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New, restructured National Board examinations will be implemented during 2009-10.
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:: November 25, 2008
Updated information for the 2009 Part I (Applied Basic Science) exam.
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::November 14, 2008
Verification Letters for the December 2008 Part I (BS) and Part II (CS) examinations have been posted online.
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::November 14, 2008
Instructions to Candidates for the December 2008 Part I (BS) and Part II (CS) examinations have been posted online..
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::July 24, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS!
Dr. Linda Casser has accepted the position of Dean of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University.
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::July 3, 2008
Information for the new 2009 Part I (Applied Basic Science) has been posted online.
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::June 13, 2008
Injection Skills continues to be Pilot-Tested on the August 2008 Clinical Skills Examination.
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::March 4, 2008
Important Change to the Clinical Skills Examination (CSE) Equipment that Candidates Must Supply
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Documentation Guidelines
Request for Accommodation Under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Request for Test Accomodation form must be received, together with appropriate documentation, no less than two weeks prior to the registration deadline for that test administration. This documentation must have been completed by an appropriate evaluator and contain the information detailed below.
- Qualification of the Evaluator
The documentation should be printed on business or official letterhead and should include evidence of the professional's license or certificate of competency. The report should be signed and dated by the professional.
- The Evaluation Must be Current
The evaluation should have been conducted within the last three years.
- The Documentation Must be Complete
The documentation provided by the professional should provide a clear rationale for the requested accommodation based on professionally acceptable diagnostic information, including test results of the disabling condition.
The following must be included:
Specific Diagnosis
Test Results or Scores, Laboratory findings, or other Clinical Data
Clinical Summary relating the test scores to the diagnosis
Recommendations for specific accommodations.
- Specific Recommendations
Recommendations should be detailed as to the accommodations needed, including, for example, if applicable, the number of additional minutes or hours needed.
- Previous Accommodation Should be Described
Candidates who have had long-term, disabling conditions should briefly describe previous need for and receipt of special testing accomodations.
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