ICVA Support Center
Whether you're working toward veterinary licensure or supporting the candidates who are,
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Candidate
Knowledge Base
Each Knowledge Base entry offers a concise response to a common question. For more comprehensive guidance, consult the Candidate FAQs, which provide additional detail by topic.
New to ICVA, or not sure where to begin? Start here. You're a candidate if you have applied — or intend to apply — for the NAVLE, the NAVLE Self-Assessment, the VEA, a Species-Specific Exam, or the Wisconsin Laws and Rules Exam. (If you're a licensing board, veterinary school, or ICVA volunteer, jump to the Partner Support Center instead.)
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Getting Started
ICVA administers several distinct assessments, and most candidates only ever take one or two of them.
- Eligibility, NAVLE, NAVLE Self-Assessment, SSE (Species Specific Exam), VEA, Wisconsin
Your ICVAID is the unique identifier ICVA uses to track you across every process you'll touch as a candidate
- ICVA ID, Portal
Your Access Code is the unique identifier used to access your Candidate Dashboard.
- Access Code, Dashboard, ICVA ID
NAVLE - Accommodations & Non-Standard Testing Conditions
ICVA is committed to following the principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing equal exam access to all candidates.
- Accommodations, Deadlines, NAVLE
Available accommodations include timing formats with more frequent breaks....
- Accommodations, Deadlines, NAVLE
- Accommodations, Dashboard, NAVLE
- Accommodations, Deadlines
- Canada, Eligibility, NAVLE
- Accommodations, Retake Policy
NAVLE - Eligibility & Applying
There are two main eligibility paths. Path one is through an AVMA Council on Education (COE) accredited program.
- Eligibility, NAVLE
- Eligibility, NAVLE
- Eligibility, NAVLE
- Application, Deadlines, NAVLE
- Application, Deadlines, NAVLE
- Application, NAVLE, Scheduling
- Application, NAVLE
- Eligibility, Licensing Boards, NAVLE
- Canada, Eligibility, Licensing Boards, NAVLE
- Exam Day, ID, Name, NAVLE
NAVLE - Format, Blueprint & Prep Resources
- Exam Day, NAVLE
- Exam Day, NAVLE, Prometric
- NAVLE, Preparing for the NAVLE
- NAVLE, Preparing for the NAVLE
- NAVLE, Preparing for the NAVLE
- Exam Day, NAVLE
- Exam Day, NAVLE, Prometric
NAVLE - Scheduling & Exam Day
- NAVLE, Prometric, Scheduling
- NAVLE, Prometric, Scheduling
- NAVLE, Prometric, Scheduling
- NAVLE, Prometric, Scheduling
- Exam Day, Prometric, Scheduling
- Exam Day, Prometric
- Exam Day, Grievances
NAVLE - Scoring, Retakes, Exam Security & Grievances
- NAVLE, Scoring
- Fees, ICVA ID, Scoring
- NAVLE, Retake Policy
- Fees, Retake Policy
- Exam Security, Fees, Retake Policy
- Exam Day, Exam Security
- Deadlines, Grievances, ICVA ID
NAVLE Self-Assessment (Practice Exam)
- NAVLE, NAVLE Self-Assessment
- Dashboard, ICVA ID, NAVLE Self-Assessment
- NAVLE Self-Assessment
- NAVLE, NAVLE Self-Assessment
- Fees, NAVLE Self-Assessment
- Accommodations, NAVLE, NAVLE Self-Assessment
- Fees, NAVLE Self-Assessment
Species Specific Exams
- Eligibility, Licensing Boards, SSE (Species Specific Exam)
- Eligibility, SSE (Species Specific Exam)
- Fees, Scheduling, SSE (Species Specific Exam)
- SSE (Species Specific Exam)
- Licensing Boards, SSE (Species Specific Exam)