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Veterinarian Clinical Academic Limited License

Practice only as required by the faculty appointment at an approved Michigan veterinary college.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Initial clinical academic limited licensure

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Faculty Appointment: Be appointed to the academic faculty of an approved Michigan veterinary college; the college must verify appointment directly.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Practice Restriction: Practice only as necessary for the clinical-instructor employment obligations and within the college’s specified limits; no independent private practice.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16182(2)(c)
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907a; text segment 1

Relicensure of clinical academic limited license — over three years lapsed

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: The guide excepts relicensure within three years from its criminal-background-check demand.
Institution Qualification: Retain or obtain the qualifying Michigan veterinary-college academic faculty appointment and supply the institution’s direct certification.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: License lapsed more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Condition: The clinical academic initial and relicensure checklists define faculty-based licensure without an examination requirement.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(4)
Michigan Veterinarian Clinical Academic Limited Licensing Guide
Page 3: relicensure in addition to all-applicant requirements
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907a; text segment 1

Relicensure of clinical academic limited license — up to three years lapsed

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: The guide excepts relicensure within three years from its criminal-background-check demand.
Institution Qualification: Retain or obtain the qualifying Michigan veterinary-college academic faculty appointment and supply the institution’s direct certification.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: License lapsed no more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Condition: The clinical academic initial and relicensure checklists define faculty-based licensure without an examination requirement.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(3)
Michigan Veterinarian Clinical Academic Limited Licensing Guide
Page 3: relicensure in addition to all-applicant requirements
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907a; text segment 1

Annual clinical academic limited license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Controlled Substances: Renew the conditional controlled-substance license when needed.
Institution Certification: The veterinary college must send the current faculty appointment certification directly to LARA.
Renewal Attestation: Complete the renewal application and fee, moral-character and discipline disclosures, and renewal attestation.
Renewal Cycle: Renew annually.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(1)
Michigan Veterinarian Clinical Academic Limited Licensing Guide
Renewal, page 3: faculty appointment certification
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907a; text segment 1

Late clinical academic limited license renewal within 60 days

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Late Renewal: Renew within 60 days after expiration, pay late and renewal fees, and provide the current institution certification.
Practice Restriction: The existing institution-based practice restriction continues.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(2)
Michigan Veterinarian Clinical Academic Limited Licensing Guide
Renewal, page 3: faculty appointment certification
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907a; text segment 1

Disciplinary reinstatement — clinical academic license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — clinical academic license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Veterinarian Limited License

Other limitations individually granted by the Board under MCL 333.16182(1), including disciplinary limited practice.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Disciplinary reinstatement — discretionary limited license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — discretionary limited license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Veterinarian Educational Limited License

Practice within an approved postgraduate veterinary training program.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Initial educational limited licensure

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Admittance: Be admitted as a student to an approved veterinary-college postgraduate training program and arrange a direct college letter.
Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Score: Achieve a passing NAVLE score and arrange direct AAVSB certification.
Practice Restriction: Practice only within that postgraduate training program; do not hold yourself out as independently in private practice.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Relicensure of educational limited license — over three years lapsed

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: The guide excepts relicensure within three years from its criminal-background-check demand.
Institution Qualification: Retain or obtain the qualifying postgraduate admittance and supply the institution’s direct certification.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: License lapsed more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Condition: The educational guide expressly applies NAVLE passing-score certification to all relicensure applicants; the currently offered examination is retained. Applicant retesting depends on R 338.4909 and the existing score and license circumstances.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Relicensure of educational limited license — up to three years lapsed

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: The guide excepts relicensure within three years from its criminal-background-check demand.
Institution Qualification: Retain or obtain the qualifying postgraduate admittance and supply the institution’s direct certification.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: License lapsed no more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Condition: The educational guide expressly applies NAVLE passing-score certification to all relicensure applicants; the currently offered examination is retained. Applicant retesting depends on R 338.4909 and the existing score and license circumstances.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Annual educational limited license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Controlled Substances: Renew the conditional controlled-substance license when needed.
Institution Certification: The veterinary college must send the current postgraduate admittance certification directly to LARA.
Renewal Attestation: Complete the renewal application and fee, moral-character and discipline disclosures, and renewal attestation.
Renewal Cycle: Renew annually.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(1)
Michigan Veterinarian Educational Limited Licensing Guide
Renewal, page 3: postgraduate admittance certification
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907 ; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907 ; text segment 2

Late educational limited license renewal within 60 days

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Late Renewal: Renew within 60 days after expiration, pay late and renewal fees, and provide the current institution certification.
Practice Restriction: The existing institution-based practice restriction continues.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(2)
Michigan Veterinarian Educational Limited Licensing Guide
Renewal, page 3: postgraduate admittance certification
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907 ; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907 ; text segment 2

Disciplinary reinstatement — educational license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — educational license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Veterinarian

Ordinary Michigan license to practice veterinary medicine.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Licensure by endorsement — canada license, five years or more — accredited

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Canadian Reciprocity: Satisfy MCL 333.16186(1), including applicable educational and substantial-equivalence requirements and Michigan provision/billing of services; an interview may be required. Section 16186(3) provides a national-examination method of demonstrating equivalence without naming an additional examination.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Graduate from a veterinary college meeting R 338.4904 and have official transcripts show the degree and conferral date.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed five years or more.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in a province of Canada.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 2
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 3

Licensure by endorsement — canada license, five years or more — ecfvg

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Canadian Reciprocity: Satisfy MCL 333.16186(1), including applicable educational and substantial-equivalence requirements and Michigan provision/billing of services; an interview may be required. Section 16186(3) provides a national-examination method of demonstrating equivalence without naming an additional examination.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain ECFVG certification from AVMA and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed five years or more.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in a province of Canada.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 2
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 3

Licensure by endorsement — canada license, five years or more — pave

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Canadian Reciprocity: Satisfy MCL 333.16186(1), including applicable educational and substantial-equivalence requirements and Michigan provision/billing of services; an interview may be required. Section 16186(3) provides a national-examination method of demonstrating equivalence without naming an additional examination.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain PAVE certification from AAVSB and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed five years or more.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in a province of Canada.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 2
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 3

Licensure by endorsement — canada license, under five years — accredited

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Canadian Reciprocity: Satisfy MCL 333.16186(1), including applicable educational and substantial-equivalence requirements and Michigan provision/billing of services; an interview may be required. Section 16186(3) provides a national-examination method of demonstrating equivalence without naming an additional examination.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Graduate from a veterinary college meeting R 338.4904 and have official transcripts show the degree and conferral date.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed less than five years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in a province of Canada.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Licensure by endorsement — canada license, under five years — ecfvg

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Canadian Reciprocity: Satisfy MCL 333.16186(1), including applicable educational and substantial-equivalence requirements and Michigan provision/billing of services; an interview may be required. Section 16186(3) provides a national-examination method of demonstrating equivalence without naming an additional examination.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain ECFVG certification from AVMA and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed less than five years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in a province of Canada.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Licensure by endorsement — canada license, under five years — pave

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Canadian Reciprocity: Satisfy MCL 333.16186(1), including applicable educational and substantial-equivalence requirements and Michigan provision/billing of services; an interview may be required. Section 16186(3) provides a national-examination method of demonstrating equivalence without naming an additional examination.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain PAVE certification from AAVSB and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed less than five years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in a province of Canada.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Licensure by endorsement — united states license, five years or more

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed five years or more.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in another state of the United States.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 2
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4906; text segment 3

Licensure by endorsement — united states license, under five years — accredited

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Graduate from a veterinary college meeting R 338.4904 and have official transcripts show the degree and conferral date.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed less than five years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in another state of the United States.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Licensure by endorsement — united states license, under five years — ecfvg

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain ECFVG certification from AVMA and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed less than five years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in another state of the United States.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Licensure by endorsement — united states license, under five years — pave

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain PAVE certification from AAVSB and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License Duration: Have been licensed less than five years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a veterinarian license in good standing and actively practice in another state of the United States.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Verification: All issuing authorities must verify license history and good standing directly to LARA.

