Architectural Registration Examination (ARE)
ARE information on the NCARB website
Once you have completed your education and your IDP, you can sit for the exam.
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards administers the ARE. This website has all the
information you need to prepare for the exam. Check out their Site Map. Some of the things you can find:
- ARE Overview
- ARE Guidelines (PDF)
- Divisions of the Exam
- Transitioning to ARE 4.0
- Exam Practice Software to download
- Applying for Examination
- Transmitting your IDP Council Record to your state board
- Test Fees
- Test Center Locations
- ARE Pass Rates
- ARE Frequently Asked Questions
- Latest NCARB News Clips (check often for changes)
Steps to become registered as an architect in Minnesota
The Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geosciece
and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) licenses architects after completion of IDP and ARE.
- Request Transmittal of IDP Council Record
To become registered as an architect in Minnesota, you must have a professional degree from an accredited school and complete IDP.
The MN Registration Board accepts NCARB's IDP Council Record for licensure in MN. 90 days prior to completing IDP, request that
your NCARB IDP Council Record be sent to your state board.
- Minnesota License Application
Complete the state License Application and pay the $75 fee. After review, you will be sent an "Authorization to Test". See ARE Guidelines, Step 1- Verifying
Your Information, for more details. Your test scores for each division will be sent directly to your state board, who will then notify you.
ARE Contacts
- MN Registration Board (AELSLAGID)
Registers architects for practice in Minnesota:
Christine Shaw - 651.296.2388
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
1. ARE Information and Professional Services:
Erica Brown, Director of ARE, 202-879-0515, ebrown@ncarb.org
2. IDP Record Questions:
Douglas Moran, Director of Records, 202-454-2231
3. IDP and IDP Policy Questions:
Harry Falconer Jr., AIA, Director of IDP, 202-454-2235
ARE Scholarships - Deadline Extended
New deadline - 5:00 pm, Monday, July 14, 2008
The AIA Minnesota Emerging Professionals Committee, with support from the IDP Committee, is coordinating the distribution of two full scholarships for completing and passing all sections of the Architectural Registration Exam. Test fees currently total $1,071 (ARE 3.1) and $1,190 (ARE 4.0). One recipient will be chosen this spring/summer; the second recipient will be chosen in the fall/winter.
Eligibility
- By the time of application, the applicant must be an AIA Minnesota Associate member.
- By the time of application, the applicant must have completed IDP with the last IDP form turned in to NCARB. (It is not required that applicants have their authorization number from NCARB at time of application.)
- Eligible applicants may have begun the test taking process and have already passed up to but not exceeding 3 exams.
- The applicant’s employer does not reimburse employees for test fees.
How to apply
Review complete details on the 2008 Call for Applications and then complete the Scholarship Application including the required 300-word or less essay.
Extended deadline: 5:00 pm, Monday, July 14, 2008.
Questions: Contact Deanna Christiansen, christiansen@aia-mn.org.
ARE Review Courses and Study Materials
The AIA Minnesota IDP committee organizes seminars to help interns prepare
for the ARE.
Spring 08 ARE Reviews
Brochure with details and Registration Information
2008 Fall Seminars — Dates TBD
ARE Lending Library
AIA Minnesota has a lending library of study materials from Kaplan Architecture and Professional Publications, Inc. that cover all sections of the exam. The materials are available to AIA Associate members only and can be checked out of the office for a period of 14 days. The lending library is free. For details, read the ARE Lending Library Policies. Contact Deanna Christiansen, Christiansen@aia-mn.org to confirm availability.
Additionally, the AIA Northern MN Chapter has a lending library of ARE review materials. If you are an AIA Northern Chapter member and would like more information on the materials available, contact Melissa Graftaas at melissa@architectureadvantage.com
Contact Deanna Christiansen at christiansen@aia-mn.org with questions about AIA Minnesota’s ARE review courses and study materials.
Other ARE Study Resources.
- NCARB Study Guides
The NCARB study guides come in 2 volumes, purchased separately. The Multiple-Choice Divisions volume contains
approximately 30 sample exam questions, with answers, for each division.
The Graphics Divisions volume contains sample passing and failing solutions for the vignettes included on the practice
program for the ARE graphics divisions. The practice program is free and downloadable from the NCARB website (but has no solutions).
To order these two volumes on the NCARB website, go to Publications on the Site Map, and click on ARE Study Guides, then click on Order Form to the right.
- ArchiFlash
A great set of flash cards that cover all 9 divisions of the exam.
- Kaplan (previously ALS)
Well-known study guides for 9 divisions of the exam.
- ARE-Solutions, the late Professor Norman K. Dorf
Guide books, home study courses, and workshops.
- Prairie Avenue Bookstore
A great bookstore in Chicago that carries only architecture books. Order on-line or get a catalog.
- Professional Publications, Inc.
Order study guides and get answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the ARE.
- David Kent Ballast
The quintessential ARE study guides are available at many bookstores, including Prairie Avenue
Bookstore and Professional Publications. Many public libraries also carry his books.
- Arcade Publishers, P.O. Box 5487, Hercules, CA 94547 510-799-3046
Mock design vignette exams, self-study guide, workbook, and seminars.
- University of Minnesota – Architecture Program (CDes)
The School of Architecture in the College of Design at the University of Minnesota is the only accredited architecture school in Minnesota. At the School of Architecture website you can find out the following information:
- Programs and degrees offered
- Facilities and faculty
- Student organizations
- Current events
- Mentor Program
- Design Institute
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