Ive already graduated from college with a B.S., how would I go about becoming an architect?
You need to find schools that are NAAB accredited for their master’s degrees, and which offer the master’s in architecture – that’s considered a “first professional” degree in the field. In other words, you can have majored in something else as an undergrad, and by getting a masters in architecture, qualify to be an architect. The professional Master of Architecture (M. Arch. I) degree, which is the one you want, is an 84-credit, three-year, professional degree program for students holding a four-year undergraduate degree in any field. It prepares students to take the architectural licensing exam and to become practicing architects. Don’t confuse it with post-professional master’s degrees in architecture. Those are for people who already have a bachelor’s degree in the field. You want the professional degree program, not the post-professional degree program. BTW, if your program is not NAAB accredited, you can’t actually practice as an architect. So be sure to look only at NAAB accredi
