of global competence within the study of architecture. The International Plan is an intensive degree-long program designed to prepare students with the ability to:

assimilate comfortably in a constantly evolving international context within the profession of architecture,
value how architecture is practiced in different global contexts,
function effectively in a multi-national academic and work environment, and
understand the complexity of the global economy and the importance of developing a sensibility to international relations.

While many students gain some exposure to these aspects of today's world through the patchwork of traditional international opportunities such as study abroad and international internships, IPAP is designed to develop a deeper level of competency in these areas within the study of architecture.

The requirements of IPAP are:

Proficiency in a Foreign Language
Globally Focused Courses
International Experience
Capstone Course

IPAP students can fulfill the International Experience requirement of the International Plan in one of two ways:

participation in the College of Architecture Paris Program or
participation in a university-approved international program with the approval of the Architecture Program.

Undergraduate students in the Architecture Program must hold a minimum 2.5 GPA at the time of application to be eligible for the International Plan in the Architecture Program [IPAP]. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average in each year's grouping of architectural design studio courses (e.g., ARCH 2011, 2012, etc.) in order to maintain eligibility for IPAP. Each sequence of design studio courses must be started in the fall semester.

For more information on IPAP, visit: www.coa.gatech.edu/arch/international/international.php/