87-01.1-01-04. Prerequisites for taking the national examination - Graduates from nonaccredited institutions.

1. A graduate of a college that is not an approved college of veterinary medicine must be enrolled in the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates program of the American veterinary medical association or the educational equivalence program of the American association of veterinary state boards to be approved to take the North American veterinary licensing examination.

2. For a graduate of a college that is not an approved college of veterinary medicine to qualify to take the state board examination, the individual shall have a certificate issued by the American veterinary medical association educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates, the American association of veterinary state boards educational equivalence program, or the Canadian veterinary medical association certificate of qualification.

History: Effective January 1, 1999; amended effective November 1, 2000; June 1, 2002; April 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03, 43-29-07

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-07