ICVA NAVLE APPLICATION

Do you know where you want a license to practice veterinary medicine?

If so, select the state where you want a license to practice veterinary medicine on your application. Your NAVLE scores will automatically be sent to that board. You can take your NAVLE at any NAVLE Prometric location. If you plan to practice in more than one state or are unsure of where you will be practicing, use the AAVSB after you graduate and pass the NAVLE.

If you are planning to apply for licensure in Canada, please apply with the  Canadian National Examining Board.

If you do not know where you will be practicing, you have the option of marking the ICVA as your agency for application. Your NAVLE scores will not be sent to any licensing board. You would use the AAVSB after you graduate and pass the NAVLE to have your NAVLE scores sent to the licensing board(s) of your choosing.

State and Provincial Licensing Boards

• If you choose one of ICVA’s (dark green) states or choose ICVA as your agency:
  • complete the entire NAVLE online application and pay your fee on the ICVA website by August 1 for the November-December testing window OR February 1 for the April testing window
  • submit proof of graduation to ICVA (e.g., diploma, letter from dean, or transcript from AVMA-accredited school, verification from ECFVG or PAVE, etc.)
• If you DO NOT choose one of ICVA's states (light blue) or ICVA:
  • complete the online NAVLE application and pay your NAVLE fee on the ICVA website
  • complete your state application and pay the applicable fee through the licensing board by August 1 for the November-December testing window OR February 1 for the April testing window through your state board
  • submit proof of graduation to your state board office (e.g., diploma, letter from dean, or transcript from AVMA-accredited school, verification from ECFVG or PAVE, etc.)
  • some boards have earlier deadlines, please confirm the deadline with the board office.

Deadlines:

• August 1 for the November-December testing window
• February 1 for the April testing window
• no exceptions

Fees:

• NAVLE fee is $760
• International fee is an additional $365
• State NAVLE fee(s) vary visit: State and Provincial Licensing Boards
• Pay by Visa or Mastercard
   

Under ICVA requirements, those eligible to apply for the NAVLE include:

• Graduates of schools accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
• Senior students at AVMA-accredited schools who have an expected graduation date no later than ten months from the last date of the applicable testing window.
• Graduates of schools not accredited by the AVMA who are enrolled in or hold certificates issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG), or the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE).  If enrolled, candidates must complete step 3 of their program to be eligible to take the NAVLE.
• Senior students at schools not accredited by the AVMA who are enrolled in the ECFVG or PAVE, who have an expected graduation date no later than ten months from the last date of the applicable testing window.
• Some state licensing agencies' NAVLE eligibility requirements differ, and to be approved to take the NAVLE through those agencies, you must meet their requirements.

Please contact ICVA with any questions.