Architecture Accreditation

OVERVIEW

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.

The Architecture Program at Washington State University offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs.

Master of Architecture 1-Year Track (B.S. Arch Studies degree from WSU plus 48 graduate semester credit hours)
Master of Architecture 2-Year Track (undergraduate degree with architecture major or closely allied discipline plus 15 credits preparatory and 48 graduate semester credit hours)
Master of Architecture 3-Year Track (undergraduate degree with non-architecture major plus 51 credits preparatory and 48 graduate semester credit hours)

The next accreditation visit at Washington State University will happen in 2030

NAAB CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES

REPORTS

NCARB ARE PASS RATES