Developmental work on the "in-house" licensing examination program to be implemented in January, 1984 is proceeding according to plan. Computer hardware has been purchased and most of the computer software programs needed to administer the program will be completed, tested, and in place by mid-September. New forms (answer sheets, admission tickets, score reports, etc.) have been developed and ordered.

With regard to examination development, the Commission has approved some necessary minor technical revisions in the previously adopted examination "specifications" and these are now final. Proposed new examination questions have been written and submitted by real estate practitioners/educators in accordance with detailed guidelines provided by

the Commission. These proposed questions, along with questions obtained from the Arizona Real Estate Commission, are currently undergoing Staff review. A select committee of real estate practitioners /educators will be meeting in late September to review all proposed examination questions. The questions approved by this committee will constitute the initial question bank (expected to be at least 1,000 questions) from which the first few examinations will be formed. Another select committee will review prototype examinations in November and advise the Commission regarding the passing scores which should be required.

Details regarding examination content are contained in the Commission's new publication Real Estate Licensing in North Carolina, which is discussed elsewhere in this edition of the Bulletin.