NBEO Requirements

NBEO Requirements

Checklist:

• Passing scores on Part I, II, and III*

• If you have not previously passed Part III CSE before it was discontinued, you will need to have a passing score on Part III PEPS (Replacing Part III NBEO CSE)

  • A passing score is required for each of the following sections even if you have an overall passing score on PEPS. 

    • Skills 

    • Patient Encounters

    • If you have failed one of the sections above,  but passed overall, you will require a letter from this Board sent to the NBEO on your behalf to facilitate your retake. Please email Samantha@ncoptometry.org with your request and include your OE Tracker Number. 

• Passing score on Part II TMOD*

• Passing score on Part III ISE*

*The NBEO gives a P/F along with the numeral. To meet the requirement, all sections must have a 'P'

Past Graduates:

Applicants who took the NBEO Exams in previous years would need to have passed all parts of the NBEO Exams that were offered at that time. In addition, they must achieve a passing score on ISE. That would include TMOD if offered when they took Part 2.

PLEASE NOTE the scores you receive on your student transcript may not be the same as the final score reported to the NC Board. Please request the NBEO release your official scores to North Carolina immediately upon submission of your application if you didn’t do so at the time of your NBEO exam.

Updated 12/23/24