NCLE Examination January 3 - March 2023

To earn your NCLE basic certification, you need to achieve a passing score on the examination. The exam consists of questions on the skills and knowledge required for competency in ophthalmic dispensing. The CLRE exam are psychometrically developed by impartial Subject Matter Experts within the field of Contact Lens Fitting. After test specifications are created (based on the Job Analysis), the exams are written by groups of impartial Contact Lens Fitters. The questions are then reviewed by the testing service specialists for proper testing principles and rules of grammar and style. Questions are created to test a candidate's ability to recall knowledge and to apply that knowledge to specific dispensing functions. Test specifications can be located on the Basic Examination Handbook (right below).

Exams are given in English and Spanish, via computer at a Prometric testing facility, or through Remote Proctor and the exam is 2 hours long. You must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or have earned a GED, or the equivalent, in order to take the exam.

***New Update: We are now offering a new combined NCLE Basic and NCLE Practical exam in one sitting, please note that these are two separate exams. Currently, the state of Arizona and Washington has allowed the new combined exam for licensing. For registration, please click here.  If you just need to take the NCLE Basic exam, please proceed with the current registration below.

Important information to note before registering for the exam:
-Exam registration fee is now $175, and are NON-REFUNDABLE once payment has been submitted.
-Please make sure to include on your exam registration profile your FULL legal name-as it appears on your government issued photo ID(e.g. driver's license, passport), a personal phone number, and a correct email address.
-You are required to wait 14 days to retake this exam and you will have three (3) attempts. After your third attempt, you will be required to wait 90 days to be eligible to retake this exam. Please note that you do have to pay for each new exam attempt by completing a new exam registration.
-If you need to complete our Disability Accommodation Form, please click HERE to download our Accommodation request information. Once you are ready to submit your form, please click HERE . 
-Please make sure you review the Basic Examination Handbook for further exam policy information before registering for the exam. It will answer most of your questions about the exam.
-After you have submitted the registration fee, you will receive an email confirmation with your eligibility ID number and instructions on how to schedule your exam to pick your location, date, and time. (Make sure to check your junk/spam folder, as the email confirmation may go into those folders.)
-If you are interested in ProProctor Remote Testing, please review the user guide by clicking here. You MUST also verify that your computer is compatible with ProProctor Remote Testing. It is your RESPONSIBILITY to make sure your computer is compatible with the remote testing. Please click here to do a system check for remote testing. Also, please click here and read the user guide that matches the type of computer you will be using to take your exam. Especially, if you are planning on using a MAC computer, as it will go over the required steps on how to avoid running into any issues launching your remote exam.
-Make certain that if you are in a Licensing state, that your state has approved remote testing, before scheduling your remotely proctored exam.
-Candidate COVID-19 FAQs: Prometric has created a new, dedicated page to host COVID-19-related FAQs for candidates. This new page, linked here, can be found by clicking the "COVID-19 update" tab on Prometric's homepage and selecting "COVID-19 FAQ." Other test taker FAQs can be found under the "Test Takers" tab on Prometric's homepage.
Update: Starting May 1, 2022, Prometric will no longer require candidates or test center personnel to wear masks unless required to do so by building management or local government mandates. In light of recent trends and mask mandate changes around the world, along with updated guidance from leading world health organizations, Prometric will not require masks to be worn in test centers, however they will continue to allow and encourage the wearing of masks regardless of mandate or vaccination status. Thus, any candidate or staff member that prefers to wear a mask will feel comfortable doing so.

***Please be aware that registration ends on 03/15/2023 11:59PM (EST). ***

If this is your 2nd attempt in taking this exam, and you have waited 14 days, please click on this link to proceed with your registration. If it has been more than 90 days please continue with this current registration.

If this is your 3rd attempt in taking this exam, and you have waited 14 days, please click on this link to proceed with your registration.  If it has been more than 90 days please continue with this current registration.
When:
1/3/2023 - 3/31/2023

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