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M.ARCH to D.ARCH |
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This site is dedicated to consolidating the various degrees granted in architecture to a single professional degree, D.Arch (Doctor of Architecture). The D.Arch would be considered a first-professional degree and is meant to give architects a richer degree and title that demonstrates the extremely high level of achievement not indicated by the Mastership.
According to the NAAB, schools with 3-year (or 3+ year) programs currently have the option to change their M.ARCH titles to D.ARCH — however, the NAAB does not have the authority to compel them to do so. Institutions that offer a NAAB-accredited degree that wish to change the title of the NAAB-accredited degree are required to seek approval for the change from the NAAB. This is called a “nomenclature change.” The procedure is outlined in the 2008 Procedures for Accreditation, Section 9.5. The Procedures can be downloaded from the NAAB Web site www.naab.org. The 2009 procedures for nomenclature changes are also now available for review. The University of Hawaii, Manoa has already implemented this change. (see documentation).
Note: there are two petitions: The 3-year petition was the original petition designed for 3-year or 3+ graduates; petition 2 is for all professional architecture degree paths...feel free to sign both.
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