NAAB Accreditation
2020 Conditions for Accreditation
On January 31, 2020, the NAAB Board of Directors approved the 2020Conditions for AccreditationԻProcedures for Accreditation, for publication on February 10, 2020.Programs hosting a site visit in 2022 and beyond will be required to use the 2020ConditionsԻProcedures. As part of the transition, beginning January 1, 2022, programs are required to utilize the NAAB2020 ConditionsԻProcedures for Accreditationfor all accreditation purposes, except in the case of Interim Progress Reports (IPR). Programs whose previous term of accreditation requires IPR(s) will continue to submit IPRs to address identified deficiencies,.
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The NAABConditions for AccreditationԻProcedures for Accreditationoutline, respectively, the requirements that an accredited degree program must meet and the procedures that it and the visiting teams must follow to demonstrate the achievement of minimum standards and a uniform accrediting process. These documents govern accreditation actions. ճProceduresdocument is a companion to the NAABConditions for Accreditation. Each should be read in the context of the other.
ճDzԻ徱پDzԲare reviewed through a comprehensive accreditation review process of assessment, research, and analysis by the NAAB Board of Directors, and consultation with representatives of the collateral organizations in architecture. ճʰdzܰare reviewed and updated, as needed, at least every two years to reflectchanges in operating policy or procedures that may have been undertaken since the lastfull accreditation process review. Historically, the two have been updated with staggered release dates, with major changes to theProceduresfollowing the update to theConditions.
In a radical, yet responsive, departure from previous review conferences, the NAAB has overhauled the comprehensive accreditation review process, now called the Accreditation Review Forum 2019 (ARForum19), to release the 2020Conditions for Accreditationand the 2020Procedures for Accreditationat the same time. This will be possible by engaging all five collateral organizations to collaborate on the new documents from the outset. Traditionally, each collateral has worked in isolation to submit a white paper to the ARC that stated its position on revisions. By engaging all five collaterals initially, the ARForum19 will ensure that they are on the same page, working toward a common goal. This will be accomplished by the ARForum19 Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee represents the five collaterals—American Institute of Architects (practitioners), American Institute of Architecture Students (students), Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (school administrators and faculty), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (regulators), and the National Architectural Accrediting Board (accreditors). Working alongside the Steering Committee is the NAAB’s internal ARForum19 Task Force, whose focus is mainly the Procedures.
The work of the steering committee and task force culminated in a three-day Accreditation Review Forum 2019, hosted by the NAAB on July 25-27 in Chicago. Present at the Forum were the full boards of directors of each collateral organization and leaders from related professional organizations to formulate the framework for the 2020Conditions. Between September 2019 and November 2019 theDzԻ徱پDzԲԻʰdzܰwill be circulated for comment by the collateral organizations before being adopted by the NAAB Board of Directors.
“Draft 1” –2020 DzԻ徱پDzԲԻProcedures for Accreditation
The NAAB has released “Draft 1” versions of theand thefor a 75-day public comment and review period, ending November 22, 2019. Email forum@naab.org to submit comments. The NAAB also released this.
ARForum19 Summary Report
Read the final report prepared for the NAAB by Intersol (the facilitation team who led the forum).
“Draft 0” –2020 DzԻ徱پDzԲԻProcedures for Accreditation
The NAAB released “Draft 0” versions of theand the, which were used for discussion at ARForum19 on July 24-26 in Chicago.
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