North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 87 - Veterinary Medical Examiners, Board of
Article 87-01.1 - Veterinarian Licensure Examination
Chapter 87-01.1-01 - Examination and Waiver
Section 87-01.1-01-01 - Examination - Waiver

1. To qualify for a North Dakota license, each applicant must take and pass a North Dakota examination, and the national board examination and the clinical competency test or the North American veterinary licensing examination. The North Dakota examination is a jurisprudence examination that may be administered by written or electronic methods. At the board's discretion, an oral interview may be required.

2. The board adopts the passing score on the national examination recommended by the international council for veterinary assessment. Applicants must request that their examination scores be sent to the board.

3. The North American veterinary licensing examination is required of all applicants for licensure in North Dakota who have been in practice less than five years. For an applicant who has been in practice more than five years, the applicant may petition the board to waive this requirement if the applicant meets the requirements of North Dakota Century Code section 43-29-07.2.

4. The North Dakota examination may not be waived.

5. A senior veterinary student may take the North Dakota examination if the student has taken and passed the North American veterinary licensing examination and submits a letter from the dean of a veterinary college indicating the student's anticipated graduation date.

6. North Dakota candidates may apply for and take the North American veterinary licensing examination according to eligibility criteria, deadlines, and fees specified in the annual agreement between the board and the international council for veterinary assessment.

7. Beginning with the fall 2007 administration of the North American veterinary licensing examination, a candidate may not take the examination more than five times, and may not take the examination at a date that is later than five years after a candidate's initial attempt. Each of the final two attempts must be at least one year from the previous attempt.