Drury University’s Hammons School of Architecture (HSA) offers a five-year first professional Master of Architecture degree that is fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which requires that all accredited programs post the following 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 term, an eight-year term with conditions, or a two-year term of continuing accreditation, 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.”
Drury University, Hammons School of Architecture, offers the following NAAB-accredited program:
M.Arch. (168 total credit hours; minimum 30 master’s-level credit hours)
The program received a full-term re-accreditation in 2016 and will next be re-accredited in 2024.
The NAAB requires that the following public information be made available by the program.
NAAB Conditions for Accreditation and Procedures for Accreditation:
NAAB Conditions for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
NAAB Conditions for Accreditation, 2014 Edition
(in effect during previous re-accreditation visit)
NAAB Procedures for Accreditation, 2020 Edition
NAAB Procedures for Accreditation, 2015 Edition
(in effect during previous re-accreditation visit)
NAAB-mandated Interim Progress Reports and Annual Reports:
HSA Architecture Program Reports:
2015 HSA Architecture Program Report
NAAB decision letters and responses:
2016 NAAB Visiting Team Report
2019 NAAB Response to 2018 Interim Progress Report
2020 NAAB Five-Year Interim Progress Report Letter
Informational resources for prospective and current students:
Career Development Information from Drury University
Career Development Information from AIA
Career Development Information from NCARB
Financial Considerations for Architecture Majors
NCARB ARE (Licensing Exam) Pass Rate Information
HSA Learning and Teaching Culture Statement
HSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement