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Accreditation
Accredited Programs
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 NAAB grants candidacy status to new programs that have developed viable plans for achieving initial accreditation. Candidacy status indicates that a program expects to achieve initial accreditation within six years of achieving candidacy, if its plan is properly implemented.
In order to meet the education requirement set forth by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, an applicant for an NCARB Certificate must hold a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the NAAB; the degree must have been awarded not more than two years prior to initial accreditation. However, meeting the education requirement for the NCARB Certificate may not be equivalent to meeting the education requirement for registration in a specific jurisdiction. Please contact NCARB for more information.
The New York City College of Technology, Department of Architectural Technology has a three-year term of Accreditation for the following NAAB accredited degree program.
- B. Arch. (160 undergraduate credits)
Next visit for continuation of candidacy: 2025
Documentation
2025 Architecture Program Report (APR)
2023 Initial Accreditation Letter
2022 Visiting Team Report (VTR)
2022 Architecture Program Report (APR)
2021 Continuation of Candidacy Letter
2020 Visiting Team Report (VTR)
2020 Architecture Program Report (APR)
2018 Initial Visiting Team Report (VTR)
2017 Architecture Program Report (APR)
NAAB Conditions and Procedures
Career Development Information
- NCARB Certification Guidelines
- Studio Culture – The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
- Emerging Professional’s Companion
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
- American Institute of Architects
- American Institute of Architecture Students
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
ARE Pass Rates
Pass rates on the Architect Registration Exam (ARE) can be found here .