Assessment Information Sheet
Program Concentration Area: Architecture, Construction, Communications &
Transportation
Career Pathway:
Architectural Drawing
& Design
Credentialing Exam:
Testing Agency:
Exam Blueprint:
Exam Cost:
Duration of Exam:
Number of
Questions:
Exam Cut Score:
Test Ordering
Information:
Students must successfully pass the following three courses in order to
sit for the End-of-Pathway Assessment:
 48.54100 Intro to Engineering Drawing & Design
 48.54500 Architectural Drawing & Design I
 48.54600 Architectural Drawing & Design II
Certified Apprentice Drafter – Architectural
American Design Drafter Association (ADDA)
http://www.adda.org/
To view abbreviated versions of exam blueprints, go to the following
link:
http://www.adda.org/images/stories/professional_certification/examin
ation_competencies_12feb2011.pdf
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$75.00 for students in a certified ADDA program
$85.00 for students in a non-certified ADDA program
Exam Retakes:
o $60.00 (certified or non-certified programs)
On-line practice exams: $15.00 per exam
Architectural: 3.5 hours
Architectural: up to 400 questions
ADDA
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now scores on a 75 – 75 – 75 System:
A student’s total score must be 75%
A student must score 75% in every competency
If a student fails to score 75% in each competency, but:
o Successfully scores 75% in 75% or more of the
competencies
o The student can retake the competencies not meeting
the 75% requirement
To establish your school site as a testing center, complete a Proctor’s
Form and fax it to ADDA at (731) 627-9321 to the attention of Pennie
King. The form can be found at the following link:
http://www.adda.org/images/stories/applications/proctoring_applicatio
n_17jan2011.pdf
Student exams must be ordered 45 days before testing. An
order form must be completed for each student who will be tested.
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The order form can be found at the following link:
Certified Apprentice Drafter Architectural:
http://www.adda.org/images/stories/applications/architectural_appren
tice_drafter_examination_application-17jan2011.pdf
Proctoring
Guidelines:
Once order forms are completed, they can be faxed to Pennie King at
(731) 627-9321. Review guides will be mailed to your school location
and login codes will be sent via email to test site coordinator.
The Proctoring Form referenced above must be completed and faxed
to Pennie King at (731) 627-9321. See Proctoring Requirements at
the following link:
http://www.adda.org/images/stories/applications/proctoring_applicatio
n_17jan2011.pdf
Testing Format:
Required Computer
Software
Specifications:
On-line testing
The testing program is best viewed using the following browsers:
PC:
Internet Explorer 7.0+
Firefox 3.0+
Safari 5.0+
Chrome 1.0+
Macintosh:
Firefox 3.0+
Safari 5.0+
The program will work at 800 X 600 or higher resolution, but is best
viewed at 1024 X 768 resolution. Set the resolutions before
participants log into the testing program. (Click on Start, click on
Settings, click on Control Panel, click on Display, click on Settings, go
to Screen Area and change to 1024 X 768.)
Test Availability:
Testing Agency
Contact:
GaDOE Contact for
Credentialing:
GaDOE Contact for
Year round availability
Name: Pennie King
Title: Programs Manager
Telephone Number: (731) 627-0802
Email: pking@adda.org
Name: Mamie Hanson
Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279
Email: mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us
Name: Carol Burke, State Program Specialist
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Curriculum Area:
Telephone Number: (404) 657-8308
Email: cburke@doe.k12.ga.us
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