Study
Six divisions, one path
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 30-minute debrief.
Boston Practice Table
Ethics scenarios and firm-structure flash cards.
Denver High-Altitude PPD
Structures, mechanical, and climate-responsive envelopes.