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ARE 5.0 Project Development & Documentation (PDD)
You made it!! The "final" exam in the ARE 5.0 series.
PDD is where everything comes together: structure, materials, details, systems, and the tech...
The Exam That Pulls Everything Together
Project Planning & Design is where everything starts to click. It’s where design meets real-world constraints: codes, systems, budgets, and structures. It’s...
Welcome to Programming & Analysis (PA) — the first of the design-focused ARE® exams.
If you’ve made it this far, you’ve already tackled the heavy-hitting pro-practice tests (PcM, PjM, and CE). Now ...
If you’ve already made it through Practice Management (PcM) and Project Management (PjM), you’re in the perfect position to take on Construction & Evaluation (CE).
CE often comes last in the exam ...
If you’ve already made it through Practice Management (PcM), Project Management (PjM) will feel like the natural next step.
A lot of what you learned in PcM carries over here... but this time, it’s...
It took me 23 months (to the day) to pass all six ARE® 5.0 exams. Some people do it faster. Others take longer. Either way, your timeline doesn’t define your ability to become an architect!
I used...
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