- (a) In this chapter, when applicants are required to pass the NJE exam, applicants must pass the NJE with a score of 75 or better. Should the applicant fail to achieve a minimum grade of 75 on the NJE, such applicant, in order to be licensed, shall retake the NJE until such time as a grade of 75 is achieved.
- (b) An examinee shall not utilize a proxy or bring books, notes, or other help into the examination room, nor be allowed to communicate by word or sign with another examinee while the examination is in progress.
- (c) Irregularities during an examination such as giving or obtaining unauthorized information or aid as evidenced by observation or subsequent statistical analysis of answer sheets, shall be sufficient cause to terminate an applicant's participation in an examination, invalidate the applicant's examination results, or take other appropriate action.
- (d) A person who has passed the NJE shall not be required to retake the NJE for another or similar license, except as a specific requirement of the board.
- (e) If the applicant should fail one of the Nursing Jurisprudence examinations, the grade of the examination which the applicant initially passed may be used for the purpose of licensure by examination for a period of two years from the date of passing the initial examination.
Source Note:The provisions of this §217.17 adopted to be effective November 15, 2007, 32 TexReg 8167.