Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) As used in this section, acceptable
accrediting organization shall mean an organization accepted by the department
as a reliable authority for the purpose of accreditation of veterinary medical
programs at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting
accreditation or approval in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner,
such as an agency recognized for these purposes by the United States Department
of Education.
(b) To meet the
professional education requirement for licensure in this State, the applicant
shall present evidence of:
(1) either:
(i) completion of not less than 60 semester
hours of preprofessional postsecondary education satisfactory to the
department, and completion of a curriculum of not less than four academic years
in a veterinary medical program registered by the department or accredited or
approved by an acceptable accrediting organization; or
(ii) graduation from an unaccredited
veterinary school and completion of combined postsecondary preprofessional and
professional study which the department determines to be equivalent to the
requirements described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, including
adequate clinical education as demonstrated by meeting the requirements in
subdivision (c) of this section; and
(2) having received the degree of doctor of
veterinary medicine, or the equivalent as determined by the department, from a
school offering a professional program which meets the requirements of
paragraph (1) of this subdivision.
(c) A graduate from an unaccredited
veterinary school may demonstrate adequate clinical education for the practice
of veterinary medicine by:
(1) satisfactory
completion of clinical education equivalent in purpose, content, experience,
and length to the clinical training received by students in an accredited
veterinary medical program, such as such clinical education obtained pursuant
to a formal affiliation agreement between the unaccredited veterinary school
and an accredited veterinary medical program; or
(2) receipt by the applicant of a
certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of
the American Veterinary Medical Association attesting to satisfactory
completion of clinical education for the practice of veterinary medicine;
or
(3) for an applicant who has
applied for licensure before July 28, 1995, satisfactory performance on a
practical examination in clinical veterinary medicine the scope and content of
which shall be determined by the State Board for Veterinary Medicine, provided
that the applicant has completed all requirements for licensure by July 28,
1996. The passing score on the practical examination shall be reported on a
pass/fail basis with the passing grade being an average of 75.0 as determined
by the State Board for Veterinary Medicine. In order to determine this average,
no section score shall be accepted with a grade less than 65.0, and not more
than one section score with a grade less than 75.0. A candidate who fails the
practical examination shall be reexamined in all sections.
(d) An applicant who lacks not more than one
year of academic study may complete the professional study requirement by
providing evidence of:
(1) an acceptable
internship in a veterinary college satisfactory to the department; or
(2) graduate study acceptable to the
department.
