Application must be submitted to the Board office 60 days prior to the desired examination date.

Application and/or Fees are not refundable or applicable to future examinations.

 

VETERINARY STATE EXAMINATION

 

 

Dates of Examination are

 

January 16, 2008 Application due in Board office by November 15, 2007

March 26, 2008 Application due in Board office by January 24, 2008

May 14, 2008 Application due in Board office by March 13, 2008

June 11, 2008 Application due in Board office by April 10, 2008

July 16, 2008 Application due in Board office by May 15, 2008

August 13, 2008 Application due in Board office by June 12, 2008

September 17, 2008 Application due in Board office by July 17, 2008

 

Applications must be in the Board office by 5:00pm the day of the deadline

 

Fee is $150. Make check or money order payable to the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board (NCVMB).

 

Place of Examinations: Raleigh, North Carolina.

 

Completion of application, passport photo, and copy of Social Security card is necessary for consideration as part of the North Carolina veterinary licensure process under the General Statutes of North Carolina and Administrative Code. Disclosure of information is mandated. However, failure to comply may result in the application not being processed. Application or fees are not refundable or transferable to another examination date. All credentials/documentation will need to be received in the Board office before a seating pass will be issued. No documentation will be accepted at the examination site. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide current telephone numbers, address, or other information changes in writing to the Board office. The Board office provides updates to the status of an applicants file by mail. These updates are sent at regular intervals until the file has been completed. File must be completed before the examination date or the applicant will not be eligible for examination.

 

 

The Veterinary State Examination is a written exam on the General Statutes and Administrative Rules governing the practice of veterinary medicine in North Carolina. It contains 70 true/false and 30 multiple choice questions. A copy of the North Carolina Practice Act and Seating Pass will be mailed to each applicant approximately thirty days prior to the requested examination date.

 

The N. C. Veterinary Practice Act is available for downloading or review online from home page

or for $3.00 from the Board office.

 

 

 

Requirements for new graduates and applicants practicing under five years

 

1.      An applicant is required to have graduated before the date of examination being requested. This means that all course work has been completed and the veterinary degree awarded.

2.      Graduates from non-accredited college/school of veterinary medicine must have completed the ECFVG program. A letter from the AVMA will need to be on file with the N.C. Board to be eligible for veterinary state examination or to obtain a temporary permit certificate.

3.      Have on file with the N.C. Board a score of 425 or higher for the NAVLE. Accepted only from AAVSB.

4.      Have on file with the N.C. Board license verification from each State you hold or held a veterinary license in. Mailed directly from those states to Board office.

5.      4th year students have on file with N.C. Board Deans letter of intent to graduate sent from College/School. Dean's letter will need to state that all course work has been completed and the veterinary degree will be awarded.

6.      On file with the N.C. Board transcript with degree conferred. Mailed directly from college/school of veterinary medicine to Board office. Degree conferred transcript must be on file with Board office prior to desired examination date.

7.      Have on file with the N.C. Board copy of Social Security Card. This disclosure is mandated by N.C.G.S. 110-142, et. seq.

8.      Pass the written North Carolina Veterinary State Examination. Passing score of 70.

 

Requirements for applicants practicing over five years

  1. Holds a current and active license in another state whose requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to those of North Carolina.
  2. Has practiced three of the last five years, is a competent practitioner in good standing with no disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaints pending.
  3. Graduates from non-accredited college/school of veterinary medicine must have completed the ECFVG program. A letter from the AVMA will need to be on file with the N.C. Board to be eligible for veterinary state examination or to obtain a temporary permit certificate.
  4. Have on file with the N.C. Board a passing score for the NBE, & CCT or 425 or higher on the NAVLE examination. Scores accepted only from AAVSB. NBE score was required effective 1969 and both NBE & CCT Scores were required effective June 1980.
  5. Have on file with the N.C. Board a transcript with degree conferred. Mailed directly from college/school of veterinary medicine to Board office.
  6. Have on file with the N.C. Board license verification from each State you hold or held a veterinary license in. Mailed directly from those states to Board office.
  7. Have on file with the N.C. Board copy of Social Security Card. This disclosure is mandated by N.C.G.S. 110-142, et. Seq.
  8. Pass the written North Carolina State Veterinary Examination. Passing score of 70.

