About the ARE
The ARE is developed by NCARB and is used by
U.S. jurisdictions as the examination for
candidates seeking architectural licensure. It is
also accepted by select Canadian provincial and
territorial architectural associations for licensure.
The ARE assesses a candidate’s kn...
About NCARB
..........................................................................................................4
NCARB’s Role
............................................................................................................4
Licensure (Registration)
........................................................................................5
NCARB Certification
.............................................................................................6
Benefits of the Certificate .................................................................................6
About the ARE
......................................................................................................... 7
Definition of Competence as Related to the ARE ................................. 7
ARE 5.0 Divisions
.....................................................................................................8
Exam Delivery
..........................................................................................................12
Exam Scheduling
....................................................................................................12 Scheduling
an Exam Appointment................................................................13
Rescheduling or Canceling an Exam Appointment ...............................13
Rescheduling When Your Test Center is Closed ....................................14 Exam
Fees and Payment Options ..................................................................15
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS 16
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations ................16
English as a Second Language (ESL) Accommodations .......................16
Applying for ADA Accommodations ...........................................................17
Applying for ESL Accommodations ..............................................................18
Accommodations Not Supported for Online Appointments .........18
Pre-Approved Personal Items
..........................................................................19
,Unacceptable Forms of Identification .......................................................20
TAKING AN EXAM AT A PSI TEST CENTER 21
Arriving at the Test Center ...............................................................................21
Personal Belongings at the Test Center .....................................................22
Security Screening ...............................................................................................22
Taking a Break During Your Exam ..................................................................23
Completing Your Exam ......................................................................................23
Technical Issues During Your Exam ..............................................................24
Candidate Conduct at the Test Center .....................................................25
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)
TAKING AN ONLINE-PROCTORED EXAM WITH PSI 26 Inquiries About Specific Exam Questions
................................................42
Scheduling a Test Run
........................................................................................26 EXAM SECURITY AND
PSI Technical Requirements and Systems Check CANDIDATE MISCONDUCT 43
..................................27 NCARB Technical Requirements
Why ARE Security Matters
...................................................................28 ..............................................................................43
Setting Up Your Testing Space ARE Candidate Agreement
......................................................................30 Launching Your ..............................................................................43 How to
Online Exam ...........................................................................31 Appropriately Discuss the ARE
Security Screening ....................................................44
...............................................................................................32 Examples of Security Violations
Taking a Break During Your Online Exam ....................................................................45 Anomalous Exam
..................................................32 Completing Your Online Exam Performance ......................................................................46
......................................................................33
ARE Candidate Misconduct
Technical Issues During Your Online Exam .............................................................................46 ARE Security
...............................................33 Candidate Conduct During Your Tip Line
Online Exam ......................................35 .........................................................................................48
RECEIVING YOUR SCORE 36 EXAM DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE 49
Score Reporting How ARE 5.0 Was Created
....................................................................................................3 ...............................................................................49
6 Reading Your Official Score Report Development of ARE 5.0
.............................................................38 ..................................................................................49
Maintenance of ARE 5.0
Sharing Your Score .....................................................................................51
..............................................................................................40
EXAM STRUCTURE 52
The Passing Standard
..........................................................................................40 Delivery Format
ARE Scoring .....................................................................................................5
.......................................................................................................
2 ARE 5.0 Division
......40
After an Unsuccessful Attempt Structure................................................................................53
......................................................................41 Cognitive Levels
....................................................................................................5
REPORTING TEST CONCERNS 42
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, Example of a U/A-Level ARE 5.0 Practice Exams
Item..........................................................................55 ....................................................................................120
Example of a A/E-Level Item AIA Contract Documents and Exam Resources
..........................................................................56 .....................................121
ARE 5.0 Item Types Common Abbreviations
..............................................................................................57 ...................................................................................122
Rotating Drag-and-Place Item Tokens Formulas Available While Testing
.........................................................61 ............................................................... 126
ARE 5.0 Case Studies Structural Resources
..........................................................................................62 ......................................................................................... 130
Typical Beam Nomenclature
EXAM NAVIGATION AND TOOLS 66
..........................................................................132 Additional
Testing Interface Helpful Resources
...................................................................................................66 ........................................................................133
Exam Summary
...................................................................................................... APPENDICES 134
67 Calculator
Appendix A: ARE Candidate Agreement
....................................................................................................... ..................................................134
..........68 Appendix B: PSI Online Proctoring Candidate Privacy Agreement
Whiteboard ..136
....................................................................................................... Appendix C: Policy for the ARE: Exam Candidate
Conduct............137
......70 Case Study
Navigation......................................................................................
.72
EXAM CONTENT 73
Practice Management (PcM)
............................................................................74
Project Management (PjM)
............................................................................. 80
Programming & Analysis (PA)
...........................................................................87 Project
Planning & Design (PPD)
....................................................................94
Project Development & Documentation (PDD)
...................................101
Construction & Evaluation
(CE)....................................................................108
STUDY RESOURCES 114
ARE 5.0 Reference Guide
..................................................................................114 Building
Codes and Professional Standards ............................................
118
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