Accreditation - School of Architecture
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Accreditation - School of Architecture
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Accreditation
Required Information
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 non-accredited degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program(s):
M. Arch.
(Pre-professional degree + 62 graduate credit hours), visited in 2023
M. Arch. 2+
(Undergraduate degree + 65 prerequisite credit hours + 54 graduate credit hours), visited in 2023
Links to NAAB Conditions and Procedures
Conditions for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
Conditions for Accreditation in Effect at the Time of the Last Visit
Procedures for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
Procedures for Accreditation in Effect at the Time of the Last Visit
Public Access to Accreditation Reports and Related Documents
Decision Letter from NAAB, 2023
Architecture Program Report, 2023
Visiting Team Report, 2023
Program’s Optional Response to the Visiting Team Report
NCARB ARE Pass Rates
Statements on Learning and Teaching Culture
Statements on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
NAAB Annual Statistical Reports
2016 Report
2017 Report
2018 Report
2019 Report
2020 Report
2021 Report
2022 Report
2023 Report
2024 Report
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Accreditation
Required Information
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 non-accredited degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program(s):
M. Arch.
(Pre-professional degree + 62 graduate credit hours), visited in 2023
M. Arch. 2+
(Undergraduate degree + 65 prerequisite credit hours + 54 graduate credit hours), visited in 2023
Links to NAAB Conditions and Procedures
Conditions for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
Conditions for Accreditation in Effect at the Time of the Last Visit
Procedures for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
Procedures for Accreditation in Effect at the Time of the Last Visit
Public Access to Accreditation Reports and Related Documents
Decision Letter from NAAB, 2023
Architecture Program Report, 2023
Visiting Team Report, 2023
Program’s Optional Response to the Visiting Team Report
NCARB ARE Pass Rates
Statements on Learning and Teaching Culture
Statements on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
NAAB Annual Statistical Reports
2016 Report
2017 Report
2018 Report
2019 Report
2020 Report
2021 Report
2022 Report
2023 Report
2024 Report
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