Licensure by examination — approved veterinary college graduate

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Graduate from a veterinary college meeting R 338.4904 and have official transcripts show the degree and conferral date.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Score: Have passed NAVLE; the AAVSB must send the official score certification directly to LARA.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Licensure by examination — ECFVG certified graduate

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain ECFVG certification from AVMA and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Score: Have passed NAVLE; the AAVSB must send the official score certification directly to LARA.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Licensure by examination — PAVE certified graduate

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Obtain PAVE certification from AAVSB and arrange direct proof of certification. The Michigan sources require the certificate; they do not identify its internal examinations as additional Michigan route examination slots.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Score: Have passed NAVLE; the AAVSB must send the official score certification directly to LARA.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Initial licensure without examination for qualifying military members, veterans and dependents

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Competence: Show professional competence through training, experience or another method prescribed by the department.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Equivalent License: Hold a current license in good standing in another state or country whose requirements are substantially equivalent to or exceed Michigan’s requirements.
Examination Waiver: MCL 333.16186a grants the initial license without examination notwithstanding other article 15 provisions.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Military Eligibility: Be a member of the armed forces or uniformed services, a veteran, or a qualifying dependent.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16186a(1), initial license without examination
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16186a(1)(a)-(d)

Disciplinary reinstatement — ordinary license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — ordinary license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Relicensure — Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed more than three years. Currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Continuing Education: Submit proof of 45 qualifying hours in the three years preceding relicensure, including the R 338.4933 subject and attendance requirements.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Other License: Currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: Fingerprints are required when the lapse exceeds three years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(4)
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4909; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4909; text segment 2

Relicensure — Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed more than three years. Not currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Continuing Education: Submit proof of 45 qualifying hours in the three years preceding relicensure, including the R 338.4933 subject and attendance requirements.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Other License: Not currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: Fingerprints are required when the lapse exceeds three years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Window: Pass NAVLE within one year of submitting the relicensure application and send official score certification.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Relicensure — Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed no more than three years. Currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Continuing Education: Submit proof of 45 qualifying hours in the three years preceding relicensure, including the R 338.4933 subject and attendance requirements.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Other License: Currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: Fingerprints are required when the lapse exceeds three years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed no more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(3)
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4909; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4909; text segment 2

Relicensure — Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed no more than three years. Not currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Continuing Education: Submit proof of 45 qualifying hours in the three years preceding relicensure, including the R 338.4933 subject and attendance requirements.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Other License: Not currently licensed in another state or province of Canada.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: Fingerprints are required when the lapse exceeds three years.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
License Lapse: Michigan veterinarian license has lapsed no more than three years.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(3)
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4909; text segment 1
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4909; text segment 2

Ordinary license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Attestation: Certify continuing education and answer moral character and disciplinary questions.
Continuing Education: Complete 45 hours in the preceding three years under R 338.4933: at least 30 scientific, one medical-records and one applicable law hour; meet live-interaction limits; retain documentation four years.
Renewal Cycle: Renew every three years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.18813(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(1)
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4931; text segment 1

Late renewal within the 60 day grace period

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Attestation: Certify continuing education and answer moral character and disciplinary questions.
Continuing Education: Complete 45 hours in the preceding three years under R 338.4933: at least 30 scientific, one medical-records and one applicable law hour; meet live-interaction limits; retain documentation four years.
Late Renewal: Apply within 60 days after expiration, pay renewal and late fees, and fulfill continued competency requirements; practice may continue during that statutory period.
Renewal Cycle: Renew every three years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16201(2)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.18813(1)
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4931; text segment 1

