Bachelor of Architecture Accreditation Information
Accreditation
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.
Dunwoody College of Technology, School of Design offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program: Bachelor of Architecture, 150 Semester Credits.
Year of Next Accreditation Visit: 2031
NAAB Conditions & Procedures
- Conditions for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
- Conditions for Accreditation in effect at the time of the last visit
- Procedures for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
- Procedures for Accreditation in effect at the time of the last visit
Career Development Information
- Dunwoody Career Services Information
- AIA Emerging Professionals
- AIA Minnesota Job Bank
- NOMA Career Center
- CSI Career Center
Accreditation Reports and Related Documents
Annual Reports
- BARCH Annual Report – 2015
- BARCH Annual Report – 2016
- BARCH Annual Report – 2017
- BARCH Annual Report – 2018
- BARCH Annual Report – 2019
- BARCH Annual Report – 2020
- BARCH Annual Report – 2021
- BARCH Annual Report – 2022
- BARCH Annual Report – 2023
- BARCH Annual Report – 2024
NAAB Responses
NAAB Decision Letters
Architecture Program Reports
- Architecture Program Report- 2017
- Architecture Program Report For Initial Accreditation-2019
- Architecture Program Report-2022
Visiting Team Reports
Visiting Team Report Response Letter
Plan to Correct
NCARB ARE Pass Rates
Policies on Learning & Teaching Culture
- 2020 Learning & Teaching Culture Policy Project Guidelines
- 2022 Learning & Teaching Culture Policy
- 2024 Learning & Teaching Culture Policy
Additional Resources
National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
- NCARB News
- www.NCARB.org
- About The Architectural Experience Program® (AXP)
- Your Guide to NCARB & AXP
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Association of Collegiate Schools Of Architecture