Accreditation
The School of Architecture and Design’s Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) is fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture. In addition, the NAAB has given our new Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) program candidacy accreditation status. Most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure.
Our Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (B.F.A.) is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).
NAAB Accreditation:
The School of Architecture and Design offers two professional degree programs. The Bachelor of Architecture program is fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The Master of Architecture program has been given candidacy accreditation status by the NAAB.
NAAB Accreditation Statement
New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design’s Bachelor of Architecture (5-year) program is accredited by the NAAB. The National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) accredits the New York Institute of Technology’s Bachelor of Architecture program. The following statement is included in the catalog, pursuant to the requirement of the NAAB:
In the United States, most state 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 U.S. 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 pre-professional undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design offers the following NAAB accredited degree programs:
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (160 undergraduate credits)
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE (Track 1 – 90 credits, Track 2 – 60 credits)
All files are PDF downloads
- 2020 NAAB Decision Letter, M.Arch
- 2019 Response to NAAB (VTR), M.Arch
- 2020 New York Tech Architecture Interim Program Report (IPR), B.Atch
- 2019 New York Tech Architecture Program Report (APR), M.Arch
- 2019 NAAB Visiting Team Report (VTR), M.Arch
- 2017 NAAB Visiting Team Report (VTR), B.Arch
- 2017 NAAB Visiting Team Report (VTR), M.Arch
- 2017 New York Tech Architecture Program Report (APR)
Next NAAB Accreditation visit for B.Arch. program: 2025
Next NAAB Accreditation visit for M.Arch. program: 2022
Career Development information can be found here:
- Career Services
- AIAS Learning & Teaching Culture Policy Project – 2020 Summary
- The Emerging Professional’s Companion
- www.NCARB.org
- www.main.aiany.org
- www.acsa-arch.org
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