Section 2-5 - Licensure by Examination (a) Eligibility. An applicant may seek licensure by examination if the applicant graduated from a school or college accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education and has never been licensed to practice as an optometrist in any state or is unable to apply by endorsement.
(b) Applicant Requirements. Applicant shall: - (i) Submit a completed application and payment of fee;
- (ii) Submit acceptable fingerprint cards;
- (iii) Request an official transcript from the optometry college or university to be sent directly to the Board Office;
- (iv) Request a verification of successful passage of parts one (1), two (2) including passage of Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease, and three (3) of the examination administered by NBEO taken within five (5) years to be sent directly to the Board Office; and
- (v) Successfully pass the jurisprudence examination.