Accreditation
In May 2007, Academy of Art University received regional accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), one of the six major regional accreditation commissions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Degree programs offered by Academy of Art University are also accredited nationally by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Academy is also an institutional member of the Career College Association (CCA) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
The on-campus Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree programs offered by the Academy in Interior Architecture & Design is accredited as a Professional Level Program by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly "FIDER," the Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research). Accreditation was extended by the Council for Interior Design Accredition in 2008 to the online BFA and MFA Interior Architecture & Design programs.
The on-campus Master of Architecture program offered by the Academy's School of Architecture has been accredited as a Professional Level Program since 2006 by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). In 2010, the Bachelor of Fine Art-Architecture program did not receive candidacy from the NAAB accreditation commission but remains accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The program applied again for candidacy in October 2012 and had a favorable on site visit by a NAAB evaluation team. The NAAB Board will decide at its January, 2013 meeting whether or not to grant candidacy. The Master of Architecture program has been accredited since January 1, 2006, and the next visit for evaluating continuing accreditation will take place in 2013.
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