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), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture offered by institutions with U.S. regional 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 two-year term of continuing accreditation, 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.

Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

Master of Architecture, 3.5-year track (non-professional degree + 102 semester hours)

Master of Architecture, 2-year track (preprofessional degree + 60 semester hours)

Next accreditation visit for both programs: 2022

2014 NAAB Decision

2014 NAAB Visiting Team Report

2013 NAAB Annual Statistical Report

2013 NAAB Arch Program Report

2012 NAAB Annual Report

2012 NAAB Annual Report Statistical Data

2011 NAAB Annual Report

2011 NAAB Annual Report Statistical Data

2010 NAAB Annual Report

2010 NAAB Annual Report Statistical Data

2010 NAAB Special Program FE Report Decision

2010 NAAB Correspondence Re Special Focused Evaluation

2010 NAAB Special Program FE Report

2013 Self Study Report

2013 Academic Program Review