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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 an 8-year, 6-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 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.

University of California, Department of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
M. Arch. (pre-professional degree 120 credits + 48 graduate credits)
M. Arch. (non-pre-professional degree + 72 credits

Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2024

Please click here for the 2014 NAAB Conditions for Accreditation

Please click here for the 2015 NAAB Procedures for Accreditation

Please click here for the most recent Architectural Registration Examination Pass Rates
 

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