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RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) Syllabus
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors final assessment leading to chartered surveyor (MRICS) status.. The complete RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) outline — 7 subjects, 30 chapters and 126 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
5 chapters · 23 topics · 30 sub-topics
Valuation4 chapters · 20 topics · 12 sub-topics
Quantity Surveying and Construction5 chapters · 20 topics · 11 sub-topics
Building Surveying4 chapters · 16 topics · 7 sub-topics
Commercial Real Estate and Property Management4 chapters · 16 topics · 5 sub-topics
Planning, Development and Land4 chapters · 15 topics · 9 sub-topics
Final Assessment Submission and Interview4 chapters · 16 topics · 8 sub-topics
RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) flashcard decks
425 question-and-answer cards across 7 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Mandatory Competencies (Professional Practice, Ethics and Business Skills) — 60 cards
- Valuation — 71 cards
- Quantity Surveying and Construction — 78 cards
- Building Surveying — 52 cards
- Commercial Real Estate and Property Management — 59 cards
- Planning, Development and Land — 55 cards
- Final Assessment Submission and Interview — 50 cards
How to work through the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Mandatory Competencies (Professional Practice, Ethics and Business Skills) carries 23 topics while Planning, Development and Land carries 15. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).
The ~110 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) syllabus?
RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) covers 7 subjects: Mandatory Competencies (Professional Practice, Ethics and Business Skills), Valuation, Quantity Surveying and Construction, Building Surveying, Commercial Real Estate and Property Management, Planning, Development and Land and Final Assessment Submission and Interview. Together they contain 30 chapters and 126 named topics.
How many topics does the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) syllabus contain?
The full RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) outline breaks down into 30 chapters, 126 topics and 82 sub-topics. Mandatory Competencies (Professional Practice, Ethics and Business Skills) is the largest single subject with 23 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) syllabus?
Roughly 110 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) flashcards?
Yes — 425 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.