 

 

Information Regarding ADA Accommodations

 

Requesting special accommodations for the Veterinary State Examination must be provided to the Board office in writing at time of application. The applicant is responsible for this written submission by the application deadline for the Veterinary State Examination. Include all information concerning the disabilities and state what accommodations are being requested.

Required Information regarding ADA Accommodations:

When the disability was professionally diagnosed.

How diagnosed. Describe.

Name of professional who is providing care.

Letter from Professional/Doctor that diagnosed the disability stating how the disability was diagnosed, what accommodations are being requested and how it relates to the disabilities, given that the examination is largely multiple choice and true/false questions.

What accommodations have been received relating to high school and college. Describe.

What accommodations were received, if any for the college admission test. Describe.

 

 

Graduates from Non-Accredited College/School of Veterinary Medicine

 

Must have completed the ECFVG program to be eligible for veterinary state examination or to obtain a temporary permit certificate. Required to have on file with the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board from AVMA letter stating completion of ECFVG program and other required documentation. For information call 1-800-248-AVMA

 

 

Continuing Education Credit

 

Twenty hours of Continuing Education credit is required for license renewal each December. It must be acquired during the calendar year prior to year of renewal. Exception: Continuing Education Credit is not required if licensed in North Carolina the same year of graduation.

 

 

Temporary Permit Certificate

Fee is $30.00

A temporary permit certificate allows an individual who graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine to provide limited veterinary services under the direct supervision of North Carolina licensed veterinarians, until they sit for the next available Veterinary State Examination.

The temporary permit certificate, once issued is only valid for the designated veterinary practice listed on the application. If other practice locations are needed, separate application(s) with fees must be filed with the Board office. Applicants cannot legally practice veterinary medicine in North Carolina until he or she has been issued the temporary permit certificate.

To be eligible to obtain a temporary permit certificate, the temporary permit application must be submitted 21 days before the preferred work date and before providing veterinary services. A temporary permit certificate will not be issued until all required documentation is received in the Board office. Required documentation includes

  1. Completed Veterinary State Exam application for next available exam with passport photo and fee.
  2. Copy of Social Security Card.
  3. Completed temporary permit certificate application.
  4. Official transcript with degree conferred.
  5. Passing scores for the NBE, CCT, or NAVLE.
  6. All license verifications from other States
  7. Information concerning all disciplinary action or other issues.
  8. AVMA certificate of completion for the ECFVG program

Temporary permit certificate holders are not eligible for accreditation. Full licensure is a prerequisite before pursuing USDA, APHIS Accredited Veterinarian certification. As a result, temporary permit certificate holders can not do activities involving state or federal government regulatory work.

Such activities include issuing health certificates, drawing or submitting blood for EIA (Coggins) testing, rabies vaccination, or any other activity involving official regulatory program diseases, food animal brucellosis, tuberculosis, pseudorabies in swine, etc. Certificate holders should not be considered by anyone to be able to work independently, or operate satellite practices as would a fully licensed veterinarian.

These unauthorized activities would be in violation of state or federal laws, and could make supervising veterinarians and temporary permit certificate holders subject to disciplinary action by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board.

Temporary permit certificates are issued by mailed, with a letter to the primary supervising veterinarian once the applicant's file has been completed.

 

Download application for Temporary Permit Certificate

 

 

Download application for Veterinary State Examination

 

Contact the Board office at (919) 854-5601

 

Mail application to:

P. O. Box 37549, Raleigh, NC 27627

 

 

To overnight an application use:

1611 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 106, Raleigh, NC 27606

 

 

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