STEP 1: Complete application and mail with required money order or check to Optometry Board. Incomplete applications will not be accepted and will be returned.
Note: Choose “Licensure by Examination” if you have taken all parts of the NBEO. If you haven’t, then “LWOE” may be your option (please see the area of our website HERE).
Important Notice: All fees associated with the application and examination process are non-transferable and non-refundable. Once the application is accepted, fees cannot be refunded if there is a failure to complete the application process.
STEP 3: Register with the NBEO to take the Jurisprudence Examination. The Jurisprudence Examination covers the Texas Optometry Act, Contact Lens Prescription Act, and Board Rules. Study Materials Link
STEP 4: Mail any required additional documents. Request official Optometry School transcript and NPDB self-query be sent to the Optometry Board.
STEP 5: Submit fingerprints as instructed.