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 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 preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
- B. Arch. (165 undergraduate credits)
- M. Arch. (preprofessional degree + 54 graduate credits)
- M. Arch. (non-preprofessional degree + 90 credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2032
NAAB Conditions and Procedures
- 2020 Conditions for Accreditation (in effect at last visit)
- 2020 Procedures for Accreditation (in effect at last visit)
Architecture Program Reports, Annual Reports, and Visiting Team Reports
Architect Registration Examination Pass Rates
Career Development Information
Useful links to assist you as you develop an understanding of the career pathways available to graduates of accredited degree programs.
- The Emerging Professional's Companion
- The NCARB Handbook for Interns and Architects
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
- The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
- AIA Emerging Professionals Resources