(2) Has been certified
by
NCCAOM or has obtained a passing grade on the
NCCAOM examination component
in acupuncture and sterilization procedures, its successor examination or other
equivalent
Board-approved examination. The
Board will make available a list of
successor or other equivalent
Board-approved examinations on its web site. If
the examination was not taken in English, but is otherwise acceptable and a
passing score was secured, the
Board will accept the examination result if the
applicant has also demonstrated English language proficiency by one of the
following methods:
(i) The applicant-s
acupuncture educational program was conducted in English.
(ii) The applicant has achieved a scaled
score of at least 83 on the TOEFL® Internet-based test (IBT), a 220 for the
TOEFL® computer-based test (CBT) or a 550 on the TOEFL® paper based
test (PBT) or an equivalent score on a successor examination of the TOEFL®.
The Board will make available a list of Board-approved successor examinations
on its web site.
(iii) The
applicant has achieved a score of at least 350 on each of the four sub-tests of
the OET for any of the health-related professions.
(iv) The applicant has achieved a passing
score on an English language proficiency examination, equivalent to the
TOEFL® or OET, as determined by the Board. The Board will make available a
list of equivalent Board-approved English language proficiency examinations on
its web site.