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
January 14, 2009 Application due in
Board office by November 13, 2008
March 25, 2009 Application due in
Board office by January 22, 2009
May 13, 2009 Application due in Board
office by March 13, 2009
June 17, 2009 Application due in Board
office by April 16, 2009
July 22, 2009 Application due in Board
office by May 21, 2009
August 12, 2009 Application due in
Board office by June 11, 2009
Application must be in the Board office by 5:00pm the day of the
deadline
Fee is $150.00 Make check or money order payable to the North Carolina Veterinary
Medical Board (NCVMB).
The
Veterinary State Examination is a written exam on the General Statutes and
Administrative Rules governing the practice of veterinary medicine in
Documentation
includes a completed application, including passport photo, and copy of Social
Security card for consideration as part of the
The Board office provides updates to the status of an applicant's file by mail. These updates are sent at regular intervals, as documentation is recieved, until the file has been completed.
Applicants file must be completed seven
days prior to the examination date. If documentation is not complete, applicant
will not be eligible for the examination date applied for and would be required to apply for another examination.
The N. C. Veterinary
Practice Act is available for downloading or review online from home page
or for $3.00 from the Board
office.
New Graduates and Individuals 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. Submitted with application copy of Social Security Card and passport photo . Social Security Card disclosure is mandated by N.C.G.S. 110-142, et. seq.
3.
Have
on file with the N.C. Board degree
conferred transcript. Mailed directly from college/school of veterinary
medicine to Board office. Degree conferred transcript must be on file with
Board office seven days before desired examination date.
4. Have on file with the N.C. Board a score of 425 or higher for the NAVLE. Accepted
only from AAVSB.
5.
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.
6. 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. Please note Board office must receive degree conferred transcript before examination date.
7.
Have
on file with the N.C. Board information concerning all disciplinary action or
other issues.
8.
Graduates
from non-accredited college/school of
veterinary medicine have on file with the N.C. Board a letter from the AVMA stating ECFVG
program has been completed to be eligible for veterinary state examination or
to obtain a temporary permit certificate.
9.
Pass
the written North Carolina Veterinary State Examination. Passing score of 70.
Individuals practicing over five years
Information Regarding
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.
Individuals 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 for renewal. Exception:
Continuing Education Credit is not required if licensed in
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 certificate
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 credentials/documentation
is received in the Board office. It
is the applicants responsibility to request credentials/documentation. Required credentials/documentation includes
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
To mail an application use:
P. O. Box 37549, Raleigh, NC 27627
To overnight an application (due to time constrain) use:
1611 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 106,
Raleigh, NC 27606