About 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 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 Minnesota School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
M. Arch. (preprofessional degree + 59 graduate credits)
M. Arch. (non-preprofessional degree + 90 credits)
Next accreditation visit: 2024
NAAB Conditions and Procedures
Accreditation Reports and Related Documents
- 2014_Architecture Program Report
- 2015_NAAB Decision Letter
- 2015_NAAB Visiting Team Report
- 2015_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2016_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2017_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2018_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2019_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2020_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2021_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2022_NAAB_ARS_UMN
- 2022_NAAB_ARS Corrections-PreArch
- 2022_NAAB_ARS Corrections-M.Arch
- NCARB Pass Rates
- NCARB ARE Pass Rates UMN
- Learning and Teaching Culture
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Career Development Information
- UMN Career Help
- NCARB ARE 5.0 Handbook (PDF)
- AIAS InStudio Blog
- AIA Emerging Professionals Resources
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
- American Institute of Architects
- AIA MN
- The American Institute of Architecture Students
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics for Architecture
- AIA Code of Ethics
- Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
- Association for Women in Architecture (AWAD)
- National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA)
Admissions & Advising
Student Financial Information
- Eligibility for Financial Aid
- Financial Wellness Counseling
- Cost of Attendance
- Graduate and Professional Tuition Rates
- Computer Standards and Technology Costs
