The Department of Architecture at Iowa State University is an accredited degree program in both undergraduate and graduate architecture.

 

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, recognizes three types of degrees:  the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture.  A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or  2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.  

 

Master's degree programs may consist of a preprofessional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education.  However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.  

 

For more information about accreditation please visit the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). http://www.naab.org/