Minnesota Administrative Rules

6500.2300 CLINICAL PRACTICAL EXAMINATION.

Subpart 1.

Requirements.

A clinical practical examination must be given in sections covering pathology, contact lenses, refraction, and any other sections the board deems necessary. The examination administrators shall give written notice of the sections on which the applicant will be examined. No applicant will be required to be examined on a subject on which other applicants are not examined.

Subp. 2.

Pass-fail scoring.

The following grade requirements apply to all applicants:

A.

In a board constructed examination, a score of less than 75 percent of the total number of section points constitutes failure of the entire examination. A single score of less than 65 percent of any single section constitutes failure of the entire examination.

B.

In a nationally constructed examination, a passing score shall be set by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and accepted by the Board of Optometry of this state.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 148.53; 148.57; 148.59; 214.06; 214.12

History:

9 SR 1690; 18 SR 468

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2013