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.
TMCC Bachelor of Architecture
150 Semester Credit Hours
Truckee Meadows Community College is applying for initial candidacy with the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
Projected Accreditation Timeline
- Projected Accreditation Timeline (dates are tentative and represent TMCC’s plan for achieving initial accreditation):
- Initial Candidacy: Jan. 1, 2023 (effective date)
- Continuation of Candidacy: Jan. 1, 2025 (effective date)
- Initial Accreditation: Jan. 1, 2027 (effective date)
Accreditation Reports and Related Documents
- NAAB Decision Letter, May 2024
- NAAB Conditions for Accreditation, Feb. 2020
- NAAB Conditions for Accreditation, Sept. 2024
- NAAB Procedures for Accreditation, Feb. 2020
- NAAB Procedures for Accreditation, Oct. 2022
- NAAB / TMCC Program Annual Reports and Narratives
- NAAB Decision Letters
- TMCC Architectural Program Report
- NAAB Visiting Team Report, Nov. 2023
- TMCC Program’s Response, Nov. 2023
- TMCC Program’s Plan to Correct (if applicable)
- NCARB ARE Pass Rates
- TMCC Policies and Process Evaluating Transcripts and Portfolios
- TMCC Statements and/or Policies on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- TMCC is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action (EEO/AA) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, religion, physical or mental disability, creed, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or gender expression in the programs or activities which it operates.
- TMCCs Learning Management System (Canvas) has just integrated “UDOIT Accessibility Software and DesignPLUS.
Important Statement from the National Architectural Accrediting Board
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.
Truckee Meadows Community College's school of architecture offers the following NAAB accredited degree program:
- Bachelor of Architecture, 150 credits.
- The next accreditation site visit will occur in 2025.
The NAAB grants candidacy status to new programs that have developed viable plans for achieving initial accreditation. Candidacy status indicates that a program expects to achieve initial accreditation within six years of achieving candidacy, if its plan is properly implemented. In order to meet the education requirement, set forth by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, an applicant for an NCARB Certificate must hold a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the NAAB; the degree must have been awarded not more than two years prior to initial accreditation. However, meeting the education requirement for the NCARB Certificate may not be equivalent to meeting the education requirement for registration in a specific jurisdiction. Please contact NCARB for more information.
Truckee Meadows Community College's school of architecture was granted initial candidacy status for the following professional degree program in architecture:
- Bachelor of Architecture, 150 credits.
- Year candidacy awarded: 2024
- Next visit: Continuation of Candidacy, 2025
- Projected year to achieve initial accreditation: 2028
- Earliest graduation date projected to meet NCARB education requirement: 2028