School of Architecture

NAAB Accreditation

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NAAB ACCREDITED B.ARCH. MARCH. logo in black and gold text.

THE NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL ACCREDITING BOARD (NAAB)

Statement on NAAB-Accredited Degrees

In the United States, most registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board [NAAB.org], which is the sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture offered by institutions with U.S. institutional accreditation, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted an eight-year term, an eight-year term with conditions, or a three-year term of initial accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established education standards.

Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may require a non-accredited undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the non-accredited degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

The Academy of Art University, School of Architecture, offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures

  1. Conditions for Accreditation, 2020 Edition (latest)
  2. Conditions for Accreditation in effect at the time of the last BArch visit (2014 edition)
  3. Procedures for Accreditation, 2020 Edition (latest)
  4. Procedures for Accreditation in effect at the time of the last BArch visit (2015 edition)

Student Access to Career Development Information

Architecture students and alumni have an array of resources for career planning specific to architecture.
https://architecture.academyart.edu/about/career-planning-support/

In addition, architecture students can get licensing advice from IPAL Advisor and NCARB Licensing Advisor.
https://architecture.academyart.edu/about/licensing-advisors/

University-wide career services and proprietary job board support students in all majors.
https://www.academyart.edu/careers-alumni/career-services/

Public Access to Accreditation Reports and Related Documents

  1. Most recent decision letter from NAAB awarding accreditation
  2. Architecture Program Report submitted for the last visit
  3. NCARB ARE pass rates
  4. 2025 Plan to Correct