Remember to leave a complete mailing address. In an effort to prevent any delay in beginning your preceptorship, every effort is made to verify ophthalmologists as quickly as possible. The average time for preceptor verification is 2-3 weeks. Be assured that every effort is made to process your paperwork as quickly as possible. Average turn around time for verification of your preceptorship paperwork and notification from the institution that your paperwork has been forwarded to the State Board of Optometry is 3-4 weeks.
All paperwork is processed in the order it is received.
Allow 4-6 weeks for approval and receipt of your new license from the State Board. It is the responsibility of the optometrist to request TMOD scores to be sent directly to the State Board of Optometry. TMOD scores received at the institution are NOT forwarded to the State Board. The preceptorship hotline is a courtesy service offered by the University of California School of Optometry. The hotline exists as an outgoing message that briefly summarizes and gives information regarding the preceptorship process.