School of Public Architecture
National Accreditation:
National Architecture Accrediting Board (candidacy application in process)
Dean, David Mohney , FAIA
GLAB 429; (908) 737-4772
For more information, please see architecture.kean.edu
Academic Degrees, Programs
Architecture
B.A. in Architectural Studies
M. Arch.
The School of Public Architecture in the Michael Graves College will offer the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Architectural Studies and the Master of Architecture professional degree. The M. Arch degree program will commence in the Fall of 2019.
The BA and M. Arch. degrees will offer intensive professional study for students seeking careers in architecture and environmental design. Emphasis is placed upon creative problem solving that advances a humanist idea of contemporary society.
A portfolio review along with admission to the University will be required for acceptance into the BA and M. Arch. programs. Information regarding the portfolio requirement may be obtained from the School of Public Architecture (908-737-4772). Students enrolled in the BA and M. Arch. programs will be required to maintain a 3.0 grade point average in major requirements to continue in the program and to receive the degree.
The professional program is initiating candidacy for accreditation through the National Architectural Accrediting Board. For information regarding College/program mission and student learning outcomes please email architecture@kean.edu
Program Vision:
The School of Public Architecture in the Michael Graves College emphasizes knowledge of humanist values as they affect the design of the contemporary built environment. It promotes the cultivation of comprehensive design skills that are made manifest through both thinking and representation. Using resources in proximity to its two campuses, it will prepare students to address the design of the public realm in both building and landscape. It will utilize two major metropolitan cities to engage with enhancing public spaces in a dynamic, changing environment. It will be a resource to its constituents – academic, professional, and public – through the promulgation of design at the highest levels.
Accreditation: NAAB 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.
The NAAB grants candidacy status to new programs that have developed viable plans for achieving initial accreditation. Candidacy status indicates that a program expects to achieve initial accreditation within six years of achieving candidacy, if its plan is properly implemented.
In order to meet the education requirement set forth by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, an applicant for an NCARB Certificate must hold a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the NAAB; the degree must have been awarded not more than two years prior to initial accreditation. However, meeting the education requirement for the NCARB Certificate may not be equivalent to meeting the education requirement for registration in a specific jurisdiction. Please contact NCARB for more information.
Kean University School of Public Architecture was granted candidacy status for the following professional degree program in architecture:
Master of Architecture [prerequisite + 55 credits required]
Initial Candidacy granted: 2017
Next visit for continuation of candidacy: 2019
Projected year of initial accreditation: 2021