Skip to content
Check Screen Reader Mode to make this survey compatible with screen readers.
Check Screen Reader Mode to make this survey compatible with screen readers.

Recent ARE Examination Experiences

This survey is intended for active Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) candidates, currently in the process of testing or beginning to test in the near future.  
 
During August of last year, NCARB announced several new and revised testing requirements for the ARE. Additionally, NCARB launched a proctored exam option for candidates not whishing to visit a Prometric testing center amidst a global pandemic.  
 
Based on continuing communication with California candidates, responses to the proposed changes have been mixed. To better understand our members’ needs, the AEP, in partnership with Emerging Professional leadership from the AIA Los Angeles chapter, have generated this survey to obtain feedback on your recent testing experiences.  
 
Thank you for volunteering your time to help AIA California’s Academy for Emerging Professionals (AEP) understand your recent testing experience.   
1.What was the date of your most recent ARE test?
Date
2.Are you familiar with the ARE 5.0 Guidelines and ARE 5.0 Handbook and have you read each document in its entirety?
3.Have you visited and/or actively participated in the ARE 5.0 Community website?
4.Are you familiar with the recent changes to the ARE 5.0 exam including online proctoring and the replacement of scratch paper within an online whiteboard tool?
5.Do you feel the NCARB communication regarding the ARE changes have been easy to access and helpful?
6.If you answered no to the previous questions, please tell us why you feel the NCARB communication regarding the ARE changes were not easy to access or helpful? (Check all that apply)
7.Have you used the new digital whiteboard demo tool?
8.Do you feel like the digital whiteboard demo tool gave you adequate practice to prepare for the exam?
9.Do you feel the digital whiteboard is an adequate substitution to using scratch paper?
10.Are you familiar with NCARB's guide to improving online testing experiences?
11.Did you know that you can set-up a free 30-minute trial appointment with Prometric prior to your exam to confirm your computer and testing space meeting the requirements?
12.Have you taken an exam via Online Proctoring? (If no, skip to question 19)
13.If you used Online Proctoring, do you plan to use it again for future exams?
14.Would you recommend Online Proctoring to your peers?
15.Did you experience any software or technical issues? (Check all that apply)
16.Did any of the above issues prevent you from completing your exam?
17.Were you able to report your technical issues to NCARB?
18.If you reported a technical issue, were you satisfied with NCARB's response?
19.Are the current 5.0 changes an improvement to the exams taken prior to 12/14/2020?
20.If you have taken an ARE since 12/14/2020, did you experience technical or software issues while taking the exam in a Prometric testing center?
21.If you are not actively test, please check all that apply.
22.I you have taken an exam since 12/14/2020, either in a Prometric testing center or online, were there any unanticipated challenges that you faced?
23.Let us know what else you would like to share.
24.If we have questions, may we contact you? If so, please share your contact information.
Current Progress,
0 of 24 answered