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The 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 Tennessee, ¿ì»îÊÓƵ, School of Architecture in the College of Architecture and Design offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

• B.Arch. (163 semester undergraduate credit hours)
• M.Arch. 3G (undergraduate degree + 102 graduate semester credit hours)
• M.Arch. 2G  (undergraduate degree in architecture from a NAAB-accredited school of architecture + 60 graduate semester credit hours)

Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2031

Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures

In order to assist students, parents and others as they seek to develop an understanding of the body of knowledge and skills that constitute a professional education in architecture, the following documents have been made available to the public:

Access to Career Development Information

To develop an understanding of the body of knowledge and skills that constitute a professional education in architecture, the following organizations and documents are shared to provide insights:

• , published by AIA and NCARB

Public Access to Accreditation Reports and Related Documents

In order to promote transparency in the process of accreditation in architecture education, the following documents are available for public review:

All Interim Progress Reports and Narratives of Program Annual Reports Submitted Since the Last Team Visit

• Not applicable

All NAAB Responses to Any Plan to Correct and Any NAAB Responses to the Program Annual Reports Since the Last Team Visit

• Not applicable

The Most Recent Decision Letter from the NAAB

The Architecture Program Report Submitted for the Last Visit

The Final Edition of the Most Recent Visiting Team Report, Including Attachments and Addenda

The Program’s Optional Response to the Visiting Team Report

• Not applicable

Plan to Correct (if applicable)

• Not applicable

NCARB ARE Pass Rates

Annually, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards publishes pass rates for each section of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) by institution. This information is considered to be useful to parents and prospective students as part of their planning for higher or post-secondary education. The most current information about graduates of programs from the School of Architecture have been made available here:

Statements and/or Policies on Learning and Teaching Culture

• Studio Culture Policy

Statements and/or Policies on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• College Access and Engagement Information

Admissions and Advising

• Undergraduate Architecture Admissions
• Master of Architecture Admissions

Student Financial Information

• UTK CoAD Financial Information
• UTK CoAD Tuition and Aid
• UTK CoAD Scholarships and Assistantships
• UTK CoAD Work Programs