NAAB Accredited Architecture Program
In the United States, most state 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 U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.
Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the preprofessional
degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture offers the NAAB-accredited
Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree program (pre-professional degree + 72 graduate credits).
The next accreditation visit for this program is 2012.
Career Development Information
www.ARCHCareers.org
The NCARB Handbook for Interns and Architects (PDF)
The Emerging Professional's Companion
Toward an Evolution of Studio Culture (PDF)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
2009 NAAB Conditions for Accreditation
2010 NAAB Procedures for Accreditation
Accreditation Documentation
2008 Annual Report (PDF)
2008 Annual Report Response (PDF)
2009 Annual Report (PDF)
2009 Architecture Program Report (PDF)
2010 Visiting Team Report (PDF)
2010 NAAB Decision Letter (PDF)
2010 Annual Report (PDF)
2010 Annual Report Response (PDF)
ARE Pass Rates
Each year, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards publishes pass rates for
each section of the Architect Registration Examination by institution.
ARE Pass Rate data