WASHINGTON — The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) announced that the wait time for retesting for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE) divisions will decrease from six months to 60 days, effective October 1. This will allow candidates who have failed an exam division to retake the division as soon as 60 days after the previous attempt, up to three times in a running year, for any one division.
“NCARB is actively listening to candidate concerns, and the six-month wait to retest is often noted as a significant frustration,” said NCARB CEO Mike Armstrong. “A new feature of our exam support capacity allows us to provide greater access while maintaining exam integrity.”