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 |