North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 112 - Integrative Health Care
Article 112-02 - Naturopathic Licensure
Chapter 112-02-01 - Admission to Practice Naturopathic Medicine
Section 112-02-01-06 - Examination requirements

1. Those applicants for licensure who have obtained a passing score on the naturopathic physicians licensing examinations (NPLEX) part one and part two or its successor shall be deemed to have met the examination requirement specified in North Dakota Century Code section 43-58-05.

2. The examination requirements for licensure must be successfully completed within four years from graduation. The board may grant an exception to this requirement for applicants who have concurrently pursued another graduate degree, and the applicant presents a verifiable, rational, and compelling explanation for not meeting the four-year time limit.

3. An applicant is permitted a maximum of three attempts to pass each part or component of the national board examination. If the applicant fails to pass each part or component of the national board examination after three attempts, the applicant must wait one year and reapply as a new applicant.