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Architecture

The architecture program was founded in 1946 and has been accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) since 1958.

In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Masters of Architecture and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Master's degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Landscape Architecture

The landscape architecture program was established in 1975 and has been accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) since 1983. The Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in Landscape Architecture. LAAB recognizes the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, and Masters of Landscape Architecture. It accredits each program every five years, evaluating degree of conformance with established education standards. Click here to view a copy of the LAAB report for our program's 2010 re-accreditation.

Master's degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, which, when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Interior Design

The interior design program originated in 1974 as an option in the Department of Home Economics. During the 1977-78 academic year, the Arkansas Board of Higher Education approved upgrading the Housing and Interior Design Option in the Home Economics Foundation Curriculum to the Housing and Interior Design major. This change allowed students to earn a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics degree (B.S.H.E.) with a major in Housing and Interior Design. In fall 1986, the program was renamed Interior Design and Housing (IDHS). During the 1997-98 academic year, the program was renamed Interior Design. Finally during the 1999-2000 academic year, as recommended by FIDER during the previous accreditation visit, the degree was changed to Bachelor of Interior Design (B.I.D.). The program joined the Fay Jones School of Architecture in July 2010.

The interior design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). It is the oldest accredited interior design program in Arkansas.

Institutional Affiliations

The Fay Jones School of Architecture holds memberships in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), organizations comprised of North American schools of architecture and landscape architecture.