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About this Website
About the Exams
Best Order to take Exams
Look at all this overlap!
If you are fresh out of school, start with Practice Management.
If you have some experience, start with Project Management.
Site Stuff & Permits
PcM
PjM
CE
PA
PPD
PDD
Contracts
Technical Stuff
Exam Summary
Think of it like phases of construction.
PcM
Pro Practice from College
PjM
Things you wish you knew
CE
Construction Administration
PA
Site Analysis
PPD
Design Development
PDD
Construction Documents
Best Study Materials
(Listed in order of priority)
Ballast = best questions
Amber Book = very thorough
Pluralsight Videos = great overview
Schiff Hardin Lectures = best for contracts
Building Construction Illustrated = best for details
Walking the ARE Practice Test = hardest practice tests
Erik Walker Study Guide = everything at-a-glance
NCARB Practice Exam = what it's really going to be like
Practice Exams (application) are better than books (usually). My study guides place a heavy emphasis on practice exams.
What order to take tests in?
What order to take tests in?
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