NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL ACCREDITING BOARD (NAAB)
The Master of Architecture program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). Per the NAAB, a NAAB-accredited degree meets the education requirement for NCARB registration in all 55 U.S. jurisdictions.
Date of Last Revision: May 2025
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 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.
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program:
- M. Arch (non-preprofessional degree + 108 credits)
Next accreditation visit: 2029
The following NAAB documents are available publicly on the NAAB Public Information page.
The 2015 Procedures for Accreditation
In effect for the Virtual Team Visit (09/27/2021 - 09/29/2021)The 2014 Conditions for Accreditation
In effect for the Virtual Team Visit (09/27/2021 - 09/29/2021)The 2009 Conditions for Accreditation
In effect during the previous Team Visit 2013