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STATE BOARD COMPENDIUM

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STATE NATIONAL
BOARD
STATE
EXAM
POST
GRADUATE
TRAINING
APPLICATION
DEADLINE
EXAM
FEES
DURATION
OF
LICENSE
FEE
(years)
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
(hours per
year)
PART III
REQUIRED
NUMBER
OF
DPMS
ON
BOARD
SEPARATE
BOARD
APMA
MEMBERSHIP
NUMBER
REGISTERED
IN
STATE
Alabama Passing Scores Alabama Law Exam CPME Residency June and December $100 1 12 Yes 7 Yes 67 156
Alaska Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric surgical residency N/A $200 2 25 No 0 No 8 18
Arizona Part III Oral 1 year - podiatric residency 90 days prior to exam $450 1 25 Yes 3 Yes 126 0
Arkansas Passing Scores Written Exam 1 year - podiatric residency 3/13/1998 $200 1 15 No 3 Yes 40 40
California Passing Scores None (NBPME Part III) 2 years 60 days prior to exams $900 2 50 / Renewal Yes 4 Yes 1000 2550
Colorado Passing Scores Vary with Each Exam Part III 1 year 30 days prior to exams $50 1 14 Yes 4 Yes 112 173
Connecticut Passing Scores Part III None N/A N/A 1 0 Yes 3 Yes 224 304
Delaware Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency or preceptorship 90 days before exam $900 2 32 / 2 years Yes 3 Yes 40 82
District of Columbia Part III Yes CPME Residency N/A N/A 2 25 Yes 2 No 49 254
Florida Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 90 days prior to June, Dec. exams $200 2 40 / 2 years Yes 5 Yes 765 1787
Georgia N/A Written Exam 1 year - podiatric residency 12/3/07; 1/15-1/16, 08; 5/30/08; 7/8-7/9, 08 $195 2 50 Yes 3 Yes 225 502
Hawaii Passing Scores Part III None 60 days prior to June and Dec Exams $440 2 40 Yes 0 No N/A 67
Idaho Yes No - if passed Part III Yes 90 days prior to exams Application and original license $600 1 12 Yes 4 Yes 33 79
Illinois Passing Scores Part III Required 60 days prior to exam in June $997 2 50 / renewal Yes 5 Yes 639 872
Indiana Passing Scores NBPME Part III 12 month - podiatric residency 60 days prior to exam in June and Dec. $900 exam fee ; $150 application fee 2 15 (30 hours needed in order to renew license) Yes 4 Yes N/A 385
Iowa Part I & II - Passing Scores None - Part III 1 year - podiatric residency None 2 40 / 2 years Yes 5 Yes 153 214
Kansas Yes N/A 1 year N/A N/A Annual 54 / 3 years Yes 1 N/A N/A 137
Kentucky I, II, III Jurisprudence None 40-day waiting period $250 Renewal-Annual 20 Yes 4 Yes 94 171
Louisiana Passing Scores None 1 Year Internship N/A $350 1 20 Yes 0 No 60 173
Maine Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 90 days prior to exams in June and Dec. $900 1 25 Yes 4 Yes 46 83
Maryland Passing Scores Jurisprudence 1 year - podiatric residency None $850 (January) / $650 (July) 2 25 Yes 5 Yes 536 440
Massachusetts Passing Scores Jurisprudence Exam 1 year - podiatric residency 30 days prior to exams in Jun and Dec. $490 1 25 Yes 3 Yes 310 600
Michigan Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency or precep. 60 days prior to exam $900 3 150 / 3 years (at least 75 hours of Category I) Yes 5 Yes 443 748
Minnesota Passing Scores on Part I & II Jurisprudence Exam 1 year CPME approved residency or preceptorship None $600 appl. fee 2 30 / 2 years No 5 Yes N/A 205
Mississippi Passing Scores Part III 1 year None None 1 20 No 0 No N/A 93
Missouri I, II & III Missouri Law 1 year - podiatric residency 30 days prior to exams in June and Dec. $375 2 12 (plus additional 13 hours if ankle certified) Yes 4 Yes N/A 303
Montana Passing Scores None 1 year - podiatric residency None $325 (application fee) 2 0 No 1 No 27 57
Nebraska Passing Scores Part III 1 year N/A 131 Licenses expire on 04/01 even years 48 (in the 24 months preceding the 04/01 expiration date) Yes 3 Yes 50 88
Nevada Passing Scores Part III Minimum 1 year - APMA approved podiatric residency None N/A 1 50 / 2 years Yes 4 Yes 63 126
New Hampshire Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency None $200 1 24 No 4 Yes 51 118
New Jersey Passing Scores None 1 year - podiatric residency None $325 App. Fee 2 0 No 1 No N/A 638
New Mexico Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 45 days prior to exams $325 1 14 Yes 3 Yes 48 43
New York Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 60 days prior to exams $345 3 16.8 Yes 9 Yes 1204 2448
North Carolina Passing Scores Part III/ Oral/Practical Exams 1 year - podiatric residency 6 weeks prior to May Exam $350 1 25 Yes 3 Yes 167 304
North Dakota Passing Scores Oral Exam 1 year - podiatric residency 30 days prior to exam $150 1 20 No 4 Yes 15 26
Ohio Passing Scores Part III None 3/27/98, for June; 9/25/98, for Dec. exams $385 2 100 Yes 1 No 589 600
Oklahoma Passing Scores Written/ Oral Exam 1 year - podiatric residency or precep. 3/30/1998 $200 1 30 No 5 Yes 73 75
Oregon Yes (Parts I & II) Part III for some applicants 1 year - podiatric residency None 2, every odd year 50 Yes 1 No 66 173
Pennsylvania Passing Scores Part III None 60 days prior to exam PA Application $30, Part III Exam $900 2 30 Yes 4 Yes 810 1337
Puerto Rico Passing Scores Written Exam None 30 days prior to exam $75 3 30 No 3 Yes 18 59
Rhode Island Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 30 days prior to June and Dec. exams Determined by NBPME 2 15 Yes 4 Yes 76 101
South Carolina Passing Scores SC Board Exam 1 year 90 prior to June and Dec. exams $410 1 12 Every 2 years 4 Yes 48 143
South Dakota Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 4 weeks prior to June and Dec. exams $250 1 20 Yes 3 Yes 19 20
Tennessee Passing Scores Jurisprudence One-Year Residency 60 days prior to June and Dec. exams App. Fee - $450, Part III - #900 2 15 Yes 4 Yes 90 230
Texas Passing Scores Jurisprudence 1 year - podiatric residency 60 days prior to exam date $289 1 30 / 2 years Yes 6 Yes 463 878
Utah Passing Scores State Law and Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 30 days prior to June and Dec. exams $480 2 20 Yes 4 Yes 75 183
Vermont Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency None $190 2 0 Yes 1 No 33 27
Virginia 1, 2, 3 & 4 No 1 year N/A N/A 12 Months 60 / 2 years Yes 1 No N/A 320
Washington Yes (Parts I & II) Part III 1 year - post graduate training None $0 1 50 / 2 years No 4 Yes 183 298
West Virginia Passing Scores Part III 1 year - podiatric residency 60 days prior to exam $900 2 50 / 2 years Yes 2 No 40 119
Wisconsin Passing Scores Jurisprudence 1 year 30 days prior to June and Dec. exams $900 2 50 / 2 years Yes 3 Yes 167 246
Wyoming Passing Scores Parts I, II & III Oral Examination Completion of residency program approved by CPME. Thirty (30) days prior to June examination $800 1 40 (forty) hours every two years Yes – Part III of National Boards 3 Yes 6 27
State Board compendium information is reported voluntarily by State Boards regulating the practice of podiatric medicine.  Therefore, the Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards makes no guarantee or warranties on its accuracy and does not assume responsibility for errors or omissions.  For more specific information, the appropriate state agency should always be consulted.



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