Bachelor of Architecture/Master of Architecture

Students seeking to study architecture at Howard University beginning in the Fall 2018 semester will enter into the Master of Architecture program. The new configuration of architecture education at Howard University results from the Department of Architecture’s proposal for nomenclature change submitted to the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB) in May 2017. The proposal, approved by NAAB at its July 2017 Board meeting, changes the program nomenclature from a five-year professional Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) to a five-year professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree program.

This change in the architecture program is very significant. The new NAAB-approved program provides a continuous sequence from undergraduate to graduate study leading to the five-year Master of Architecture professional degree. The M.Arch. will consist of 171 credit hours divided into three types of courses: 1) Required or core courses; 2) Professional electives which will be designated as concentration areas and openfree electives; and 3) GeneralLiberal Studies electives.