Applications must be submitted to the Board office at least 92 days prior to the desired examination date.
Application and/or Fees are not refundable
or applicable to future examinations.
NORTH AMERICAN
VETERINARY LICENSING EXAMINATION (NAVLE)
Dates of Examination are
November 17, 2008 - December 13, 2008 Application due
in Board office by 5:00 p.m. August 1, 2008
April 13, 2009 - April 25, 2009 Application due in
Board office by 5:00 p.m. January 2, 2009
Applications must be in the Board office
by 5:00pm the day of the deadline
The North American Veterinary Licensing Examination is a computerized test given at Prometric Test Centers. Once the candidate has been approved by the State Licensing Board, they apply thru, the National Board Veterinary Medical Examiners mails instructions approximately 45 days prior to the opening of the testing window. Candidates are mailed instructions which include a scheduling permit to make an appointment at any Prometric testing center, this scheduling permit is also used to gain admittance to their scheduled date of examination.
Candidates are required to
meet the requirements and deadline of their selected State Board of Veterinary
Medicine. The national passing score for this examination is 425.
Applicants not seeking a North
Carolina license should NOT apply for the NAVLE thru North Carolina.
It is required to apply thru
the State in which you are seeking to become licensed.
North Carolina fee is $600.00. This fee is for NAVLE only. Made payable to the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board. (N.C.V.M.B.)
Applicants understand they will be required to obtain
a license to practice veterinary medicine in North Carolina. Failure to apply
for a license within one year of graduation constitutes misrepresentation to
the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board and could be grounds for the denial
of licensure at any time in the future by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical
Board.
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.
Appilcant's file must be completed 7 days prior to the examination date. If file is not complete, applicant will not be eligible for examination.
North Carolina does not provide NAVLE scores by
telephone.
Instructions to All
Applicants:
Information Regarding
Requesting special accommodations for an examination must provided in writing to the Board office at time of application. This should include all information concerning the disabilities and state what accommodations are being requested. The applicant is responsible for this written submission and support documentation by the application deadline.
When the disability was
professionally diagnosed.
How diagnosed. Describe.
Name of professional who is
providing care.
Letter from
Professional/Doctor stating how the accommodations relates to the disabilities.
The examination is computer based and given in a testing center.
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 Foreign College/School of Veterinary Medicine:
Must have completed
the AVMA Program for Foreign Veterinary Graduates before applying thru
For more information on the ECFVG contact the AVMA at 1-800-248-AVMA.
Written proof of ECFVG completion must be provided to NCVMB. For documentation purposes it will need to be mailed directly to NCVMB from the AVMA by NAVLE application deadline.
A NAVLE application with proper fees, documentation, on file with Board office by application deadline.
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After Applicants have made application to the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board, and the applications forwarded to NBVME, questions concerning scheduling, lost permits, etc. will need to be directed to the National Board Veterinary Medical Examiners. Other questions or concerns should be brought to the attention of the NCVMB as soon as possible.
NBVME can be reached at
Phone (701) 224-0332 Fax (701) 224-0435
Web Site at WWW.nbvme.org
Download NAVLE Application for
North Carolina
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