Part A: Hearing Test Simulator — Assessment Information
US-NC · Examination information
Part A: Hearing Test Simulator
This assessment does not have a question bank.
- Provider
- North Carolina State Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Board
- Format
- Computer-simulated hearing test with audiogram recording
- Time limit
- 60 minutes
- Passing score
- 0 procedural errors and at most 4 recording errors; 1 and at most 3; or 2 and at most 2. Three procedural errors or five recording errors fail.
Examination sources
- chapter-22-rules.pdf
21 NCAC 22F .0105, passage beginning The exam consists of four parts:, ending before History Note:
- part-a-simulator-instructions.pdf
General Instructions, item 3
- part-a-simulator-instructions.pdf
General Instructions, item 3
- part-a-simulator-rubric-2026.pdf
Simulation Error Classifications: procedural and recording errors
- part-a-simulator-rubric-2026.pdf
Simulation Error Classifications: recording errors
- part-a-simulator-rubric-2026.pdf
Simulator Test Results: passing criteria
- chapter-22-rules.pdf
21 NCAC 22A .0503, passage beginning (a) Each applicant for a license, ending before (b) The Board shall accept
- chapter-22-rules.pdf
21 NCAC 22F .0107, passage beginning (d) For a registered applicant, ending before History Note:
- notice-exam-november-2026.pdf
November 2026 announced separate Part A administration
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.