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

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

 

VETERINARY TECHNICIAN STATE EXAMINATION

 

Dates of Examination:

 

February 12, 2010 Application due in Board office by December 14, 2009

April 23, 2010 Application due in Board office by February 22, 2010
June 18, 2010 Application due in Board office by April 19, 2010

August 20, 2010 Application due in Board office by June 21, 2010
October 22, 2010 Application due in Board office by August 23, 2010

 

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

 

Fee is $50.00, Make check or money order payable to the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board (NCVMB).

 

The Veterinary Technician State Examination is a written exam on the General Statutes and Administrative Rules governing the practice of veterinary medicine in North Carolina. The exam contains 70 true/false and 30 multiple choice questions. A copy of the North Carolina Practice Act on the General Statutes and Administrative Rules, with a Seating Pass is mailed to each applicant approximately thirty days prior to the requested examination. The Seating Pass mailed to each applicant contains an I.D. needed to gain entrance to the examination and information on time and location of examination.

 

Documentation includes a completed application, including passport photo, and copy of Social Security card for consideration as part of the North Carolina veterinary licensure process under the General Statutes and Administrative Code of North Carolina . All credentials/documentation will need to be received in the Board office seven days prior to the examination date or applicant will not be eligible for the examination. It is the applicants responsibility to request all credentials/documentation, as well as provide current telephone numbers, address, or other information changes in writing to the Board office. 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.

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.

 

 

 

Follow directions on the application. In addition, note the following:

 

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

2.      Must be a graduate from an A.V.M.A. accredited School/College Veterinary Technician Program.

3.      One passport photo taken within six months and submitted with application. No digital or personal pictures.

4.      Submitted with application copy of Social Security Card . Social Security disclosure is mandated by N.C.G.S. 110-142, et. seq.

5.      Have on file with Board office degree conferred transcript. Sent directly from School/College.

6.      If name shown on supporting documents is different from that shown on your application, submit proof of legal name change by copy of your marriage license, divorce decree, affidavit or court order.

7.      Have on file with Board office registration verification from all State(s) you had or currently hold a Registration in. Sent directly from those States.

 

 

Information Regarding ADA Accommodations

 

Requesting special accommodations for an examination must contact the Board office in writing at time of application. Include all information concerning the disabilities and state what accommodations are being requested. The applicant is responsible for this written submission by the application deadline.

 

Required Information regarding ADA Accommodations:

When was the disability professionally diagnosed.

How diagnosed. Describe.

Name of Professional/Doctor 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

How is the commendation for accommodations related to the disabilities given that the exam is largely multiple choice and true/false.

 

 

American Association Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) handles the transfer of Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) scores. Scores will need to be sent directly to the Board office from AAVSB.  

 

AAVSB can be contacted at:

4106 Central Street

Kansas MO 64111

(877) 698-8482 OR (816) 931-1504

 

 

 

Download Application for Veterinary Technician 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

 

 

 

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