California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §3053: All examinations shall be practical in character, designed to ascertain applicants’ fitness to practice the profession of optometry and conducted in the English language.

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Optometry licensing examinations must be practical, assess fitness to practice optometry, and be conducted in English.

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All examinations shall be practical in character, designed to ascertain applicants’ fitness to practice the profession of optometry and conducted in the English language. The board may by rule or regulation accept the examination given by other agencies or organizations which it deems equivalent to the examination required to determine an applicant’s fitness to practice optometry.

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