David R. Ravin School of Architecture

The David R. Ravin School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte offers a range of graduate programs, including a professionally-accredited degree in design, professionally-accredited dual degrees in design and research, and advanced degrees in research and urban design. The three tracks of its accredited program complement the three concentrations of its Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree program, as well as a range of undergraduate programs in other universities.

Program Accreditation

The School of Architecture maintains accredited status through the National Architectural Accrediting Board, which reviews the curriculum, facility, faculty, and program resources annually.  In addition, the NAAB conducts an intensive site visit every six years.  The School has maintained full accreditation standards as prescribed by this board and includes the following required statement:

“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, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may require a preprofessional undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.”

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, School of Architecture, offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

• B.Arch. (158 undergraduate credit hours)
• M.Arch. (preprofessional degree + 60 graduate credit hours)
• M.Arch. (non-preprofessional degree + 96 credit hours)

Accredited Program Tracks

The SoA offers a NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture program through three potential tracks:

• M.Arch. I (96 credit hours, 3 years + one summer), for applicants with a four-year bachelor degree in any field.
• M.Arch. II (60 credit hours, 2 years), for applicants with a pre-professional degree in architecture.
• M.Arch. Advanced Standing (40 credits, 12-months), for applicants earning UNC Charlotte’s B.A. in Architecture, Practice Concentration and at least 128 undergraduate credit hours.

Accredited Dual Degree Tracks

The SoA also offers the following NAAB-accredited dual-degree tracks:

• Architecture, M.Arch., and Architecture, M.S., Dual Degree  
• Architecture, M.Arch., and Urban Design, M.U.D., Dual Degree  
• Architecture, M.Arch., and Information Technology, M.S., Dual Degree   

Other Graduate Programs

The SoA also offers the following programs (not NAAB-accredited):

• Architecture, M.S.   
• Urban Design, M.U.D.   
• Architecture, M.S., and Information Technology, M.S., Dual Degree   
• Architecture (Critical Heritage Studies Concentration), M.S., and Anthropology, M.A., Dual Degree   
• Architecture (Critical Heritage Studies Concentration), M.S., and History (Public History Concentration), M.A., Dual Degree   
• Architecture (Critical Heritage Studies Concentration), M.S., and Urban Design, M.U.D., Dual Degree