N A B N E

North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners

Ensuring the Professional Qualifications of NDs

North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners

Ensuring the Professional Qualifications of NDs

Eligibility

To be eligible to take the NPLEX Examinations, you must have completed the appropriate academic requirements at an approved naturopathic medical program (ANMP). Click here to learn more.

Transcripts

You can submit your request to have an official transcript of your NPLEX results sent to a regulatory authority by completing the Transcript Request Form and submitting a fee of $30. Click to learn more.

The NPLEX Examination

Click here to learn more about the policies and procedures pertaining to the NPLEX administration, including what to bring, when to arrive, and what to expect before, during and after the examinations.

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Unofficial results from the August 2024 NPLEX may be viewed in online Profiles September 18, 2024. Official results are scheduled to be mailed to examinees and Part II results sent to regulatory authorities on September 19, 2024.

In 2025, the NPLEX Part I – Biomedical Science Examination will be administered on Tuesday, February 4th and August 5th. The NPLEX Part II – Clinical Science Examinations will next be administered Tuesday-Friday, February 4th-7th and August 5th-8th.

The application period for the February 2025 NPLEX will be open October 1-November 30, 2024 and, for the August 2025 NPLEX, will be open April 1-May 31, 2025.

For a complete guide to requesting a courtesy or testing accommodation, review the NABNE Testing Accommodations for Disabilities Handbook and contact  testingaccommodations@nabne.org to begin the process.

NABNE is committed to identifying and eliminating systemic bias, and to ensuring that the administration of the NPLEX is fair to all examinees, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic status, cultural orientation, or ability to equally access the examinations.

NPLEX is committed to creating examinations that are free from implicit bias.  While we recognize the impact of genetics, gender identity, disability, socioeconomic status, and cultural orientation on individuals, NPLEX cases do not include this information except when it is pertinent to diagnosis, treatment, or response to treatment.

NPLEX examinations do not indicate a patient’s genetic ancestry unless it is pertinent to the case, and patient-preferred pronouns are specified and used only when gender identity might impact diagnosis, treatment, or management of the patient’s case.

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