Study
Six divisions, one path
The exam comes before the license. ARE 5.0 is still the exam in 2026. Scores stay valid through this version and credit into ARE 6.0. Join a study group the way a studio joins a charrette.
Practice Management
2 hr 40 min + 30 min break · 51% pass rate
Firm finances · Regulations · Ethics
Project Management
3 hr + 30 min break · 63% pass rate
Delivery methods · Contracts · Budgets
Programming & Analysis
3 hr + 30 min break · 59% pass rate
Site analysis · Programming · Environmental conditions
Project Planning & Design
4 hr 5 min + 45 min break · 48% pass rate
Building systems · Codes · Environmental design
Project Development & Documentation
4 hr 5 min + 45 min break · 54% pass rate
Integration · Documentation · Project costs
Construction & Evaluation
3 hr + 30 min break · 61% pass rate
Construction observation · Submittals · Closeout
Study groups
Brooklyn ARE Night
Whiteboard problems, then a 20-item quiz. Bring a code excerpt.
Austin Studio Hours
Contracts and firm finance. B101 marked up on screen.
Chicago Black Spectacles Cohort
Studio workshop with borrowed Black Spectacles seats.
Hyperfine Remote Circle
Division-rotating office hours. Quiet cameras-optional room.
Dallas Redlines
Mark up a CD set together. Construction administration stories welcome.
SF Bay PA + PPD
Site analysis drills and energy-code overlays.
Atlanta Construction Walk
Meet at a jobsite. Hard hats provided. Then a 30-minute debrief.
Boston Practice Table
Ethics scenarios and firm-structure flash cards.
Denver High-Altitude PPD
Structures, mechanical, and climate-responsive envelopes.