ENVD Professional Development Semester Application

The ENVD Professional Development Semester Application

The purpose of the ENVD Professional Development Requirement is to offer students a pathway for exploring potential professional interests through taking courses within or outside of the ENVD Program. There are very few limitations to professional development courses. However, the courses students choose for professional development must be at least relevant to their professional interests. All students must complete an application to identify and justify the designated professional development courses.

ENVD students may opt to designate one semester once they have reached junior or senior status in the Program and have passed a 2100-level studio as a “professional development semester.” We recommend that students identify the semester in which they will not take a studio (the "non-studio" semester) and designate the non-studio semester as their professional development semester.

The professional development course requirement is two courses (a minimum of 6 credits) or students may apply one six credit studio to the requirement if they opt to take an extra (unrequired) studio during their professional development semester.

We recommend that students take at least one professional development course during the designated "non-studio" semester. However, since some courses are built as sequences, one of the professional development courses may serve as a prerequisite for the other course. Another limitation to taking all six credits in one semester is that both desired professional development courses may not be offered in the designated “non-studio” semester.

Please note that students cannot designate a course that is or will be applied to any ENVD requirements (including general education requirements). Transfer students may apply courses previously taken in a past college program to their professional development requirement.

Please complete this survey to designate your professional development courses. You are required to identify:

The semester you plan to designate for professional development.

The semesters in which you will take your proposed professional development courses. (at least one course should be taken in the designated professional development semester).

The title and description of the proposed courses.

A justification of why the courses will support your professional development.

Name

Student Identification Number

Identify the semester and year you would like to designate as your professional development semester.

List the course number and title for your first proposed professional development course. Please provide a course description if available and identify in which semester/year you will take this course.

List the course number and title for your second proposed professional development course. Please provide a course description if available and identify in which semester/year you will take this course.

Provide a detailed justification for why you have chosen these courses to meet your professional development requirement. Keep in mind that the courses you choose should have some relevance to your professional aspirations and pathway. The courses need not be design or design-related.