30 Miss. Code. R. 2901-1.4 - Jurisprudence Examination Administration

(a) This examination, administered by the board, shall be a written jurisprudence examination. The passing grade shall be 70.

(b) Examination for a license to practice optometry in this state shall be conducted in the English language in writing and by such other means as the board shall determine adequate to ascertain the qualifications of the applicant. Each applicant shall be given due notice of the date and place of examination.

(c) Prior to an examination, the Executive Director or a member of the board designated by the chairman shall prepare a tentative schedule showing the time allotted to each examination and the order in which each will be given, said schedule to meet the approval of a majority of the members of the board. The tentative schedule of examination, and any changes made therein as the examination proceeds, shall be made known to the applicants during each day of the examination.

(d) Applicants shall not communicate any words or signs with another applicant while the examination is in progress without the permission of the presiding examiner, nor leave the examination room except when so permitted by the presiding examiner. Violations of this rule shall subject the offender to expulsion.

(e) One member of the board, or delegated proctor, shall at all times be in the exam room while the examination is in progress and no persons except applicants, board members, employees of the board of persons having the express permission of the board shall be permitted in the examination rooms.

(f) At the beginning of an examination each applicant shall be assigned a number. Applicants shall use the number assigned to them for purposes of identification throughout the examination, and no applicant name or any other identification mark other than the assigned number shall be entered on any paper containing answers to the questions of an examination. Members of the board shall in every way endeavor to avoid identification of an applicant prior to the awarding of the general averages.

(g) When examination papers are delivered to the presiding examiner, they become the property of the board and shall not be returned to the applicant. Each board member shall be responsible for his own examination papers until after final grading and awarding of general averages. All test papers must, at this point, be retained in the board office to be preserved for a period of 30 days after final grading in order to allow an unsuccessful candidate the opportunity to request an analysis of such person's performance, which request must be made in writing within such 30-day period.

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30 Miss. Code. R. 2901-1.4

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-19-9

Amended 11/21/2022