<p>First you might read up on architecture as a field of work, and then on what kinds of training might be needed.</p>
<p>Here are two sites, which I recommend you read completely. The second one also talks about pre-college preparation.</p>
<p>(1) <a href=“http://architecture.about.com/od/careers/[/url]”>http://architecture.about.com/od/careers/</a></p>
<p>(2) <a href=“http://www.acsa-arch.org/infoStud.html[/url]”>http://www.acsa-arch.org/infoStud.html</a></p>
<p>There are also some ratings/rankings of arch programs, but the basic thing to keep in mind is that a “professional” degree in architecture, which prepares you to intern and ultimately take exams to qualify as a working architect, is EITHER a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree OR a 2-4 year Masters of Architecture (MArch) degree. The two are perfectly equivalent for purposes of qualifying, except that BArch starts in freshman year of college, while MArch is for students who generally majored in something other than architecture as undergrads (e.g., in art, economics, engineering, Spanish, etc.). (There are some developments underway now to change the degree nomenclature to make it clearer – sort of as they did 20 years ago in law when they changed all the LL.B. [Bachelor of Law] degrees into JD degrees.)</p>
<p>Another site of possible interest:</p>
<p>(3) <a href=“http://www.naab.org/[/url]”>http://www.naab.org/</a></p>