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The Department of Architecture offers the Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) as a STEM-designated, first professional degree (terminal degree) for those intending to enter the professional practice of architecture.

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 U.S. 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.

The University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:

M.Arch. 2 (preprofessional degree = 52 graduate semester credit hours).
M.Arch. 3 (non-preprofessional degree + (up to) 40 preparatory graduate semester credit hours + 52 graduate semester credit hours = (up to) 92 graduate semester credit hours).

The M.Arch. 2 Program

The M.Arch. 2 program is designed for students who have earned architectural degrees (such as B.A., B.S., and B.E.D.) and consists of studies focused on developing the next generation of critical practitioners. This studio-based professional program is normally two years (52 semester credit hours) in length and is completed via an independently-derived, research-informed design project.

The M.Arch. 3 Program

The M.Arch. 3 program is designed for students with undergraduate degrees in fields other than architecture. This STEM-designated, professional program includes one year of preparatory studies (up to 40 semester credit hours) in preparation for the following two years (52 semester credit hours) of the Master of Architecture (M.Arch. 2) program sequence. These preparatory studies are required to be completed in full, as a condition of admission. We encourage students from all disciplines to consider this program as a means for entering the profession of architecture.