Accreditation

National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Statement: “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 University of Florida School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

• Master of Architecture (M.Arch) – Track I: Undergraduate pre-professional degree with architecture major + 52 graduate semester credit hours
• Master of Architecture (M.Arch) – Track II: Undergraduate professional degree + 30 graduate semester credit hours
• Master of Architecture (M.Arch) – Track III: Undergraduate degree with non-architecture major + 48 preparatory semester credits + 52 graduate semester credit hours

Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2022.

Visit our Graduate Programs in Architecture to learn more about our programs. For more information about the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), visit the NAAB Website.

Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures for Accreditation

• Conditions for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
• Conditions for Accreditation in effect at the time of the last visit: 2009 Conditions for Accreditation
• Procedures for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
• Procedures for Accreditation in effect at the time of the last visit: 2012 Procedures for Accreditation

Related Documents

• All Interim Progress Reports and narratives of Program Annual Reports submitted since the last team visit:
  • 2014 Annual Statistical Report
  • 2015 Annual Statistical Report
  • 2016 Annual Statistical Report
  • 2017 Annual Statistical Report
  • 2018 Annual Statistical Report
  • 2019 Annual Statistical Report
  • 2020 Annual Statistical Report
  • University of Florida Interim Progress Report for Year Five, 30 November 2018
• All NAAB responses to any Plan to Correct and any NAAB responses to the Program Annual Reports since the last team visit: NAAB Response to Interim Progress Report, 19 April 2019
• The most recent decision letter from the NAAB: NAAB Decision Letter, 5 August 2013
• The Architecture Program Report submitted for the last visit: University of Florida Architecture Program Report, 2 January 2013
• The final edition of the most recent Visiting Team Report, including attachments and addenda: Visiting Team Report, 20 February 2013
• The program’s optional response to the Visiting Team Report: None
• Plan to Correct (if applicable): Not Applicable
• NCARB ARE pass rates: ARE 5.0 Pass Rates by School
• Statements and/or policies on learning and teaching culture: Studio Learning Culture
• Statements and/or policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion:
  • UF Diversity and Inclusion Programs
  • UF Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
  • Student Call to Action, 7 July 2020
  • Architecture Faculty Response to Student Call to Action, 3 April 2021

Licensing, Registration, and Certification in other States

• Bachelor of Design in Architecture (B.Des.): The Bachelor of Design in Architecture (B.Des) degree is a pre-professional degree program. As a stand-alone degree program, it does NOT meet the minimum requirement for licensure as an architect in the State of Florida. No determination has been made about the program’s curriculum meeting other state’s educational requirements for licensure or certification as an architect.
• Master of Architecture (M.Arch.): The University of Florida Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree is accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB). The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredits professional degrees in architecture offered by institutions accredited by a U.S. regional accrediting agency. All 55 U.S. registration boards accept the NAAB-accredited degree for registration; 38 of those boards require it. For more information, visit the NAAB website.

An Overview of the Process of Becoming an Architect (External Links)

• NCARB Basics: Becoming an Architect
• AIA Licensing Basics 

Professional and Student Organizations (External Links)

• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
• National Council of Architectural Review Boards (NCARB)
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) 
• American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
• Alpha Rho Chi