MSU School of Architecture
Mission Statement
The mission of the School of Architecture is to prepare students for the lifelong critical engagement in the arts and science of architecture. We teach and practice a moral, ethical and aesthetic responsibility to society and the natural world in the design of the built environment.
To that end, we empower students to assume a leadership role in the synthesis of human activity, place, materials, systems, theories and methods from a critical, responsible and mature perspective. Concurrently, we strive to support the faculty in the active engagement of creative and reasearch activities that advance the mission of the school and the university.
NAAB Statement
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit US professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master 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. Masters degree programs may consist of pre-professional undergraduate degree, that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Dear Students,
Welcome to the School of Architecture Student Advising web page. Please take some time to acquaint yourself with this newly updated site. The intention of this web site is designed to provide you, as students with specific program information to help better assist you in your studies here at MSU. The information provided is arranged by year of the Architecture program. Each year of the program has its own separate web page with information pertaining to all aspects of the program from A-Z. This information will be readily available to your should you have questions at anytime. As this web site is new it will continue to evolve over this coming semester. If you find that you would like to have additional information that is not covered by the web site please provide your comments to me. Additionally if you have any questions that you find are not answered in the following pages please feel free to contact me.
Best regards,
Rachael Ortego
Director of Student Services School of Architecture
rortego@montana.edu
