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Program Details
STEP 1
- Signed and notarized ECFVG application, 2 photos, and registration fees.
- Certified or official photocopy of veterinary college diploma and final transcript.
- Final year students may register by including a letter from an official at the non-accredited veterinary college indicating the expected graduation date; however, copies of diploma and final transcript are required for completion of Step 1.
STEP 2
- ECFVG candidates who ARE NOT native English speakers must pass one of three standard English-as-a-foreign-language examinations.
- ECFVG candidates who ARE native English speakers must provide acceptable documentation of successful completion of at least three years of secondary (high) school at which the complete language of instruction was English.
STEP 3
- Attain a passing score on the computer-based, multiple-choice examination assessing basic and clinical veterinary sciences knowledge.
STEP 4
- Successfully complete a postgraduate, rigorous, standardized, and multi-day hands-on assessment of
clinical veterinary skills.
Certification
A candidate is awarded an ECFVG certification once all four steps are completed. Each of the four steps is to be completed in order. Students in their final year at non-accredited veterinary colleges may register and proceed through ECFVG Steps 2 and 3 prior to graduation.
Once earned, an ECFVG certificate, like the veterinary diploma itself, is valid for life.
ECFVG certificates are recognized in all 50 states as meeting, either in full or in part, the educational prerequisite for licensure and by the federal government as meeting the educational prerequisite for certain federal positions.
To obtain a state license to practice veterinary medicine or to successfully compete for certain federal veterinary positions, ECFVG certificate holders need to comply with all other state-specific licensure or federal employment requirements. Such licensure or employment requirements might include completion of national and state licensure examinations.
Cost of Certification for New Candidates as of April 2009
STEP 1
Registration: $1,000 for two full years of active registration in the program.
Re-registration: $100 for each additional 2-year period.
STEP 2
Prices vary depending on examination taken; 2009 range: $150-$170.
STEP 3
$75 for the Basic and Clinical Sciences Examination
STEP 4
$5,000 plus all travel expenses to and from test location, including airfare, local transportation, lodging, and meals.
Time to Certification
As of April 2009, 190 of the 456 candidates who initially registered in the program in 2006 have been awarded ECFVG certificates. Time from registration to certification for these 190 candidates was as little as 2 months and as long as 36 months. Thirty-four of the 190 certificate holders who initially registered in 2006 (18%) completed the ECFVG program within 12 months of initial registration; 107 (56%) completed the program between 12 and 24 months of initial registration, and 49 (26%) completed the program between 25 and 36 months of initial registration.
Individual results for new candidates may differ due to a number of factors unique to each candidate.
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