MCO National Board (NBEO) & Canadian Board (OEBC) Results

Program Completion Licensing Exam Rates

Calendar Year	# of students who completed program	# who passed all parts of NBEO/OEBC	Program Completion Licensing Exam Pass Rate
2025	38	29	76.3%
2024	31	28	90.3%
2023	37	37	100%
2022	36	33	91.6%
2021	36	35	97.2%

 

 

Part I: Applied Basic Science (ABS)

Academic Year	MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate		National Pass	Rate Difference
2024-2025	21 of 33	63.64%	66.83%	-3.19%
2023-2024	20 of 32	62.50%	66.83%	-4.33%
2022-2023	22 of 32	68.75%	66.71%	2.04%
2021-2022	32 of 36	88.89%	62.65%	26.24%
2020-2021	30 of 36	83.33%	73.19%	10.14%
2019-2020	31 of 36	86.11%	77.67%	8.44%

Part II: Patient Assessment and Management (PAM)

Academic Year	MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate		National Pass Rate	Rate Difference
2024-2025	29 of 33	87.88%	87.96%	-.08%
2023-2024	29 of 31	93.55%	85.82%	7.73%
2022-2023	35 of 36	97.22%	82.79%	14.43%
2021-2022	35 of 36	97.22%	86.01%	11.21%
2020-2021	34 of 36	94.44%	89.65%	4.79%

Part III: Patient Encounters and Performance Skills (PEPS)

Academic Year	MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate		National Pass Rate	Rate Difference
2024-2025	19 of 33	57.58%	70.09%	-12.51%
2023-2024	24 of 31	77.42%	79.59%	-2.17%
2022-2023	30 of 36	83.33%	74.18%	9.15%
2021-2022	28 of 36	77.78%	79.89%	-2.11%
2020-2021	27 of 36	75.00%	79.87%	-4.87%

OEBC - Written

Academic Year	MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate		National Pass	Rate Difference
2024-2025	4 of 5	80%	95.5%	-15.5%
2023-2024	0	0	94.7%	N/A
2022-2023	*	*	94.2%	*
2021-2022	0	0	89.1%	N/A
2020-2021	0	0	93.0%	N/A

* Fewer than 5 candidates - not reported to protect candidate anonymity.

OEBC - Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE)

Academic Year	MCO First Time Takers Pass Rate		National Pass	Rate Difference
2024-2025	3 of 5	60%	93.3%	-33.3%
2023-2024	0	0	86.3%	N/A
2022-2023	*	*	84.8%	*
2021-2022	0	0	85.4%	N/A
2020-2021	0	0	78.2%	N/A

* Fewer than 5 candidates - not reported to protect candidate anonymity.

Program Completion Licensing Examination Rate is the proportion of students completing all of a program’s curricular requirements within a calendar year who, by the end of that calendar year, are licensed, or have passed all parts of an examination series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada.

 

For more information, please consult the National Board of Examiners in Optometry's 2023–2024 Institutional Yearly Performance Report.