Veterinarian Nonapproved Program Limited License

One-year, nonrenewable supervised practice by a graduate of a nonapproved veterinary education program.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Initial graduate of nonapproved program limited licensure

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Education: Prove graduation from a veterinary education program with official transcripts and an original official English translation where necessary.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Practice Restriction: No independent private practice.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Supervision: Have the named fully licensed Michigan veterinarian submit the supervision certification; practice only under that veterinarian’s supervision.
Term: Granted for one year and may not be renewed.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.18812(1)-(2)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16182(1)
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4907c; text segment 1

Disciplinary reinstatement — nonapproved program license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — nonapproved program license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Veterinarian Nonclinical Limited License

Statutory discretionary limited license for a nonclinical academic, research or administrative setting.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Disciplinary reinstatement — nonclinical license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — nonclinical license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Veterinarian Senior Student Limited License

One-year, nonrenewable supervised practice apart from senior-year veterinary education.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Disciplinary reinstatement — senior student license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — senior student license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Initial senior student limited licensure

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Enrollment: Be a senior student in good standing in an approved doctor of veterinary medicine program; obtain a dean’s enrollment letter.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Navle Score: Have passed NAVLE and arrange direct score certification.
Practice Restriction: No independent private practice.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Supervision: The named fully licensed Michigan veterinarian must sign the supervision certification and directly supervise practice.
Term: Granted for one year and may not be renewed.

Veterinarian Special Volunteer License

Retired Michigan veterinary licensee donating professional services under MCL 333.16184.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Disciplinary reinstatement — volunteer license, mandatory five year revocation waiting period

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Current Exam: MCL 333.16247(2) requires passing the current licensure examination; R 338.4903 identifies NAVLE for veterinary medicine.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guidelines: Satisfy the reinstatement guidelines, corrective education, training, service activities, skills evaluation and relevant treatment conditions; the evaluation is applicant evidence rather than an identified separate exam.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Limited Term: Reinstatement remains subject to this license form’s practice and duration limits; nonrenewability is not converted into renewal.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Probation: One year of probation with Board-set conditions.
Procedure: Supply the application, fee, criminal-history check and at least two notarized supporting affidavits; meet the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard.
Revocation: The statutory grounds impose a five-year wait before eligibility to apply; a permanently revoked license cannot be reinstated.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.

Disciplinary reinstatement — volunteer license, suspension or revocation without the five year examination condition

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: License suspended or nonpermanently revoked, and not subject to the five-year waiting-period examination condition; generally three years after revocation.
Guidelines: Meet the statutory criteria, applicable final-order terms and reinstatement guidelines. Provide professional skills/knowledge evaluation, remedial education and applicable treatment evidence as individual conditions.
Limited Term: This reinstatement does not extend a nonrenewable license term or remove this credential’s practice limits.
Procedure: Petition through MiPLUS with fee, criminal-history check and two notarized affidavits; the Board may impose corrective measures and requires one year of probation.
Short Suspension: For a suspension of six months or less, the rule presumes eligibility unless an order, pending complaint, subsequent order or opposing petition defeats that presumption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(1)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16245(4)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16247(4)
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 3: complete reinstatement guidelines
Applying for Reinstatement
Page 1: suspension and revocation eligibility

