Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, § 119.8 – Examination Transition Plan -- ARE 4.0 to ARE 5.0.

(a) All candidates for licensure as an architect who are deemed eligible to take the ARE by the Board on or after October 1, 2016 will be required to take and pass all divisions of ARE 5.0.
(b) All candidates for licensure as an architect who were deemed eligible to take the ARE prior to October 1, 2016 may elect to transition from ARE Version 4.0 (ARE 4.0) to ARE 5.0. Candidates may not transition from ARE 5.0 to ARE 4.0.
(c) Effective July 1, 2018, candidates for licensure as an architect who have not passed all divisions of ARE 4.0 by June 30, 2018 will be required to transition to ARE 5.0.
Candidates who transition from ARE 4.0 to ARE 5.0 will be required to take and pass divisions of ARE 5.0 in accordance with the following transition chart:
Divisions Not Passed in Version 4.0
Divisions Required for Version 5.0
Programming Planning & Practice
Practice Management
Programming & Analysis
Project Management
Site Planning & Design
Programming & Analysis
Project Planning & Design
Schematic Design
Project Planning & Design
Structural Systems
Project Development & Documentation
Project Planning & Design
Building Systems
Project Development & Documentation
Project Planning & Design
Building Design & Construction Systems
Project Development & Documentation
Project Planning & Design
Construction Documents & Services
Construction & Evaluation
Practice Management
Project Development & Documentation
Project Management

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5526 and 5550, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 5550, Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 9-29-2016; operative 10-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 40).