NAAB Accreditation

Accredited Programs

The department’s NAAB-accredited programs include the Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) program and the Master of Architecture, Professional (M.Arch.) program.

The B.Arch. program has been granted NAAB accreditation from 2025–33.
The M.Arch. program has been granted NAAB accreditation from 2021–29.

Note on Professional Accreditation 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 term, an eight-year term with conditions, 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.

Bachelor of Architecture
154 undergraduate credits
Next accreditation visit for the B.Arch.: 2033

Master of Architecture, Professional
Accredited four-year degree from a U.S. institution or equivalent and 113 graduate credits
Next accreditation visit for the M.Arch.: 2029

Cornell AAP will furnish electronic versions of NAAB Annual Progress Reports, Visiting Team Reports, and decision letters upon request to cuarch@cornell.edu.

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