The New Jersey School of Architecture offers the five-year NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) and the four-year pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS Arch) programs. Our goal is to nurture our students' loftiest ambitions while providing the skill sets necessary to succeed in architecture and related fields. Students who enroll in NJSOA have made a career choice; our role is to help them find a directions within that career by teaching habits of mind and skills that are transferable to a number of career paths. 

Bachelor of Architecture

The Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) is a five-year professional undergraduate degree accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The curriculum is designed to prepare the student for a future career as a registered (licensed) architect. The B. Arch is a two-tiered professional program of NAAB-required technical and professional courses and specialized elective offerings developed and delivered by professional faculty who are for the most part registered themselves. Successful completion of the B. Arch program is the first step toward licensure as a professional architect. 

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

The Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS Arch) is a four-year pre-professional degree. Students in the BS Arch program cannot become licensed architects unless they complete the professional-degree curriculum requirements set by the NAAB. However, the flexibility of the BS Arch degree allows students who do not wish to become traditional architects to pursue dual degree programs within the School and University, or engage in career opportunities in related design and building fields. Students can be admitted to the BS Architecture program immediately or transfer from the B. Arch program after two years.

The New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT is an accredited degree program.

In the United States, most state 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 U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extend of its conformance with established educational standards.

Master's degree programs may consist of a preprofessional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. 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 should be accredited within 6 years of achieving candidacy, if its plan is properly implemented.