Accreditation
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 M.Arch programs: 2031
Current NAAB Conditions and Procedures for Accreditation
Recent NAAB Reports and Related Documents
2025 NAAB Special Report Submission
2024 NAAB Plan to Correct Acceptance
2024 NAAB Plan to Correct
2024 NAAB Special Report Acceptance
2024 NAAB Special Report Submission
2023 NAAB Annual Report Decision Letter + Requirement for Special Report
2023 NAAB Annual Report
2023 NAAB Optional Response to the VTR
2023 NAAB Continuing Accrediation Decision Letter
2023 NAAB Visiting Team Report
2022 NAAB Architecture Program Report
NCARB Architect Registration Examination Pass (ARE) Rates
ARE is a practice-based exam founded on education and enhanced by experience.
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