Special volunteer licensure — out of practice three years or more

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Acknowledgment: Submit the statutory retirement, service and uncompensated-practice acknowledgments.
Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Background Check: The implementing guide requires the criminal background check when out of practice three or more years.
Compensation: Neither receive nor expect direct or indirect compensation.
Continuing Education: Submit proof of two-thirds of the profession’s renewal continuing education completed in the preceding three years when out of practice three or more years.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guide Human Trafficking: The generic special-volunteer guide asks applicants to certify training meeting their profession’s administrative rules; applicant compliance is subject to the profession-specific requirement the guide invokes.
Guide Implicit Bias: The May 28, 2025 generic Special Volunteer Licensing Guide states: “Implicit Bias Training– Beginning June 1, 2022, completion of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration is required.” R 338.7004(1)-(2) expressly excepts part 188 veterinary applicants; the higher-ranked rule controls, while this guide demand is displayed as an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Retirement: Previously held a Michigan veterinary license in good standing when it expired and ceased compensated practice.
Services: Donate professional expertise for the statutory indigent/needy or medically underserved service purpose within the former veterinary scope.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Time Out Of Practice: Out of practice three years or more.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16184(1)-(2)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16184(5)-(6)
Michigan Special Volunteer Licensing Guide
Page 2: general applicant requirements
Michigan Special Volunteer Licensing Guide
Page 2: three-year absence continuing education
Public Health Code - General Rules
R 338.7004(1)-(2), part 188 exception

Special volunteer licensure — out of practice less than three years

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Acknowledgment: Submit the statutory retirement, service and uncompensated-practice acknowledgments.
Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Background Check: The implementing guide requires the criminal background check when out of practice three or more years.
Compensation: Neither receive nor expect direct or indirect compensation.
Continuing Education: Submit proof of two-thirds of the profession’s renewal continuing education completed in the preceding three years when out of practice three or more years.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Guide Human Trafficking: The generic special-volunteer guide asks applicants to certify training meeting their profession’s administrative rules; applicant compliance is subject to the profession-specific requirement the guide invokes.
Guide Implicit Bias: The May 28, 2025 generic Special Volunteer Licensing Guide states: “Implicit Bias Training– Beginning June 1, 2022, completion of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration is required.” R 338.7004(1)-(2) expressly excepts part 188 veterinary applicants; the higher-ranked rule controls, while this guide demand is displayed as an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Retirement: Previously held a Michigan veterinary license in good standing when it expired and ceased compensated practice.
Services: Donate professional expertise for the statutory indigent/needy or medically underserved service purpose within the former veterinary scope.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Time Out Of Practice: Out of practice less than three years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16184(1)-(2)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16184(5)-(6)
Michigan Special Volunteer Licensing Guide
Page 2: general applicant requirements
Michigan Special Volunteer Licensing Guide
Page 2: three-year absence continuing education
Public Health Code - General Rules
R 338.7004(1)-(2), part 188 exception

Special volunteer license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Acknowledgment: Renew the acknowledgment and documentation of uncompensated service.
Continuing Education: The license remains subject to the profession’s applicable continuing education and disciplinary provisions.
Controlled Substances: Renew conditional controlled-substance authorization and attest to its awareness training where applicable.
Guide Implicit Bias: The generic May 28, 2025 guide demands implicit-bias training at renewal; R 338.7004(2) expressly excepts part 188 licensees and controls.
Renewal Attestation: Complete the online renewal, moral-character and discipline disclosures and attestation; special-volunteer renewal has no fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16184(1)-(2)
Michigan Special Volunteer Licensing Guide
Page 3: complete renewal checklist
Public Health Code - General Rules
R 338.7004(1)-(2), part 188 exception
Veterinary Medicine - General Rules
R 338.4931; text segment 1

Veterinarian Temporary License

Statutory temporary veterinary license, including pending-examination and military-dependent or veteran pathways.

Licensing authority: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Temporary licensure for qualifying military dependents and veterans

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Eligibility: Be a qualifying dependent of a member of the armed forces or uniformed services, or a veteran as specified in MCL 333.16181(5)(a).
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
Fingerprints: Comply with MCL 333.16174(3).
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Prior License: Hold a current veterinary license in good standing issued by an equivalent authority in another state or country, as determined by the department and Board.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Supervision: Practice only under a fully licensed veterinarian, not a temporary or limited licensee.
Term: Six months; one additional six-month term may be granted.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16181(5)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16181(3)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16181(6)

One additional military temporary license term

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: Continue to meet MCL 333.16181(5) and demonstrate the need for additional time to fulfill initial-licensure requirements.
Supervision: Continue the statutory full-license supervision.
Term: Only one additional six-month term; Board determination required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16181(6)
Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 103 of 2026
MCL 333.16181(5)

