Bulletin Board
2008 examination information
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Sheraton
Atlanta Hotel -
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165 Courtland and International Boulevard,
Atlanta,
GA 30303
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(404) 659-6500 (404) 524-1259 Fax,
The exam room is unknown at this time, when available, it will be
posted on the
"Home Page" http://www.neboboard.org. Please confirm the exam room when you
arrive at the hotel.
**The Exam is only available in English.**
“Translators and/or dictionaries are not allowed"
Application Deadline –
Friday, August 15, 2008
A $200 processing charge for all rejected applications.
Four (4) passport type photographs
One (1) Digital Photo emailed to
nebo@neboboard.org
Eligibility Criteria
Deadline – November 12, 2009
(Refer: Alternate Pathways
I and II, page 7)
The Fabrication (FAB)
Portion of the examination must commence by December 1, 2008.
Certification
Examination Fee = $1100.00
Re-examine Fees:
Written =
$400.00
FAB =
$700.00
Both sections =
$1100.00
Recertification Fee Process I / Process II =
$450.00 -- Late fee + $200.
Registration Fee =
$300.00 -- Late Fee + $200.
OFFSITE MAKUP EXAM
Within 60 days after
scheduled exam-- notify 1 week before exam)
Written $1300.00 + $400.00 = $1000.00
Recertification MAKEUP
$1300.00 + $450.00 = $1050.00
In Canada, ADD $100.00
OFFSITE RETAKE EXAM
After 6 months from
scheduled exam—apply March
Written $1300.00 +$400.00 = $1700.00
Recertification
RETAKE $1300.00 + $450.00
= $1750.00
In Canada, ADD $100.00
Examination Schedule:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
7:30 AM Continental
Breakfast
8:00 AM ‑ Registration
8:30 AM ‑ 12:00 Noon =
Written/Recertification Examination
Eligibility Criteria -
CERTIFICATION Examination ‑
ALTERNATIVE I
The applicant must have completed the education
program of the American Society of Ocularists to be eligible to sit for this
years examination. An individual may also sit for this years examination when
it can be reasonably determined that he/she will have completed all required
training and/or experience before the offering of next years examination.
(Approximately one calendar year.) (See insert ‑Eligibility Criteria Deadline,
page 1)
ALTERNATIVE II ‑ Applicants must have a high
school diploma or equivalent. The applicant must also have (or will have)
completed 10,000 hours (40 hours/week maximum) of training and/or experience in
the fitting and fabrication of ophthalmic prostheses (artificial eyes) to be
eligible to sit for this examination. The 10,000 hours must begin with 4,000
hours of supervision by a board certified ocularist. Applicants who have not or
are unable to verify such supervision would require an additional 4,000 hours of
experience for a total of 14,000 hours. An individual may also sit for this
years examination when it can be reasonably determined that he/she will have
completed all required training and/or experience before the offering of next
years examination. (Approximately one calendar year.) (See insert‑ Eligibility
Criteria Deadline, page 1)
Test Day
7:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00 A.M. ‑8:30 A.M. Registration
8:30 A.M. ‑l2:00 P.M. Written/Recertification
Examination
Part B, Section l, Fabrication will be
conducted at the laboratory of the examinee. Arrangements for time and location
must be made immediately after receipt and approval of application.
Examination results will be mailed approximately
four (4) months after ALL applicants have completed all sections
of the examination.
Re-Examination Provisions
The examination consists of
2 sections, Written (MCQ) and the Fabrication (FAB). Any section an examinee
passes will be valid for six (6) years. If certification is not completed within
that six (6) year period, the previously passed section will have to be retaken
and passed. There will be a waiting period of six (6) months before the Written
section may be retaken following the annual examination. The Fabrication
section is only offered annually as a retake.
Offsite MAKEUP Exams
The Offsite MAKEUP MCQ exam must be administered
within 60 days following the Fall scheduled exam. NEBO must be contacted at
least one (1) week prior to the scheduled exam. Permission is granted on an
individual and as needed basis.
Offsite RETAKE Exams
Offsite Retake MCQ exam will be available following
a waiting period of six (6) months after the scheduled Fall exam.
(The fees for Offsite MAKEUP and Retake exams
reflect additional administrative cost incurred by the Testing Service and NEBO
for offsite and individual testing. )
Applications
are available from:
David M. Bulgarelli, Executive Director
National Examining Board of Ocularists, Inc.
625 First Avenue, Suite 220
Coralville, IA 52241-2101
(319) 339-1125—(319)
354-3465 fax
Applicants to this
examination shall be considered without discrimination as to age, sex, race,
religion, national origin, handicap or marital status.
The National
Examining Board of Ocularists has achieved the distinction of being an
Accredited Certification Organization and Full Member of The National
Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA). The accrediting body for NOCA is
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Accreditation and
membership in NOCA are reserved for only those organizations that meet the most
rigid standards of excellence in test development and administration in health
care certification.
Certification, Registration and Recertification, (CRR2008) PAGE FORMATTED AND
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