Exam Details, Preparation and Study
About the Exam
The ACHA Examination was developed to objectively measure the knowledge and skills required of healthcare architects and to foster uniform standards for measuring such knowledge and skills. The examination is based on a content outline developed from a national survey of healthcare architects which identified tasks significant to practice. The objective examination consists of 120 multiple choice questions (100 scored and 20 non-scored pretest questions). Applicants are presented with a question and are asked to choose the correct answer from multiple options. Pretesting questions allows examination committees to collect meaningful statistics about new questions that may appear as scored questions on future examinations.
Key Dates:
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Application Deadline for June test: April 1
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Re-Examination Deadline: May 1
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Examination Testing Window: June 1 – June 30
Individual examination results (pass or fail) will be sent in a letter to the examinee approximately 30-45 days after the testing window closes.
Any ACHA applicant who passes the certification exam can receive 20 AIA approved HSW CEUs for the testing year. This will satisfy a substantial portion of CEUs required for architectural licensure in most states. You will be well on your way to ACHA certification with the added benefit of reduced cost for achieving your educational requirements!
Preparation & Study References
These links may be helpful in exam preparation but are not mandatory viewing nor intended to be inclusive of all materials in preparing for the examination. Rather, they provide a guide to the nature of the material covered by the examination.
Results/Notification
Exam results are mailed by PSI approximately 30 days following the close of the examination window, followed by a letter from ACHA, verifying next steps or acceptance into the College. If your exam attempt is unsuccessful, you will be assigned the Re-Examination workflow in Certemy. To sit for the examination again in the future, you will need to accept and complete the workflow, including payment of the fee.
PSI will not email or provide results/scores over the phone.
AIA Learning Units
Applicants who take and pass the examination will receive 20 AIA HSW Learning Units from ACHA.
Testing Centers
The computer-based exam is given at over 500 PSI Testing Centers across the globe. This ensures that all qualified candidates can easily access a testing site at a location and time that is convenient to them.