Nonrenewable temporary licensure pending the licensing examination

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Age: Be at least 18 years old under MCL 333.16174(1)(a).
Application: Submit the completed MiPLUS application, supporting documents and applicable fee.
Board Discretion: The Board may grant the temporary license; NAVLE is deferred rather than removed from the examination pathway.
Controlled Substances: If prescribing or dispensing controlled substances, obtain the separate controlled-substance authorization and complete the required opioid and controlled-substance awareness training; this authorization is conditional on that activity.
Criminal History: Submit fingerprints for the required criminal background check; relicensure within three years is excepted in the implementing guide.
Disqualifications: No previous failure of that examination/evaluation and no suspended or revoked license.
English Language: Demonstrate a working knowledge of English under R 338.7002b through qualifying English-medium education, at least 60 English-language college credits, approved credential evaluation, or an approved language examination at the rule’s score and time limits. A language test is an applicant condition.
License History: Disclose every health-profession license, registration or certification previously held and provide direct verification; disciplinary proceedings must not be pending and sanctions must not remain in force.
Moral Character: Meet the good moral character requirement and supply explanations and rehabilitation documentation where requested.
Qualifications: Complete all requirements for ordinary licensure except the examination or other required evaluation.
Social Security Number: Provide the Social Security number or the applicable exemption affidavit.
Supervision: Practice only under a fully licensed veterinarian who does not hold a limited or temporary license.
Term: Valid for 18 months; the Board automatically voids the temporary license upon examination/evaluation failure.

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Provider: International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA); delivered at Prometric testing centers
Format: Computer-based multiple-choice examination; each question presents a clinical scenario or vignette followed by a question requiring one answer from a list of response options; about 15-20% include graphics such as photos or radiographs. Beginning with the October-November 2026 NAVLE the test is divided into twelve blocks of 30 questions each.
Exam questions: 360 multiple-choice questions
Time limit: Around seven and a half (7.5) hours
Passing score: Score report gives a pass or fail designation and a three-digit scaled score
Exam fee: $825 (USD) standard NAVLE fee; $1,220 (USD) international NAVLE fee (standard fee + international fee of $395)

