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, 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 require a preprofessional 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: 2024
NAAB Conditions and Procedures
- Conditions for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
- Procedures for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
- 2015_Procedures_for_Accreditation
- 2014_Conditions_for_Accreditation
- 2009_Conditions_for Accreditation
- 2004_Conditions_for_Accreditation
Architecture Program Reports, Annual Reports, and Visiting Team Reports
- 2023 NAAB Decision Letter
- 2022 Program 5-year Interim Report
- 2022 NAAB response to 5-year Interim Report
- 2022 Annual Report
- 2021 Annual Report
- 2020 Annual Report
- 2019 Program 2-year Interim Report
- 2019 Annual Report
- 2018 Annual Report
- 2018 Program 2-year Interim Report
- 2019 NAAB response to 2-year Interim Report
- 2017 Annual Report
- 2016 NAAB Decision Letter
- 2016 NAAB Letter of Accreditation
- 2016 Architecture Program Report
- 2016 NAAB Visiting Team Report
- 2015 Architectural Program Report (APR)
- 2012 Annual_Report_(Narrative)
- 2012 NAAB Response_to_Annual_Report
- 2011 Annual Report (Narrative)
- 2011 NAAB Response_to_Annual_Report
- 2010 Annual_Report_(Narrative)
- 2010 NAAB Visiting Team Report
- 2010 NAAB_Letter_of_Accreditation
- 2009 Architecture_Program_Report
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