NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL ACCREDITING BOARD (NAAB)
The Master of Architecture program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) and as per https://www.naab.org thereby does meet the academic requirements for licensure in all 50 states.
Please note: states may have additional requirements to sit for the Architecture Registration Exam (ARE).
Date of Last Revision: Dec 2024
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 a eight-year, three-year, or two-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 preprofessional undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program: - M. Arch (non-preprofessional degree + 108 credits)
Next accreditation visit: 2029
The following NAAB documents are available publicly on the NAAB Public Information page.
- The 2020 Procedures for Accreditation
- The 2020 Conditions for Accreditation
- The 2015 Procedures for Accreditation
- The 2014 Conditions for Accreditation
- The 2009 Conditions for Accreditation
- NAAB Decision Letter (2022)
- NAAB Visiting Team Report (2021)
- Interim Progress Report (2016) and NAAB Response
- NAAB Visiting Team Report (2013) and Decision Letter
- Architecture Program Report (2012)