Considering architecture? 3 reasons to consider an accredited program

If you're exploring architecture programs, you've surely seen the acronym NAAB, which stands for the National Architectural Accrediting Board. In the architecture world, NAAB is a big deal: it’s the only agency in the U.S. authorized to accredit professional architecture degree programs. In short, NAAB accreditation is a necessary stamp of approval.

Bowling Green's full accreditation means that students who earn the M.Arch degree are immediately eligible to pursue professional licensure and practice architecture anywhere in the country.

Students begin their professional careers seamlessly after obtaining a degree from a NAAB-accredited program.

BGSU is one of just five universities in Ohio to hold NAAB accreditation – and the only one in northwestern Ohio – for its architecture programs. Accreditation signals that a program meets rigorous national standards for curriculum, faculty and career outcomes, and it’s the foundation on which a degree is built.

As one of the select few that possess NAAB accreditation, the BGSU M.Arch program offers a pragmatic, professionally grounded path into the field.

Additionally, the demand for architects continues to grow in the Great Lakes region. BGSU graduates can work anywhere in the U.S., but many students make professional connections through co-ops well before graduation day, giving them a multitude of options.

The BGSU School of the Built Environment has a unique structure – its architecture and construction management students are educated side by side in Kokosing Hall – that is intentional. In professional practice, architects and construction managers work together closely, so BGSU believes in educating students from both degree programs.

BGSU is the only school in Ohio – and one of only a handful nationally – to house both programs together.

Future architects and construction managers gain an understanding of both fields, and dual fluency is increasingly what employers and clients want.