College of Architecture & Environmental Design Tours

The CAED offers in-person tours, virtual visits over Zoom, alternate language virtual visits, and video tours of our majors and facilities.

Spring In-Person Tours

We are happy to offer in-person tours again this spring! During these sessions, our CAED Ambassadors show visitors around the college's five departments and the facilities used by our students. These tours are from 10:10 to 11:00 am. each Monday and Friday from April 17 through June 2, except May 29.

In addition, during Open House/Admitted Students Weekend, we will have tours on Friday, April 14, starting at 11 am and on Saturday, April 15 starting at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm.

Please meet at the CAED Lobby in the Architecture Building 05, Room 212. To sign up, view Cal Poly's Visit homepage and scroll down to "Take a Tour" and click on "Register for a Tour."

Select the date of the Monday or Friday you want to visit by clicking on the calendar icon on the upper left of the dialog box. Scroll down to the CAED option and click on "10:10 am - 11:00 am," and then "Next" and "Register." After completing the registration, you will receive an email confirming your registration.

Note: Hovering your cursor over the tour time will show you how many seats are left. If a tour is full, it will not be shown as an option, and you can select another date.

If you have any questions, please contact caed-tours@calpoly.edu.

Virtual Visits

To make our visits more accessible to all prospective students, we continue offering "Virtual Visits" over Zoom. These sessions will discuss an overview of the college and each major. Students will have an opportunity to ask CAED Ambassadors questions about our college and programs.

The virtual spring tours will occur every other Tuesday on April 25, May 9, and May 23 from 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm.

To sign up, view Cal Poly’s Visit homepage. Scroll down to "College Information Session" and click “Explore our Colleges.” Select the date of the Tuesday you want a virtual visit by clicking the calendar icon on the upper left of the dialog box.

Scroll to the College of Architecture and Environmental Design option, click on “5:10 pm – 6:00 pm,” and then "Next" and “Register.” After completing the registration, you will receive an email confirming your registration with directions for logging on and a Zoom link. If you have any questions, please email caed-tours@calpoly.edu.

If you cannot make a virtual visit on one of the scheduled days, please email your request and details to caed-tours@calpoly.edu, and a virtual visit may be set up for you and your supporters.

To learn more about the CAED Student Ambassadors, click here.

Alternate Language Virtual Visits

We are also happy to offer Alternate Language Virtual Visits in Spanish. We hope that these will make it more accessible for prospective students and supporters to learn about our programs. These tours are by request and will be scheduled on weekends. If interested, please email caed-tours@calpoly.edu and we will do our best to coordinate a tour for you.

Video Tours and FAQs

The CAED and Cal Poly offer various videos to help you get to know our campus.

CAED Video Tour of Our Five Majors

CAED Video Tour of Our Facilities

Cal Poly Video Tours: Select a Cal Poly, Student-led, or Housing tour.

Read Frequently Asked Questions

Our CAED Student Ambassadors have put together this resource about the most common questions we receive about the CAED and helpful answers: FAQs / Frequently asked Questions About Our CAED Programs

Before You Visit Campus

To learn more before you come to campus or if you cannot visit at this time, this page provides a quick roundup of the CAED programs and student experiences, how to explore Cal Poly’s majors, and virtual tours.