Programs

Professional Master of Architecture Degree
5-1/2 Year Track  The professional degree program consists of a 5-1/2 year track comprising a pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree and then a Master of Architecture degree. When earned sequentially, the degree track results in the accredited professional education.
3-1/2 Year Track  The 3-1/2 year professional degree program is designed for students who have previously earned an undergraduate degree that may be in an unrelated area of study. Acceptance is required to both the University School of Graduate Studies and the School of Architecture 3-1/2 year program. Graduate standards of scholarship apply to all coursework. Under this option, the student spends the first two years completing the undergraduate prerequisite architectural core courses. The final year is the same as the final year of the 5-1/2 year Master of Architecture degree track which results in the professional degree, accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree
The Bachelor of Science in Architecture is a non-professional degree. This degree is a prerequisite for the professional 5-1/2 year Master of Architecture degree. Students receive a Bachelor of Science in Architecture after completing program year four. Students who receive this degree may seek advanced degrees or employment in the construction industry, the arts, business, or other fields.

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies Degree
The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies is a non-professional degree. Students who elect for the Bachelor of Science degree do not proceed into the professional degree track. In this program, Architectural Studies is declared as a major and upon successful completion, receives an undergraduate degree. Students taking the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in architectural studies may seek advanced degrees or employment in the construction industry, the arts, business, or other fields.

Statement of Accreditation from 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:  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 accreditation, depending on the extend of its conformance with the established educational standards.

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

Andrews University, School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

M. Arch.  (pre-professional degree + 30 graduate credits)

M.Arch.  (non-professional degree + 102 credits)

Next acreditation visit for all programs:  2012

(The National Architectural Accrediting Board, Inc., 2009 Conditions for Accreditation)