Texas Occupations Code

§ 351.254 — EXAMINATION APPLICATION

OC § 351.254Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

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(a)An applicant is eligible to take the licensing examination if the applicant provides to the executive director, on a form provided by the board, information the board considers necessary to enforce this chapter, including satisfactory evidence that the applicant:

(1)has attained the age of majority;

(2)has a preliminary education equivalent to one that would permit the applicant to enroll in The University of Texas; and

(3)has attended and graduated from a reputable college of optometry that meets board requirements.

(b)For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a college of optometry is reputable if the college has:

(1)entrance requirements that are as high as those adopted by the better class of universities and schools of optometry; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (S.B. 314), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.