The national Architectural accrediting board (naab) & Professional education
6.1 Statement on NAAB-Accredited Degrees
“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 nonaccredited undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the nonaccredited degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.”
Louisiana Tech University, School of Design offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program:
Master of Architecture (pre-professional degree in architecture + 30 graduate credits)
Next accreditation visit: 2026