ARE® 5.0 Practice Management Exam Prep Bundles
The ARE Practice Management (PcM) division evaluates your understanding of the professional ethics and regulations that govern architectural practice. Learn about each of our study bundles below, and find the perfect ARE 5.0 Practice Management study plan for your personal learning style.
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David Ballast's ARE 5.0 Exam Review, 2nd Edition, is approved by NCARB for Practice Management exam prep.
About the Live Online Course Bundle
If you are looking for an instructor-guided review (with a passing guarantee) for your ARE® 5.0 Practice Management (PcM) exam, the Live Online Course Bundle is for you.
What Sets PPI Apart?
- Our newly redesigned eLearning platform. The easy-to-navigate interface, exam-like features, and expert design of our new eLearning platform give you the best possible exam prep experience.
- Instruction from professional licensed architects. Learn directly from industry experts with a unique mix of lectures, problem-solving demonstrations, exam strategy sessions, and office hours.
- Complete coverage of every topic on the ARE 5.0 Practice Management exam. Our lectures, course materials, and homework assignments thoroughly cover every topic you’ll see on exam day.
- Trusted exam prep materials designed to help you pass. You'll receive reference materials, homework assignments, and detailed class notes, as well as access to online quizzes, practice exams, flashcards, and more.
- Access to prep materials before and after your course. Start preparing right away with early access to study tools, plus you can access your course for one additional month after it ends to ensure you can study up to your exam date.
- Schedules that cover every topic in depth. With our decades of instructional design experience, you don't have to worry about “cramming” for your exam. We provide a structured study schedule of assignments to keep you on track.
- Prep materials that are always updated. Our content is always updated to the most current NCARB exam specifications.
- A passing guarantee. When you take a Live Online course, we guarantee you will pass, or you can take the OnDemand course (coming soon) for free.
Why Enroll in a Course Now?
- Monthly Payment Options with Affirm: Pay off your course over 3, 6, or 12 months with our convenient Affirm payment plans.
- Risk-Free Enrollment: We offer Risk-Free Enrollment should you need to transfer or cancel your enrollment because you are not able to sit for your exam.
- Secure Your Spot: Courses fill up fast! By enrolling now, you don’t have to worry about your course potentially being full closer to the start date.
What's Included:
Interact with your instructor and other classmates during Live Online lectures. Watch bite-sized video lectures in between classes, then ask the instructor questions during live lecture. Live Lecture also features exclusive problem-solving content to review during class. Live lectures on scheduled dates/times help provide structure throughout your course.
Connect with your instructor on discussion forums and by email. Your instructor is an expert with years of real-world professional experience and is here to guide you every step of the way.
Live office hours, strategically placed in the schedule, provide time for additional Q&A and problem solving with your instructor.
All Live Online lectures are recorded and posted the next day for additional viewing in case you are unable to attend or want to re-watch an important topic.
Interact with your classmates on forums and live lecture chats to discuss your exam prep experiences and talk through exam topics.
All presentation slides are downloadable, providing you the opportunity to take notes as you follow along with your instructor.
Proven test-taking and time-management tips from your instructor are provided throughout your course to prepare you for exam-day success.
Create custom quizzes from a database of hundreds of exam-like problems to master problem-solving skills for each topic.
Purchase Options
Our Live Online Course Bundle thoroughly covers every exam topic and provides you with the guidance and resources you need to pass the ARE 5.0 Practice Management exam the first time. This new and improved instructor-led program is our most comprehensive exam prep offering, prioritizes the content you need to pass, and comes with a passing guarantee.
About the OnDemand ARE 5.0 Practice Management Prep Course Bundle
This OnDemand Course Bundle was created to help you study at your own pace, but also choose the course time frame that works best for you. We leverage 50 years of exam prep experience when designing our OnDemand courses, offering you a thorough review of every NCARB Practice Management exam topic. Our professional architects have real-world experience and will guide you through each step of your exam prep. Choose between the monthly renewing, 3-month, or 6-month options.
Every PPI OnDemand course comes with:
- Instruction from professional architects. Includes 25+ hours of recorded lectures, problem-solving demonstrations, and exam strategy sessions.
- Trusted exam prep materials designed to help you pass, including online reference materials and detailed class notes.
- PPI’s Learning Hub with a robust Qbank containing over 375 practice questions, two practice exams, flashcards, and so much more!
