Archinect - News2024-11-21T17:07:56-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/149817395/upcoming-architect-registration-exam-are-change
Upcoming Architect Registration Exam® (ARE®) Change Sponsor2016-03-15T09:00:00-04:00>2016-03-17T23:28:35-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ts/tsfyatk5o612avug.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><br><em><strong>This post is brought to you by <a href="http://ppi2pass.com/shop/are" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PPI</a>.</strong></em><br> <p>As an aspiring architect, you are required to pass the ARE for initial licensure in all U.S. jurisdictions.</p><p>The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) have just released new information regarding their upcoming release of ARE version 5.0.</p><p>There will be six divisions, compared to seven in ARE 4.0. As a result, an aspiring architect can expect to spend up to eight hours fewer completing ARE 5.0 divisions.</p><p>Though the exam will continue to use multiple-choice, check-all-that-apply, and quantitative fill-in-the-blank question formats, it will replace ARE 4.0 vignettes with new problem types, including:</p><ul><li>Case Studies</li><li>Hot Spots</li><li>Drag-and-Place</li></ul><p>Each division will include at least 80 questions, along with one to two case studies.</p><p><strong>ARE 5.0 Timing and Planning Tools</strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/5s/5s8hq5iq9p32zkvw.jpg"></p><p>NCARB will begin the final stages of ARE 5.0 exam development this spring, which will determine the official launch date of ARE 5.0 in late 2016.</p><p>If you have already started ARE 4.0, th...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/144597780/are-5-0-is-coming-why-start-studying-now
ARE 5.0 Is Coming—Why Start Studying Now? Sponsor2016-01-11T08:00:00-05:00>2016-03-14T12:41:01-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4v/4vmrrubyd41xxs3m.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><br><em><strong>This post is brought to you by <a href="http://ppi2pass.com/shop/are" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PPI</a>.</strong></em><br> <p>In 2016, NCARB announced a change to the ARE exam format. The goal is to align the ARE with current practice management, project management, and project design activities in the architecture profession.</p><p>The new exam will be launched late 2016, but you have will until June 2018 to pass the ARE 4.0 divisions. Now is a great time to plan and start studying so that you can pass all seven divisions before the exam changes. You can still find study tips from architects who have already taken and passed the ARE. <a href="http://info.ppi2pass.com/acton/form/6661/000c:d-0001/0/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to download a side-by-side chart showing topics covered by the seven ARE 4.0 divisions.</p><p>You can <a href="http://www.ncarb.org/en/ARE/ARE5.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">visit the NCARB web page</a> to learn more about the upcoming transition to ARE 5.0.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/d9/d9latytmaptwzsqz.jpg"></p><p><strong>Studying for ARE 4.0 </strong></p><p>There are no requirements from NCARB regarding the order in which examinees should take the seven divisions. Examinees often choose to assess division subject matter and schedule the exams in order from easiest to most difficult (as ranked by t...</p>