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National Architect: Achieve Your Year-End CE Goals (November 2023)

Choose from 100+ online courses—all written by industry experts—to meet all your AIA or jurisdictional CE requirements. Plus, read the latest AOP...

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Destination Architect: Free ARE Practice Exams

Looking for study resources for the ARE? NCARB has developed ARE 5.0 practice exams to help you prepare for the real thing!

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National Architect: NCARB By the Numbers (July 2023)

This year’s data report shows that the licensure pipeline is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic—and that the profession is more diverse than ever.

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National Architect: DEI Action Plan (September 2023)

NCARB and NOMA have released an action plan featuring a variety of solutions to address demographic disparities in the architecture profession.

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AXP Update: Remote Supervising Best Practices (November 2022)

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AXP Update: Free Practice Exams (August 2022)

Six free Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) practice exams—one for each division—are now available to all licensure candidates!

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AXP Supervisor Update: Year-End Training (December 2021)

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AXP Supervisor Update: 10 Supervisor FAQs (March 2023)

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