School of the Arts and Architecture
1317 Perloff Hall
Box 951467
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1467
Architecture and Urban Design
310-825-7857
Admissions e-mail
The Department of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Architectural Studies and four graduate degree programs tailored to the needs of different groups of students: Master of Architecture (MArch); Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Architecture; and Master of Science (MS) in Architecture and Urban Design.
In the U.S. most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a requisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes two types of degrees: bachelor of architecture and master of architecture. A program may be granted a five-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on its degree of conformance with established standards. Master’s degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree which, when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
