School of Architecture
Shaping the Future of Practice
Woodbury School of Architecture is distinguished by a broad range of degrees that address the needs, values, and potential of the built environment. The degree programs include Architecture, Interior Design, Applied Computer Science and Media Arts, Sustainable Practices, and Construction Management. All School of Architecture programs are STEM-designated.
These programs combine to create a holistic school dedicated to advancing the practices of design, the products of design, and the impact of design towards a more equitable and sustainable world. We educate our students as entrepreneurs and cultural builders equally committed to professional practice, theoretical discourse, and technological inquiry. Our faculty is comprised of active architects, academics, and designers.
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WSOA In-Flux is a publishing platform for architecture and interior design launched in spring 2020. In-Flux showcases our latest student work produced in the undergraduate and graduate programs and highlights the achievements of students and faculty.
Woodbury School of Architecture is one of only 22 schools nationwide offering the National Council of Architectural Registration Board’s Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) program.
Faculty
Our faculty are architects, designers, academics and policy makers practicing in Los Angeles, San Diego and Tijuana. This internationally recognized and award-winning group works closely with students, teaching the skills required to push the limits of practice and explore disciplinary possibilities in both theoretical and professional arenas.
Dedicated and professional staff members actively participate in the student experience. Through individual attention, we foster close mentoring relationships between faculty, staff and students.
Career Services
Our dedicated School of Architecture Career and Outreach Director assists students with gaining work experience and beginning their professional careers. See below for more information about our career resources, and career possibilities.
- We help students prepare a professional resume and portfolio.
- We organize annual career fairs and maintain an online job board.
- We help students with questions about licensure and certification for architectural professionals.
Connect with our students and faculty members on social media. Use our hashtags to join the conversation around architecture related topics. You can also find our university social profiles by clicking on the icons on the top right of the page or find our official School of Architecture Instagram at @woodbury_soa.
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Accreditation
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.
Woodbury School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
Bachelor of Architecture (160 undergraduate credits)
Master of Architecture (pre-professional degree + 63 graduate credits)
Master of Architecture (non-pre-professional degree + 93 credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2022.
NAAB 2020 ASR
Woodbury 5-Year Interim Progress Report (2020)
Find previous Architecture Program Reports, Focused Evaluation Reports, Annual Reports, Visiting Team Reports, and NAAB Letters here.
Architect Registration Examination pass rates can be found here.
The post-professional graduate degree in architecture is considered supplementary and is not accredited by NAAB. The Woodbury University School of Architecture degree programs of this status are the one-year Master of Science in Architecture- Real Estate Development and Master of Science in Architecture.
Woodbury University School of Architecture’s Interior Architecture program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503-4014.
Related Websites :
www.accredit-id.org
www.iida.org
www.asid.org
NASAD
Woodbury University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
WASC
Woodbury University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.