Master of Architecture Program Requirements

M.Arch

Please note: If you are not eligible for History or Architectural Technologies advanced standing / waiver, the following are the required classes for MArch first year students. (The GSAPP does not offer advanced standing or a waiver for Visual Studies).

Course Sequence	Fall Term1	Spring Term2	Fall Term3	Spring Term4	Fall Term5	Spring Term6
Design Studio 6x9pts = 54pts	Core Studio I	Core Studio II	Core Studio III	Advanced Studio IV	Advanced Studio V	Advanced Studio VI
Architectural Technologies 6x3pts = 18pts	Architectural Technology I	Architectural Technology II	Architectural Technology III, Architectural Technology IV	Architectural Technology V	Architectural Technology VI Distribution
History/Theory 6x3pts = 18pts	History of Architecture I	History of Architecture II	Distribution 1	Distribution 2	Distribution 3	Distribution 4
Visual Studies 2x3pts = 6pts		Visual Studies II: Architectural Drawing & Rep II		Visual Studies Elective
Methods/Practice 2x3pts = 6pts	Visual Studies I: Architectural Drawing & Rep I				Professional Practice
Electives 2x3pts = 6pts						2 Electives
Total 108pts	18pts	18pts	18pts	18pts	18pts	18pts

National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)

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.

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.

Columbia University, Graduate School of Preservation and Planning offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

M. Arch. (non-pre-professional degree + 108 credits)

Next accreditation visit: 2019 (pending)

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS:
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

The following documents are available in the Dean's Office (402 Avery):

2009 NAAB Conditions and Procedures
Visiting Team Report (2007)
Confirmation Letter from NAAB (2007)
Annual Reports
Architecture Program Report (2012 - 2013)