Accreditation

Yes, the primary contact at your institution is given the role of User Access Manager in the system and can add new users to your institution. Refer to this document for instructions. If you need to make a change to your institution’s primary contact, please email accreditation@naab.org. 

This information is publicly available on your institution’s website, or you can get it from your Institutional Research office.

Yes, if you have more than one NAAB-accredited program, you will see both programs listed, and you will need to complete an Annual Report for each. The reason they are separate is because each program is accredited separately with its own accreditation history. Once the information is entered, it will be copied forward from year-to-year, requiring only updates. We understand that in many cases, but not all, the name of the program administrator, physical address, faculty information, and other program details might be the same, and you will need to enter these details in both Annual Reports. You might find it easier to open multiple instances of the AMS and have one Annual Report open in one tab or browser and the other Annual Report open in another and then copy and paste the information from one Annual Report to the other as you enter it.

No, only programs with a status of Initial or Continuing Accreditation need to submit an Annual Report.

The Annual Report is for the previous academic year that started on Sept. 1 and ended on Aug. 31.

You can find the CIP code here or contact the registrar’s office at your institution.

Yes, you should include it in the Annual Report. Guidance for additional locations can be found in the 2020 Procedures for Accreditation document under Special Circumstances > Programs at Remote Locations.

Your Institutional Research office is an excellent source for this information.

Yes, student demographics are no longer broken down into separate categories, and you will just report numbers for all students enrolled in your architecture program.

Yes, please report the numbers for the students enrolled in each degree program.

Start by contacting your Institutional Research or Institutional Effectiveness office to see if they already have this data. If this is not collected, you can contact recent alumni, if allowed by your institution. We understand this is an imperfect process and may be new to your program, so provide the information that is available to you and describe the source of your information.

Yes, a significant and material change is one that could potentially impact the program's ability to meet the Conditions for Accreditation. If you have any questions, please email us at accreditation@naab.org, and we can discuss your specific situation. 

No, the Annual Report does not require you to repeat information that will be provided in your program’s Plan to Correct.

Yes, there is a Print button on the Annual Report tab that allows you to print all or selected sections of the Annual Report.

No, this system is longer available. Please send requests for PDFs from previous years to accreditation@naab.org.