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National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Accredidation

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 admissions. However, the non-accredited degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Accredited Degree Programs

Miami University, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
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Master of Architecture II (pre-professional degree + 60 graduate credits)
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Master of Architecture III (non-pre-professional degree + 88 graduate credits)

Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2031

To view our most recent Visiting Team Report, go to NAAB's public webpage. To access our report, click on the Public VTRs folder and go to the 2015 folder. Scroll to Miami University.

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