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Accreditation

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 8-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 require a pre-professional undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

The University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
M.Arch Option 3 (72 graduate credits)
M.Arch Option 2 (120 credits + 48 graduate credits)

Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2024

Please click here for the 2020 NAAB Conditions for Accreditation

Please click here for the 2014 NAAB Conditions for Accreditation

Please click here for the 2020 NAAB Procedures for Accreditation

Please click here for the 2015 NAAB Procedures for Accreditation

NCARB ARE Pass Rates

PAST REPORTS

In addition to NAAB criteria and information, here is a notice from the UC Office of the President regarding professional licensure and certification: www.ucop.edu/institutional-research-academic-planning/content-analysis/academic-planning/licensure-and-certification-disclosures.html