(a) An applicant for a veterinary license may apply for the SBE provided that the applicant is a graduate of an approved and accredited veterinary medical school or college, as defined in §571.1(10) of this title (relating to Definitions).
(b) An applicant for a veterinary license may sit for the NAVLE provided that the applicant is a graduate of:
  (1) an approved and accredited veterinary medical school or college, as defined in §571.1(10) of this title; or
  (2) a veterinary medical school or college not approved and accredited, but who is enrolled in the ECFVG or PAVE certification program, and meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, if applicable.
(c) When applying for the NAVLE through NBVME, an applicant who is a graduate of a veterinary medical school or college not approved and accredited, and is enrolled in the ECFVG or PAVE certification program, shall submit proof that the applicant passed all English language proficiency tests required by the certification program of choice and must have completed all other requirements of each program to be considered eligible to apply for the NAVLE.
(d) A person must first take and pass the national examination or the NAVLE in order to apply for the SBE.
(e) A candidate for the NAVLE must take the examination within the testing window in which the candidate is authorized for testing. A candidate, who fails to take the examination within the appropriate testing window or fails to obtain a passing score on NAVLE, and desires to take the examination during a subsequent testing window must comply with NBVME application requirements.
(f) Eligibility Prior to Graduation. An applicant for a veterinary license who has not graduated from veterinary medical school may apply for the SBE provided the following conditions have been met:
  (1) An applicant must be enrolled in an approved and accredited veterinary medical school or college as defined in §571.1(10) of this title and must obtain a document from the dean of the school or college from which the applicant expects to graduate certifying that the applicant is within 60 days of completion of a veterinary college program and is expected to graduate.
  (2) An applicant enrolled in a joint or combined degree program who has completed the applicant's veterinary medical education but has not received a diploma or transcript certifying the award of the applicant's DVM degree, must obtain a letter from the dean of the school or college of veterinary medicine stating that the applicant did in fact graduate before the applicant is eligible to sit for the SBE.
  (3) To apply for the NAVLE through NBVME, a candidate shall, at the time an application is submitted, demonstrate that the candidate is:
    (A) a student enrolled in an approved and accredited school or college of veterinary medicine as defined in §571.1 10) of this title, and who has submitted a document from the dean of the school or college from which the student expects to graduate, certifying that the applicant is within ten months of the student's expected graduation date and is expected to graduate, and has demonstrated compliance with all of the NBVME's testing requirements for the NAVLE; or
    (B) a graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine not approved and accredited, who is enrolled in the ECFVG or PAVE certification program and shall submit proof that the applicant passed all English language proficiency tests required by the certification program of choice and must have completed all other requirements of each program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §571.7 adopted to be effective May 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 3187; amended to be effective June 19, 2012, 37 TexReg 4417; amended to be effective March 22, 2016, 41 TexReg 2166