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North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
Licensing Board NAVLE Application and Payment Preferences
Updated August 26, 2009
Important: All NAVLE candidates must be approved by a licensing board to take the examination. The preferences in the chart below apply only to the NBVME NAVLE application, not the licensing board application for approval to take the NAVLE. Therefore even if your licensing board prefers that you submit your NAVLE application directly to the NBVME, you must also do whatever that board requires for them to approve you to take the NAVLE. Typically, this requires submitting a board-specific application and paying an application fee to the licensing board.
Alabama 256-353-3544 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Alaska 907-465-2542 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Arizona 602-542-8166 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Arkansas 501-224-2836 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly California 877-698-8482 (AAVSB) 916-263-2610 (board) apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Colorado 303-894-7755 Connecticut 860-509-7648 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Delaware 302-744-4533 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly District of Columbia 202-535-2508 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Florida 850-487-1395 Georgia 478-207-1686 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Hawaii 808-586-3000 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Idaho 208-332-8588 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Illinois 708-354-9911 x106 (CTS) apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Indiana 317-234-2054 Iowa 515-281-8617 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Kansas 785-456-8781 apply to NBVME or submit through board pay NBVME directly or submit check through board Kentucky 502-564-3296 x237 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Louisiana 225-342-2176 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Maine 207-624-8621 Maryland 410-841-5862 Massachusetts 617-727-3063 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Michigan 517-335-0918 Minnesota apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Mississippi 662-324-9380 apply to NBVME or submit through board pay NBVME directly or submit check through board Missouri 573-751-0031 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Montana 406-841-2331 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Nebraska 402-471-2118 Nevada 775-688-1788 New Hampshire 603-271-3706 New Jersey 973-504-6500 New Mexico 505-553-7021 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly New York 518-474-3817 x210 North Carolina 919-854-5601 North Dakota 701-328-9540 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Ohio 614-644-5281 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Oklahoma 405-524-9006 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Oregon 971-673-0224 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Pennsylvania 717-783-7134 Puerto Rico 787-722-1742 submit through board submit check through board Rhode Island 401-222-2827 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly South Carolina 803-896-4598 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly South Dakota 605-773-3321 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Tennessee 615-532-5090 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Texas 512-305-7555 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Utah 801-530-6254 Vermont 802-828-2875 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Virgin Islands 340-774-0117 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Virginia 804-367-4468 Washington 360-236-4838 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly West Virginia 304-776-8032 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Wisconsin 608-266-2112 apply to NBVME pay NBVME directly Wyoming 307-777-3507 submit through board submit check through board Canada (all provinces) 613-236-1162 submit to NEB submit payment to NEB
217-782-8556 (board)
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651-201-2844
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Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Virginia: Candidates applying through these states are approved directly by the NBVME office. For application forms and instructions, visit this page.
Apply to NBVME: Candidates applying through these licensing boards can mail their NBVME NAVLE application directly to the NBVME office (P.O. Box 1356, Bismarck, ND 58502), or apply on-line. The NAVLE application receipt deadline is August 1 for the November-December testing window and January 3 for the April window.
Pay NBVME directly: Candidates should include with their NAVLE application a personal check, cashier's check, certified check, or money order payable to NBVME for the $525 NAVLE fee, or apply on-line and pay by credit card.
Submit through board: Candidates applying through these licensing boards should submit their NAVLE application form to the licensing board. The board will then forward the NAVLE applications to the NBVME office. Candidates must meet whatever application deadline is set by the individual licensing board.
Submit check through board: Candidates should submit a personal check, cashier's check, certified check, or money order for $525, payable to NBVME, to the board along with their NAVLE application form. The board will then forward the checks to the NBVME office.
Canadian candidates: Candidates applying through the National Examining Board (NEB) of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association should apply for the NAVLE and pay the NAVLE fee directly to the NEB. Contact the NEB office for more detailed information, tel. 613-236-1162 ext 116.
The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) maintains a database of all state licensing board requirements: AAVSB Directory of Veterinary Licensing Requirements