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• West Valley AIA Students Calendar (click here for link to Google calendar)))
• 2009–2010 SCHOLARSHIPS
• ARE – Architect Registration Examination
• Multiple Choice Exams (with links to amazon.com)
• Graphic Exams (with links to amazon.com)
• NCARB's ARE Guidelines
• Pass Rates
• Helpful Resource Links
• ARE Study Group & Schedule
• Study Aids
• Study Center at AIASCV
• California Supplemental (Oral) Examination (CSE)

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2009–2010 SCHOLARSHIPS – AIA Santa Clara Valley

AIASCV will grant awards from three scholarship funds for the 2009-2010 academic year. The three funds include:

• The AIASCV William R. Hawley Fund
• The Leo & Trinidad Sanchez Fund
• The Ehrlich Rominger Fund

The deadline for applications is March 30, 2009 at 5 pm. Application must be received in the office by this time.

Download the application form.

The future of the architectural profession resides with the next generation of architects. The AIA Santa Clara Valley understands the importance of assisting with the education of these future professionals. Last year the AIASCV awarded three talented students a total of $11,650 in scholarship grants. The AIASCV now has three scholarships funds as noted below:

William R. Hawley Fund
The applicant must be a legal resident of Santa Clara County who attends a school with an architecture program or a legal resident of the U.S.A. who attends a school with an architecture program in Santa Clara County. Previous recipients of this scholarship are eligible.

Leo & Trinidad Sanchez Fund
The applicant must be Hispanic/American (At least one parent of Hispanic or Hispanic American Heritage), a legal resident of Santa Clara or Santa Cruz County, and must be a student currently enrolled in a program at any school leading to a degree in architecture.

Ehrlich Rominger Fund (first time granting this year)
The applicant must be a legal resident of Santa Clara County who attends a school with an architecture program or a legal resident of the U.S.A. who attends a school with an architecture program in Santa Clara County.

David W. Lakamp Fund (not being granted in 2009)
For any architecture student attending any school of architecture with a special interest in architectural design, including any combined studies, such as architecture and art, and architecture and engineering.

CONTRIBUTIONS to the AIASCV Scholarship Funds
Thank you to all the donors to the 2009 AIASCV Scholarship Fund. We appreciate your support of The American Institute of Architects Santa Clara Valley.

Please contact the AIASCV office to make a tax deductible DONATION to the Scholarship Funds.

Download the Contribution Form.

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ARCHITECT REGISTRATION EXAMINATION (ARE)

The Architect Registration Examination (ARE) examines candidates for their knowledge, skills and ability to provide the various services required in the design and construction of buildings. The ARE is the only examination prepared by NCARB and has been adopted for use by all 55 member boards and the Canadian provinces as the registration examination required of all candidates for architectural registration.

From the NCARB web site: http://www.ncarb.org/are/index.html

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EXAMS — The nine divisions of the ARE are listed below. Click on the links to go to more detailed descriptions of each test, sample tests, and recommended readings, including links to Amazon where you can purchase study aids.

MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS (6 divisions):

Pre-Design

Materials and Methods

Construction Documents

Mechanical and Electrical Systems

General Structures, and

Lateral Forces. 

GRAPHIC EXAMS (3 divisions):

Site Planning

Building Planning and

Building Technology.

NCARB’S A.R.E. GUIDELINES

Click here to download the NCARB ARE Guidelines in PDF format.

Other forms can be found at: http://www.ncarb.org/Forms/

PASS RATES BY SCHOOL AT THE C.A.B. WEBSITE

http://www.cab.ca.gov/SchoolReport_1.html 

• Archiflash: a flashcard study system for the ARE - These cards are just plain awesome!
• ARE Practice Exam: Multiple-Choice Divisions - Excellent testing aid, and very hard questions. If you can do well on these exams, you are ready!
• NCARB Multiple Choice Handbook - A little expensive, but the only study material offered by NCARB.
• ARE Learning Systems by Kaplan. They have handbooks and mock exams including a mock computer exam that simulates the testing environment.