ARSD 20:50:02:06. National board examinations required

To obtain licensure, an applicant must pass the following examinations certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry: (1) Part I, Applied Basic Science; (2) Part II, Patient Assessment and Management; (3) Part III, Patient Encounters and Performance Skills; and (4) Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease. The application must indicate when the applicant took the examinations. The applicant must have passed the examinations no more than five years before the date of application, unless the applicant is licensed in another United States jurisdiction and is seeking licensure by endorsement.