NAAB ACCREDITATION
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 non-accredited undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the non-accredited degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.”
The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program:
Bachelor of Architecture (200 credits)
Next visit: Continuing Accreditation, 2027
In August 2018, UPC initiated the process to obtain NAAB accreditation for its Bachelor of Architecture program. On May 19, 2025, the program was granted Initial Accreditation by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) of the United States.
Below are the stages of the NAAB accreditation process:
NAAB related documents:
- NAAB Conditions & Procedures 2020
- UPC Architecture Program Report 2024
- NAAB Decision Letter for Initial Accreditation
- NCARB ARE pass rate
- Student Handbook
- Financial Benefits and Scholarships Opportunities pg. 74
- Architecture Program: Tuition and estimated Expenses pg. 163
