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, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards. Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may require a preprofessional undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
The Rice School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
B. Arch. (192 undergraduate credits)
M. Arch. (preprofessional degree + 93 graduate credits)
M. Arch. (non-preprofessional degree + 131 credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2025
NAAB Conditions and Procedures
2020 Conditions for Accreditation (in effect at the time of last visit)
2020 Procedures for Accreditation (in effect at the time of last visit)
Reports and Letters
2024 Architecture Program Report
ARS Reports – available by request; please contact arch@rice.edu
Other
Statement on Studio Culture (p. 25)
Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (p. 3)