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Unlocking the Path to Veterinary Registration in Australia

As part of the application process when applying for a skills assessment for migration purposes as a veterinarian, you will need to ensure your international qualifications are recognised by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc (AVBC).

The list below is an overview of the international qualifications recognised by the AVBC for immigration purposes as at veterinarian.

Where no start date is listed, the qualification is recognised from the year until the date specified.

Veterinary Science Qualifications accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)

United Kingdom
University Qualification Year
Royal Veterinary College

University of London

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed) → current
Bristol University Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) → current
University of Liverpool Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) → current
University of Cambridge Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (VetMB) → current
University of Glasgow Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) → current
The University of Edinburgh Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) → current
The University of Nottingham Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Bachelor of Veterinary

Surgery (BVM BVS)

→ current
University of Surrey Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Science (BVMSci) → current

 Veterinary Science Qualifications accredited by the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC)

South Africa
University Qualification Year
University of Pretoria

(Onderstepoort)

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) → current

Universities accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education® (CoE)

United States of America (NAVLE®required)
University Qualification Year
Alabama Auburn University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Tuskegee University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Arizona Midwestern University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
California University of California Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Western University of Health

Sciences

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Colorado Colorado State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Florida University of Florida Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Georgia University of Georgia Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Illinois University of Illinois Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Indiana Purdue University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Iowa Iowa State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Kansas Kansas State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Louisiana Louisiana State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Massachusetts Tufts University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Michigan Michigan State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Minnesota The University of Minnesota Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Mississippi Mississippi State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Missouri University of Missouri-Columbia Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
New York Cornell University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
North Carolina North Carolina State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Ohio The Ohio State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Oklahoma Oklahoma State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Oregon Oregon State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) → current
Tennessee University of Tennessee Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Lincoln Memorial University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Texas Texas A&M University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Virginia Virginia Tech Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Washington Washington State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-

Madison

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current

Universities accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education® (CoE) 

Canada (NAVLE® required)
University Qualification Year
Alberta University of Calgary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Ontario University of Guelph Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Prince Edward

Island

University of Prince Edward

Island

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current
Quebec Université de Montréal Docteur en Médecine Vétérinaire → current
Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) → current

 

West Indies (NAVLE® required)
Country University Qualification Year
St. Kitts & Nevis Ross University School of

Veterinary Medicine

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 2011 →

current

Grenada St. Georges University School

of Veterinary Medicine

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 2011 →

current

 

International (NAVLE® required)
Country University Qualification Year
France VetAgro Sup (Lyon) Diplôme d’Etat de Docteur Vétérinaire 2013 →

current

Mexico Universidad Nacional

Autonoma de México

Medico Veterinario Zootecnista (MVZ) 2011 →

current

Netherlands State University of Utrecht Dierenarts degree 1973 → 2013
Bachelor of Science/Master of Science

(Veterinary Science)

2013 →

current

South Korea Seoul National University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 2018 →

current

 

Republic of Ireland (NAVLE® not required)
University Qualification Accrediting Body Year
National University of Ireland University

College Dublin)

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) RCVS → 1986
European Association of Establishments

for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) / AVBC

2004 → 2011
AVBC/AVMA 2012 →

current

 

Non-award qualifications recognised

Applicants whose primary veterinary qualifications are not accredited may be eligible for registration if they have completed one of the following non-award qualifications.

Region Examining Authority Examination Year
Australia & New Zealand Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) National Veterinary Examination Certificate (NVE) → 2019
Australasian Veterinary Examination Certificate (AVE) 2019 →

current

New Zealand Veterinary Council of New Zealand (VCNZ) New Zealand National Veterinary Examination Certificate (NZNVE) → 2014
North America AVMA – Educational

Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG)®

Basic Clinical Sciences Examination (BCSE) plus Clinical Proficiency

Examination (CPE)

NAVLE® also required

2007 →

current

ECFVG ® Examination

(NAVLE® included)

2000 →

2007

ECFVG ® Examination, National

Board Examination for Veterinary Medical Licensing (NBE) and Clinical Competency Test in Veterinary Medicine (CCT)

pre-2000
American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Program for the Assessment Veterinary

Education Equivalence (PAVE)

NAVLE® also required

2011 →

current

Canada Canadian National Examining Board Certificate of Qualification (CQ) Part A and Part B plus Clinical Proficiency Examination (CPE) → 2000
NAVLE® plus Clinical Proficiency

Examination (CPE)

2000 →

2007

Basic Clinical Sciences Examination

(BCSE) plus Clinical Proficiency Examination (CPE) plus NAVLE®

2007 →

current

United Kingdom Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Statutory Examination for Membership*

*Note that membership of the RCVS is only recognised when the holder has passed the Statutory Examination.

→ current