NAAB Accreditation Statement
Rensselaer School of Architecture’s Bachelor of Architecture (5 year program) and Master of Architecture (3 year program) are accredited by the NAAB. The National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) accredits the Rensselaer School of Architecture’s Bachelor of Architecture program and its Master of Architecture program. The following statement is included in the catalog, pursuant to the requirement of the NAAB:
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.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, School of Architecture offers the following NAAB accredited degree programs:
•B. Arch. (172 undergraduate credits)
•M. Arch. (pre-professional Degree + 100 credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2025
Rensselaer School of Architecture’s 5-year Bachelor or Architecture (B. Arch.) and 3 year Master of Architecture (M. Arch.) are accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB). Both programs have earned continuous accreditation since their inception.
Each year, according to the requirements of NAAB, we link you to the currently applicable standards to which accredited programs are held and by which they are measured. This gives you an opportunity to read and review those areas that must be covered in your curriculum and how we must provide evidence of their fulfillment.
The 2020 Conditions may be found at:
https://www.naab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-NAAB-Conditions-for-Accreditation.pdf
The 2014 Conditions may be found at:
The 2015 Procedures may be found at:
https://www.naab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Full-Document.pdf