Who conducts the ARE exam review process?

• A. Your jurisdiction's board of architecture.
• B. NCARB.
• C. The testing center operator.
• D. A committee of instructors.

Answer: (A)

Licensure actions, including exam reviews, are governed by your state’s architecture regulatory authority. While NCARB develops and administers the ARE across jurisdictions, the formal review of exam results, appeals, and related decisions are handled by the jurisdiction’s board of architecture. The testing center simply administers the test, and a committee of instructors isn’t involved in licensure decisions. So the body that conducts the ARE exam review process is your state’s architecture board.