CAED FLORENCE PROGRAM
Undergraduate Admissions

Undergraduate architecture & interior design students may elect to go to Florence in the Spring semester of their 3rd year. They are required to have completed all coursework for the first two years, have been accepted into the 3rd year curriculum sequence, and have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5.

Applicants from Other Programs

Students from architecture or interior design programs other than Kent State University are encouraged to apply to the CAED Florence Program Coordinator by August 1st. Requirements are:

• good standing as 3rd Yr students in their university
• min GPA of 2.5
• letter of recommendation by the Dean or Director in their college or school

Transcripts and/or a design portfolio may be requested as additional documentation.

Graduate Admissions

Applicants interested in the Study Abroad Graduate Program as part of a CAED curriculum need to apply for the CAED program of their choice, following the guidelines shown on this web-site [Graduate Studies], indicating in their Statement of Interest that they would like to be part of the Florence Program.

Applicants from Other Programs

Applicants from architecture and/or urban design programs other than Kent State University, interested in taking the CAED Florence Graduate Program, integrally or partially, as part of their curriculum, need to apply on-line (KSU web-site) as Non-Degree Students, and send by February 1st:

• Statement of Interest
• Portfolio
• CV
• Transcripts (3.0 min GPA)

For information or to apply:

Ms. Karen Welcome, International Programs Secretary

[+1] 330.672.3765 - [kwelcome@kent.edu]

College of Architecture & Environmental Design
Kent State University
Taylor Hall - PO Box 5190
Kent OH 44242-0001