Accreditation
The National Architectural Accrediting Board requires that the following statement be included,
in its entirety, in the catalogues and promotional materials of all accredited programs:
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 degreeprograms 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 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 pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Morgan State University, School of Architecture and Planning offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
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M. Arch. (pre-professional degree + 36 graduate credits: "3+2 Master of Architecture Degree Program)
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M. Arch. (pre-professional degree + 60 graduate credits)
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M. Arch. (non-pre-professional degree + 90 credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2017
NAAB DOCUMENTS
2011 NAAB Architecture Program Report
2011 NAAB Visiting Team Report
