What are Electives? What types of courses are considered acceptable as Electives?
The NCARB Education Standard requires a total of 160 semester credits including a minimum of 136 semester hours of credit in five subject areas. The additional 24 semester hours of credit may be taken in any one or more of the five subject areas and/or acceptable elective subjects. The acceptable elective subject areas include Architecture, Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Interior Design, Law, Public Administration, and other courses that in the opinion of NAAB are acceptable toward the elective requirements.
