Search
Main navigation
  • Become an Architect
  • Earn a Degree
  • Gain AXP Experience
  • Pass the ARE
  • NCARB Certificate
  • Data & Resources
Overview

Get familiar with the basic steps toward becoming an architect—and how NCARB can help.

Become an Architect
  • Destination Architect
  • Pathways to Practice
    • Competency Standard
    • Pathways to Practice FAQs
    • Timeline
    • Understanding Multiple Pathways
    • Upcoming AXP and ARE Updates
  • Earn Your Architecture License
    • Start Your NCARB Record
    • Contact Your Licensing Board
    • Find Your Licensing Advisor
    • International Applicants
    • Final Steps to Licensure
    • NCARB Outreach Events
  • Licensing Requirements Tool
Overview

Earn a Degree
  • Education Standard
  • Study Architecture
    • Submitting Your Transcripts
    • NAAB-Accredited Programs
  • IPAL
    • IPAL Programs
    • Prospective Students
    • Current Students
    • Information for Firms
  • Educator Resources
    • ProPEL Library
    • NCARB Scholars
    • IPAL Educators
Overview

Learn how to earn and record the experience you need to practice architecture.

Gain AXP Experience
  • Start the AXP
    • Finding an AXP Supervisor/Firm
    • Recording AXP Experience
    • AXP Portfolio
    • Free AXP Resources
  • Experience Requirements
    • Practice Management
    • Project Management
    • Programming & Analysis
    • Project Planning & Design
    • Project Development & Documentation
    • Construction & Evaluation
    • Setting A
    • Setting O
  • Supervisors & Mentors
    • Understanding Your Role
    • AXP Portfolio Supervisors
    • Tools and Resources
Overview

Find all the tools, tips, and resources you need to prepare for the ARE.

Pass the ARE
  • Start ARE 5.0
    • Requesting Exam Eligibility
    • Requesting Exam Accommodations
    • Scheduling an Appointment
    • Testing With PSI
    • Preparing for Your Appointment
    • Score Validity Policy
  • ARE 5.0 Test Prep
    • ARE 5.0 Question Types
    • Practice Management
    • Project Management
    • Programming & Analysis
    • Project Planning & Design
    • Project Development & Documentation
    • Construction & Evaluation
    • ARE 5.0 Community
    • Free ARE 5.0 Practice Exams
  • Exam Security
    • ARE Candidate Agreement
    • Candidate Misconduct
    • ARE Security Tip Line
  • ARE 5.0 Pass Rates
    • ARE 5.0 Pass Rates by School
Overview

Discover how the NCARB Certificate can help you expand your professional reach.

NCARB Certificate
  • NCARB Certificate Benefits
    • Get NCARB Certified
    • Reciprocity
    • NCARB Certificate Lookup
    • Education Alternative
    • NCARB Credential
    • International Architect Path
  • Continuing Education
    • How to Earn LUs
    • Professional Conduct
    • Supervisor Training
    • Sustainability
  • International Practice
    • United Kingdom & the U.S.
    • Australia, New Zealand, & the U.S.
    • Canada & the U.S.
    • Asia-Pacific Region
    • International Union of Architects
Search
Log In

All

  1. Home
  2. Data & Resources
  3. All
Data & Resources
  • All
  • ARE Update
  • AXP Update
  • Annual Report
  • Brochures
  • CE Courses
  • Data
  • Destination Architect
  • Forms
  • Guidelines
  • Miscellaneous Resources
  • NCARB By the Numbers
  • NCARB Live
  • National Architect
  • Official Documents
  • Pathways to Practice
  • Study Resources
  • Supervisor Update
  • Videos

Browse by:

  • Annual Report
  • ARE Update
  • AXP Update
  • Brochures
  • CE Courses
  • Data
  • Destination Architect
  • Forms
  • Guidelines
  • Miscellaneous Resources
  • National Architect
  • NCARB By the Numbers
  • NCARB Live
  • Official Documents
  • Pathways to Practice
  • Study Resources
  • Supervisor Update
  • Videos
Tools for AXP Supervisors
Publication

Supervisor Update: Updated CE Courses for AXP Supervisors 

We’ve updated our free HSW CE courses for AXP supervisors to ensure you have the latest program information. Released March 11, 2026.
Download

Spotlighting Social and Environmental Attributes to Enhance Preliminary Design

This course explores and illuminates the design process, from orchestrating stakeholder participation to finalizing schematic designs. Building Design...

Earn 2.50 LU in HSW

Destination Architect: Your Guide to Becoming an Architect

Jumpstart your career in architecture with NCARB's step-by-step guide to earning a license.

Download

ARE Update: Answers to Your Questions About PSI

Find answers to recent frequently asked questions and learn how to troubleshoot technical issues you may experience while testing. Released July 27...

Read More

ARE Update: Understanding the Updated ARE Score Reports

Learn more about the enhanced feedback NCARB is providing on failed divisions of ARE 5.0. Released July 19, 2022. 

Read More

ARE Exam Equivalency Guide

This document outlines the past examination equivalents of corresponding divisions of the current ARE. Updated July 2022. 

Download

National Architect: Get to Know NCARB's New President (July 2022)

Meet NCARB's new president, Bayliss Ward, NCARB, AIA, and read the latest edition of NCARB by the Numbers.

Read the July Edition

NCARB Live: ESL Accommodation and PSI Updates

n this webinar, our panel of experts provides an overview of the new ESL accommodation and answers listener questions on the recent ARE 5.0 migration...
Watch Now

Security Planning and Design Part 8: Putting Security into Practice

This course provides practical advice about security considerations in both the business operations and project delivery aspects of architecture...

Earn 2.25 LU in HSW

Security Planning and Design Part 7: Security and Emergency Operations

This course looks at both security and emergency preparedness in building operations so that design professionals can better anticipate the...

Earn 1.00 LU in HSW

Security Planning and Design Part 6: Biochemical and Radiological Building Protection

This course presents concepts and technologies for protecting people in buildings from the effects of chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR)...

Earn 1.00 LU in HSW

Pagination

  • First page «
  • Previous page ‹
  • …
  • Page 23
  • Page 24
  • Current page 25
  • Page 26
  • Page 27
  • …
  • Next page ›
  • Last page »

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

1401 H Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005

202-879-0520

Footer 2
  • Careers
  • Press
  • Blog
  • Cookies preferences
Footer
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Fees
  • About
  • NCARB - Facebook
  • NCARB - Twitter
  • NCARB - Linkedin
  • NCARB - Instagram
  • NCARB - Youtube
  • NCARB - Threads
  • NCARB - TikTok
Meta Menu Blog Guidelines Privacy Policy Interest-Based Advertising Sitemap

© 2026 NCARB

  • Log In
Main menu
  • Become an Architect
  • Earn a Degree
  • Gain AXP Experience
  • Pass the ARE
  • NCARB Certificate
  • Data & Resources