Applicants for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy all of the following:

1. (1) The applicant has not previously failed the NAVLE, unless the applicant has subsequently retaken and passed the NAVLE.
2. (2) The applicant holds a current license to practice veterinary medicine in a jurisdiction of the United States or Canada.

3. (3) The applicant has satisfied at least one of the following:

   1. (a) Passed the NAVLE within the last 5 years.
   2. (b) Actively practiced for 4000 hours during the 5 years preceding application.
   3. (c) Has been deemed competent to practice by the board, including satisfying any reasonable conditions imposed by the board. The board shall inquire as to whether the applicant is competent to practice as a veterinarian in this state and may impose any reasonable conditions on instatement of the license, including reexamination, as the board deems appropriate. An applicant under this paragraph is presumed to be competent to practice as a veterinarian in this state if at the time of application the applicant holds a full unexpired license issued by a similar licensing board of another jurisdiction whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are equivalent to or higher than the requirements for licensure in this state.
4. (4) For an applicant holding a current unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a country other than the United States or Canada, who is not a graduate of an approved veterinary college, in addition to the requirements of sub. (3), submit evidence that the applicant has successfully completed either the certification program of the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the AVMA or the program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence offered by the AAVSB.

5. (5) For an applicant holding a current unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a country other than the United States or Canada, who is a graduate of a school of veterinary medicine approved by the board, in addition to the requirements of sub. (3), submit the following:

   1. (a) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the requirements for initial licensure in the country where the applicant was originally licensed, including examination requirements, are substantially equivalent to the requirements for graduates of schools of veterinary medicine approved by the board who are seeking initial licensure in this state; or
   2. (b) Before November 1, 2000, evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the national board examination and the clinical competency test. On or after November 1, 2000, evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the NAVLE.
6. (6) Provides verification of licensure records and status which has been provided directly to the board by every jurisdiction in which the applicant has ever held a license or certificate to practice veterinary medicine or by the AAVSB.
7. (7) Pays the nonrefundable application fee of $185.

History

History: CR 21-062: cr. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22; CR 25-006: am. (2), r. and recr. (3), am. (6) Register February 2026 No. 842, eff. 3-1-26; correction in (3) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2026 No. 842.