The Rice Preceptorship Program was formally
established in 1968 to provide a yearlong practicum between the fourth and
fifth year of the Bachelor of Architecture curriculum. Participating offices
are selected by the School from among the leading firms in the US and abroad
and appointed by the University for two-year terms. Preceptors agree to accept
the preceptees assigned by the School for the minimum period of an academic
year.
In the spring semester of their senior year students
apply to the Fifth Year Program which is comprised of Preceptorship followed by
a final and fifth year of academic study. After careful consideration by a
faculty committee, those students admitted, usually 20 - 24, are assigned both to
ensure the best match of student to office as well as taking into account their
preferences. The preceptees are paid normal wages and are expected to
participate in a variety of tasks that would provide them with a better
understanding of the scope of professional practice.
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
London, UK and New York, NY
Princeton, NJ
Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
New Haven, CT and New York, NY
London, UK
Paris, France
New York, NY
New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA and Portland, OR