California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 20 - Veterinary Medical Board
Article 3 - Veterinary Colleges
Section 2025 - Graduates of Unrecognized Colleges-ECFVG or Pave Certificate

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 2025

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

In order to obtain a certificate from either the ECFVG or the PAVE, an applicant should make proper application to the respective organization and successfully complete its program for veterinary educational equivalence. An applicant who successfully completes the following steps, should be awarded a certificate of educational equivalence from either the ECFVG or the PAVE:

(a) Provide photocopies of a veterinary college diploma and transcripts from an AVMA-listed college of veterinary medicine.

(b) Provide written notification from the ECFVG or PAVE program of receipt and acceptability of scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language ("TOEFL and the Test of Spoken English ("TSE") as administered by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. Applicants whose native language is English and who have graduated from a high school where the language of instruction is English should not be required to take the English examinations.

(c)

(1) Receive written notification from the ECFVG program of having attained a passing score on the national licensing examination; or

(2) In the case of a participant in the PAVE program, receive written notification from the PAVE of having passed its qualifying examination.

(d)

(1) Successfully complete to the satisfaction of the ECFVG or PAVE program a twelve month clinical internship at an AVMA accredited veterinary college recognized by the Board under Section 2022, or

(2) Attain a passing score on either:
i. the ECFVG's Clinical Proficiency Examination (CPE), or

ii. the PAVE's Clinical Skills Assessment examination (CSA)

1. New section filed 5-21-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 21).
2. Repealer and new section filed 10-3-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 40).
3. Amendment of subsections (b) and (d) filed 8-3-89; operative 9-2-89 (Register 89, No. 32).
4. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (c) filed 7-18-2000; operative 7-18-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 2000, No. 29).
5. Amendment filed 4-9-2002; operative 5-9-2002 (Register 2002, No. 15).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4808 and 4846.1, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 851, 4846.1 and 4846.2, Business and Professions Code.

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