ARE 5.0
How to Get Your Firm to Pay for ARE Prep Resources
How to ask your manager for your firm to help pay for ARE test prep materials.
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Get your architecture license faster with one of the five best Integrated Path To Licensure (IPAL) programs
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Architecture and the Recession: The Benefits of Licensure
How can you make yourself a valuable employee, even in times of economic uncertainty? By getting your license.
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NCARB Retires Rolling Clock Policy
NCARB has retired their rolling clock policy, moving toward a more equitable and fair score validity model. What does this mean for you?
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Carrying it Forward: The Power of Mentorship in Architecture
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ARE 5.0
How to Identify the Right ARE 5.0 Study Materials for your Learning Style
How to choose the right ARE 5.0 study materials for your learning style
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ARE 5.0
ARE Tutoring vs. Online Test Prep: Which is Right for You?
What are the benefits of online test prep for the ARE 5.0? Learn more about the differences between tutoring and online prep.
Black Spectacles
Feb 3, 2023
NCARB
NCARB Technical Issues: What You Need to Know
What to do if you were impacted by NCARB's technical issues during your exam, and how to study going forward.
Black Spectacles
Jan 26, 2023
ARE 5.0
What is the ARE?
What is the ARE? The ultimate guide to the Architect Registration Exam (ARE®) 5.0 and how to become a licensed architect.
Black Spectacles
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A Letter from our CEO & Founder on Building upon the Black Spectacles Mission
A letter from CEO & Founder Marc Teer, FAIA on Black Spectacles' bigger mission: introducing an architecture job board and Spectacular, the...
Marc Teer
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