Application Requirements
To be eligible and qualify for a Texas Therapeutic Optometric License (See Section 351.254 of the Texas Optometry Act and Board Rule 271.2) an applicant must:
- have graduated from an approved, accredited college of optometry (or be in the last semester and furnish certification from Dean that applicant will be graduating);
- taken and passed, or plan to take and pass, Parts I, II, and III of the NBEO (Part III on or after June, 1994);
- taken and passed, or plan to take and pass, the TMOD administered by the NBEO on or after January 1985;
- be of good moral character; and
- be of majority age
Note: If you graduated prior to January 1, 1991, or haven’t taken the required NBEO exams use this link.
Military, Veterans, and Military Spouses
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Application Requirements
An application is complete when the Optometry Board has received:
- completed application and fee
- official transcript(s) directly from optometry school showing awarding of O.D. degree
- transcripts from all colleges attended (copy acceptable)
- proof of residency (copy of US birth certificate, Real ID drivers license, Permanent Resident Card, Employment Authorization card)
- Copy of document changing name (if applicable)
- passing scores on NBEO Parts I, II, III and the TMOD
- passing score on the Texas Jurisprudence Exam
- criminal background check (See Fingerprint Information)
- if licensed in another state, license verifications from states in which licensed
- self query ordered from the National Practitioner’s Databank (NPDB)
- proof of successful completion of a CPR or BLS certification that is not-expired
- additional explanatory documents, if required by the application instructions
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Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: Once licensed, doctors may complete the requirements for an optometric glaucoma specialist license.
