21 NCAC 37D .0601. ELIGIBILITY

(a)  To be eligible to take the national exam, an applicant shall:

(1)           be approved for an AIT program which, along with the required course prescribed in 21 NCAC 37D .0303, shall be completed within 45 days after the exam; or

(2)           be exempt pursuant to G.S. 90-278(1)(d); or

(3)           be a reciprocal applicant whose prior exam scores do not meet current N.C. requirements.

(b)  Upon the third failure of any exam required by the Board, the AIT and the preceptor shall submit to the Board a program to strengthen the candidate's weakness as demonstrated by the previous exam results.  Upon approval by the Board of the program and completion thereof by the candidate, he shall be eligible to retake the exam.

(c)  Upon the failure of any examination the fourth time, the AIT shall be disqualified from continuing in the program.  Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prevent the applicant from reapplying for entrance to the AIT program.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-278; 90-284; 90-285;

Eff. April 1, 1996;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2000;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 22, 2014.