NAAB

STATEMENT ON NAAB-ACCREDITED DEGREES

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 two-year term of continuing accreditation, 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 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, School of Architecture, offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

B.Arch (181 undergraduate credits)

Last accreditation visit: 2018

Next accreditation visit: 2027

NAAB Conditions / Procedures for Accreditation (current)

NAAB Conditions and Procedures (2018 visit)

Program Reports and Communications (since last visit)

Academic/Professional Resources

ARE Architectural Registration Examination