Health Related Professions

Massachusetts
Optometry

Eligibility Requirements

It is highly recommended that all applicants read the Board's Rules and Regulations.

Initial Licensure Requirements: (Applicants who have never been licensed before as an Optometrist)

• be 18 years old
• be of good moral character
• have earned a college or university degree
• have earned a degree from an accredited optometry program
• have earned a passing score on the National Boards Parts I, II, III and TMOD
• must complete a criminal offender record information request form

Licensure by Reciprocity Requirements: (Applicants who have been licensed before as an Optometrist outside of Massachusetts)

• be 18 years old
• be of good moral character
• have earned a college or university degree
• have earned a degree from an accredited optometry program
• have earned a passing score on the National Boards Parts I, II, III and TMOD
• ask the state(s) that the candidate is coming from if the state(s) would accept a Massachusetts candidate as a reciprocal candidate; the Board in question will need to submit this information in a letter to PCS--this is required for the file to be complete.
• must complete a criminal offender record information request form