ARE Exam

The Architect Registration Examination, commonly known as the ARE, is a challenging and comprehensive assessment for prospective architects. The exam has seven divisions: programming, planning, and practice; site planning and design; building design and construction systems; schematic design; structural systems; building systems; and construction documents and services.

The schematic design division in the examination consists of two graphic vignettes: interior layout and building layout. The structural systems division consists of 125 multiple-choice questions and one graphic vignette. It covers the following topics: general structures, seismic forces, wind forces, and general lateral forces. The vignette for this section has to do with structural layout. The building systems division of the ARE consists of 95 multiple-choice questions and one graphic vignette. The topics covered in this division are codes and regulations, environmental issues, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, lighting, and specialties. The vignette is the development of a mechanical and electrical plan. The construction documents and services division of the ARE consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and one graphic vignette. The topics covered in this division include codes and regulations, environmental issues, construction drawings and project manuals, and project and practice management. The vignette in this section relates to a building section. The ARE was developed by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

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