Continuing Education

Online

AIA National now offers online courses for members to participate in a rich variety of content, carefully selected from recent national conventions, that provide all the credits you need to satisfy your annual AIA continuing education requirements.

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Council or Local Chapter Events

Browse our events for lunchtime courses and full day conferences or find course in your local area via your chapter.

Transcripts

AIA Members have access to a transcript service recognized by many state licensing boards as proof of attendance of continuing education activities. The transcript includes name of the course, course number, link to a course description, provider, date of course, number of credits, and types of credits. If you are interested in becoming a member, and gain access to the transcript service, please contact AIA Membership at 800-242-3837 option 2.

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Preparing for the ARE

NCARB offers intensive ARE preparation online.

An exam guide for each division of the ARE is available in PDF format and can be downloaded below free of charge. Each exam guide contains sample multiple-choice questions (except Schematic Design), one passing and one failing solution for each sample vignette, and a list of references for further study. Each division also has a practice program with sample vignettes for you to solve.

Exam Guides and Practice Programs

Each division of the ARE has a free exam guide and practice program available to help you prepare for the examination. Links to these resources are provided below.

Programming, Planning, & Practice

Contains 40 sample multiple-choice questions, one passing and one failing solution for one sample vignette, and a list of references. Updated July 2013.
Exam Guide Practice Program

Site Planning & Design

Contains 39 sample multiple-choice questions, one passing and one failing solution for two sample vignettes, and a list of references. Updated July 2013.
Exam Guide Practice Program

Building Design & Construction Systems

Contains 37 sample multiple-choice questions, one passing and one failing solution for three sample vignettes, and a list of references. Updated July 2013.
Exam Guide Practice Program

Schematic Design

Contains one passing and one failing solution for two sample vignettes and a list of references. Updated July 2013.
Exam Guide Practice Program

Structural Systems

Contains 38 sample multiple-choice questions, one passing and one failing solution for one sample vignette, and a list of references. An index of references available during the test is included. Due to copyright agreements, the actual pages cannot be displayed on our web site, but will be available during the test. Updated July 2013.
Exam Guide Practice Program [References Available During the Test]

Building Systems

Contains 42 sample multiple-choice questions, one passing and one failing solution for the sample vignette, and a list of references. Updated July 2013.
Exam Guide Practice Program [References Available During the Test]

Construction Documents & Services

Contains 48 sample multiple-choice questions, one passing and one failing solution for the sample vignette, and a list of references. Updated July 2013.
Exam Guide Practice Program