NBEO Passage Rates
The National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) administers national board exams for the profession of optometry. In order to practice optometry in the United States, students are required to pass all three parts of the national board exams.
SCO has two goals for NBEO passage rates:
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At least 80% of entering students must pass all three parts of the NBEO within six years of matriculation
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SCO student pass rates will equal or exceed the national pass rate
SCO has consistently met both of these goals. Our students’ First-time Passage Rates and Ultimate Passage Rates speak for themselves. A complete list of Pass Rates for all schools is available on ASCO's website.
Matriculants within 6 years
|
Year of Matriculation
|
# of Matriculants
|
Attempted
and
Passed
NBEO
Parts I-III
or
Obtained
Licensure
|
Attempted
and
Passed
NBEO
Parts I-III
or
Obtained
License
w/in
6 yrs of
Matriculation
|
|
2013
|
131
|
128
|
97.7%
|
|
2014
|
134
|
130
|
97.01%
|
|
2015
|
135
|
129
|
95.56%
|
|
2016
|
136
|
131
|
96.32%
|
Ultimate Passage Rate
|
|
Graduating cohort by year
|
|
|
|
2019-2020
|
2020-2021
|
2021-2022
|
|
|
|
# passing all
Parts
|
%
of graduates
|
# passing all
Parts
|
%
of graduates
|
# passing all
Parts
|
%
of graduate
|
|
|
Ultimate Passage Rate
|
131
|
98.5%
|
132
|
99.2%
|
120
|
97.5%
|
|
First-time Passage Rate
|
|
Academic Year
|
|
|
2019-2020
|
2020-2021
|
2021-2022
|
|
NBEO Exam Part
|
# of all first time takers
|
Pass rate (%) of first time takers
|
# of all first time takers
|
Pass rate (%) of first time takers
|
# of all first time taker
|
Pass rate (%) of first time takers
|
|
Part I: Applied Basic Science (August and March Administrations)
|
134
|
86.6%
|
134
|
76.1%
|
133
|
77.44%
|
|
Part II: Patient Assessment and Management (December and April Administrations)
|
132
|
96.2%
|
134
|
94.8%
|
133
|
94.7%
|
|
Part III: Clinical Skills Examination (July - June Administrations)
|
131
|
86.3%
|
134
|
81.3%
|
133
|
77.44%
|
Note: Part I for Academic Year 2019-2020 includes 07/2020 and 11/2020 administrations