844 IAC 4-4.5-12 Passing requirements for United States Medical Licensing Examination

Sec. 12. The following are the examination passing requirements for licensure: (1) A score of seventy-five (75) is the minimum passing score for all steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). (2) An applicant may have a maximum of three (3) attempts to pass each step of the USMLE. Therefore, upon the third seating of each step of the exam, the applicant must obtain a passing score. (3) All steps of the USMLE must be taken and successfully passed within a ten (10) year time period. This ten (10) year period begins when the applicant first passes a step, either Step I or Step II. In counting the number of attempts regarding USMLE steps, previous attempts on the National Board Medical Examination and the examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States are included.