Access Time
Access to your OnDemand Course begins immediately upon purchase. For 3-month and 6-month courses, access ends automatically at the end of your chosen duration. For monthly courses, access renews monthly until you cancel the subscription.
Learning Platform Demo
What's Included:
All presentation slides are downloadable, providing you the opportunity to take notes as you follow along with your instructor.
Proven test-taking and time-management tips from your instructor are provided throughout your course to prepare you for exam-day success.
New Videos Available! Watch new, bite-sized video lectures to help understand key concepts for the exam.
Upon registration for your course, you will gain instant access to OnDemand lectures to get your exam prep started.
Create custom quizzes from a database of hundreds of exam-like problems to master problem-solving skills for each topic.
Your learning path is a study calendar that acts as a central hub and takes you week-by-week through your studies. It links you directly to all your study materials from one central location. You can customize the number of hours you want to study per week and any days off, and your learning path will automatically update to match your availability.
PPI’s best-selling ARE practice book from David Ballast, prepares you for each of the six divisions of the exam with a variety of practice questions and case studies. This new edition builds on the previous edition with new questions and updates to cover content feedback received from NCARB for the NCARB approved ARE 5.0 Exam Review. The chapters in the book correspond to ARE 5.0 Exam Review so you can read a chapter of the exam review and then practice from the same chapter of ARE 5.0 Practice Questions.
This David Ballast book contains six mock exams consistent with the NCARB Architect Registration Exam (ARE 5.0) format and divisions. All exam divisions are covered, with one mock exam for each ARE 5.0 division. This new edition builds on the previous edition with new questions and updates to cover content feedback received from NCARB for the NCARB approved ARE 5.0 Exam Review.
Purchase Options
About the Learning Hub Bundle
The PPI Learning Hub is one of the most comprehensive digital exam prep resources available for the NCARB multi-divisional Architecture Registration Examination®, also known as ARE 5.0.
Our Learning Hub is more than an eLearning platform—it’s a time-tested program that guides you all the way through your ARE 5.0 prep. A personal Study Calendar helps you kick-off your studies and stay on pace, while our “Assess, Review, Practice” philosophy ensures that you thoroughly understand the material before moving on to your next stage of preparation.
This bundle includes David Ballast's NCARB-approved ARE® 5.0 Exam Review in a web-book format; the ARE Problem Solving video series; and a comprehensive Learning Hub program that includes quizzes, exams, and flash cards. All materials are digital, which means you have convenient access anytime, anywhere.
Add On and Save
Studying for multiple exam divisions? When you purchase a 3-month, 6-month, or 1-year product, you can add on other divisions at the same time for a discount.
Access Time
Access to the Learning Hub begins immediately upon purchase. For 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year Learning Hub products, access ends automatically at the end of your chosen duration. For monthly and weekly Learning Hub products, access renews monthly or weekly until you cancel the subscription.
What's Included:
Create custom quizzes from a database of hundreds of exam-like problems to master problem-solving skills for each topic.
Your learning path is a study calendar that acts as a central hub and takes you week-by-week through your studies. It links you directly to all your study materials from one central location. You can customize the number of hours you want to study per week and any days off, and your learning path will automatically update to match your availability.
Purchase Options
Select an Access Period
This 6-month subscription is the ideal choice if you know you are going to take your exam in the somewhat distant future and you are interested in structuring your study process. This subscription will help you to review key knowledge areas, and offers extensive practice.
This subscription is for 6 months and begins on the date of purchase.
This subscription is for 3 months and begins on the date of purchase.
Recurring Subscription
This subscription is for 1 month and begins on the date of purchase. It will renew each month until canceled.
ARE 5.0 Practice Management Class Options for the Live Online Course Bundle
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Exam Details for the ARE 5.0 Exam
The Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) consists of six divisional exams designed to assess your knowledge and skills regarding the practice of architecture. Each division exam can be taken in any order, but all six must be passed as a key step on the path to earning a license. The ARE is designed to assess aspects of architectural practice related to health, safety, and welfare. For more information click below.
ARE 5.0 Practice Management Exam Division FAQs
The ARE 5.0 Practice Management (PcM) Exam Division focuses on the management of an architectural practice and the regulations governing the practice of architecture. There are 65 questions on the exam with a test duration of 2 hours and 40 minutes. The sections include topics related to these content areas:
- Business Operations
- Finances, Risk & Development of Practice
- Practice-Wide Delivery of Services
- Practice Methodologies