OSLE®
Online State Law Exams
FL, OR, TX, and WV OSLE exams are administered on a different website. Soon after registering, a link will be provided via email from support@caveon.com. If you don’t receive it, please email us at nbeo@optometry.org.
Optometry licensure candidates may be required to take a state optometry law examination regarding the statutes, rules, and regulations that govern the practice of optometry in the state in which they seek licensure. Since January 2010, NBEO has offered the Online State Law Exam (OSLE) program to assist state boards by administering their optometry jurisprudence exams.
Three Examination Formats
- Remote, open-book
- In-house, proctored, open-book
- In-house, proctored, closed-book
Scoring
Immediately following the completion of any OSLE exam, the designated state optometry board staff or department of health and services staff can review candidate scores on their password-protected OSLE administrative page. All OSLE candidates will see a results screen with a score and exam summary when a test is ended.
The states currently providing their law examinations through our OSLE program are listed below.
Arizona
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: NCCTO Exam Schedule Calendar
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: Yes
Retake Period: Can retake only one time within the deficiency time frame of the application for licensure.
Test Questions: 50 Multiple-choice
Time to Complete: 60 minutes once logged into exam
Florida
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: No
Retake Period: No
Test Questions: 25 Multiple-choice
Time to Complete: 90 minutes once logged into exam
Maryland
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: Yes
Retake Period: 30 days
Test Questions: 50 Multiple-choice or True/False
Time to Complete: 14 days once logged into exam
Minnesota
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: No
Retake Period: No
Test Questions: 50 Multiple-choice
Time to Complete: 14 days once logged into exam
Missouri
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: No
Retake Period: No
Test Questions: 25 Multiple-choice or True/False
Time to Complete: 14 days once logged into exam
North Dakota
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: One-time pre-approval
Retake Period: 30 days
Test Questions: 32 Multiple-choice, True/False, & Yes/No
Time to Complete: 14 days once logged into exam
Nevada
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: No
Retake Period: 4 times per year after failed exam
Test Questions: 100 Multiple- choice, True/False
Time to Complete: 4 hours once logged into exam
The Nevada OSLE test time is 4 hours. Within the 4 hour time period, candidates can exit and return later to resume the exam. The Nevada law links are available to candidates during the exam period.
Oregon
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: No
Retake Period: No
Test Questions: 25 Multiple-choice
Time to Complete: 14 days once logged into exam
Texas
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: No
Retake Period: No
Test Questions: 35 multiple-choice, true/false, and yes/no questions
Time to Complete: 14 days once logged into exam
West Virginia
Registration Schedule: Open year-round
Exam Dates: Open year-round
Exam Format: Remote, open- book
Pre-Approval: No
Retake Period: No
Test Questions: 20 Multiple-choice
Time to Complete: 14 days once logged into exam