Examination outline

Clinical Practice (competency domain; target blueprint 70%) (70%)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Create or update medical records
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Develop a differential diagnosis
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Formulate a diagnostic plan
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Formulate possible differential diagnoses
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret cytologic specimens
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret diagnostic images (e.g., ECG, endoscopy, ultrasound, x-ray)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret findings from laboratory tests (e.g., urine, blood, tissue)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret findings from physical examination
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret findings from postmortem specimen
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret principles of pathophysiology and mechanism of action
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret results of system-specific examination (e.g., ophthalmic, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, dental)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Investigate possible exposure of companion animal to toxin
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Investigate possible exposure of food or game animal to toxin
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Observe or interpret an animal’s mental status and other aspects of behavior
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Obtain animal health history from client
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Obtain diagnostic images (e.g., ultrasound, x-ray)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory studies (e.g., urine, blood, tissue)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform general physical examination
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform postmortem examination to determine cause of death
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform standard diagnostic tests on samples (e.g., urine, blood, tissue)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform system-specific examination (e.g., ophthalmic, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, dental)
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Prioritize need for diagnostic procedures considering available resources
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Read and interpret production records or farm-based computer reports to understand herd-level health parameters
- Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Review animal medical records to determine health status
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Administer a biological or pharmacological agent other than anesthesia, including blood, vaccinations, drugs, and medications
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Administer general anesthesia
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Administer local anesthesia
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Apply a splint, cast or other stabilization device
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Care for wounds or surgical incisions (e.g., suture, dress)
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Determine prognosis
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Establish a rehabilitation plan
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Establish a treatment plan
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Evaluate a treatment outcome
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Formulate or evaluate a behavior modification plan
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Formulate patient/herd/population management and treatment plans (e.g., stall rest, medication, raising curtains in a pig barn, testing feed)
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Perform common therapeutic/surgical procedures (e.g., tissue biopsy, wound drainage)
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Perform major surgical procedures (e.g., abdominal, orthopedic)
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Prescribe a biological or pharmacological agent
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Refer clients to veterinary specialists for further diagnostic studies or treatment
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Synthesize multiple sources of diagnostic information, including local disease prevalence, to determine diagnosis
- Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Treat minor injuries or trauma (e.g., abrasions, lacerations, eye wounds)
Preventive Medicine and Animal Welfare (competency domain; target blueprint 15%) (15%)
- Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Certify that animals or animal products meet certain standards (e.g., living conditions, sanitation, health or disease status)
- Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Conduct or oversee an animal welfare audit
- Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Conduct periodic/annual examinations on client animals and discuss vaccination, deworming, diet, exercise, and other wellness considerations
- Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Explain to client the components of an animal welfare audit
- Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Identify and take action on animal welfare problems
- Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Verify that diseased or infected animals have been managed according to professional or governmental guidelines
- Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Work with community groups or regulatory bodies to address the ethical treatment, health, and welfare of animals
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Apply isolation or quarantine and/or disinfection measures to own work environment as a means of disease prevention/control
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Ensure proper disposal of biomedical waste
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Evaluate animal environments to identify possible epidemiological problems and public health concerns
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Inform client or community about effective methods for managing animal or human waste
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Inspect practice environment (e.g., clinic, vehicle) to ensure that it is safe and accessible
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Instruct client about methods to humanely terminate diseased animals and dispose of infected carcasses
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Instruct staff, colleagues, or others about proper technique for disposal of biomedical waste
- Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Monitor workplace to verify that it complies with hazardous materials requirements
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Apply isolation or quarantine procedures as a means of disease prevention and control
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Collaborate or consult with clients, health professionals, government agencies, or community groups on public health issues such as food safety and zoonotic disease
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Conduct a community education workshop on some topic related to animal or human health
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Consult with community stakeholders about animal population control
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Discuss animal care options with an immunocompromised owner
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Formulate a patient/herd management and/or treatment plan for public health and/or zoonotic disease cases or concerns
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Inform clients or community about prevention and treatment of zoonotic organism exposure
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Inspect food to ensure consumer safety
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Investigate a disease outbreak
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Participate in disease control or eradication program
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Participate in epidemiologic inquiry of a reportable disease by collecting, handling, or transporting specimens/samples
- Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Report a transboundary or zoonotic disease to state, regional, or national agency
- Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics (no separate subdomain percentage is published in the target blueprint) — Apply the fundamentals of epidemiology and/or biostatistics
- Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics (no separate subdomain percentage is published in the target blueprint) — Interpret biostatistical or epidemiologic principles or problems
- Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics (no separate subdomain percentage is published in the target blueprint) — Investigate epidemiologic problems
Communications (competency domain; the target blueprint lists 'Communication' at 8%) (8%)
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Build relationships with junior colleagues or new graduates
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Consult with other veterinarians or veterinary specialists regarding animal care
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Delegate delivery of veterinary care and services to associates or staff
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Deliver verbal case summaries to other veterinarians or members of the health care team
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Describe disaster preparedness plan to coworkers
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Engage regulatory bodies to improve standards of practice or to address other professional issues
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Explain results of research to non-veterinary health workers (e.g., staff, other agencies)
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Guide the work of associates or other staff in the delivery of veterinary services
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Mentor and supervise veterinary and veterinary technician students
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Respond to unprofessional or unethical behavior in others
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Train staff in animal health and care
- Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Write a case summary for use by other veterinarians or members of the health care team
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Advise client on health maintenance for herd, flock or individual pet (e.g., husbandry, production management, public health, wellness exams)
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Advise client regarding appropriate and inappropriate pharmacy compounding
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Discuss euthanasia with client
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Discuss strategies with producer or client to reduce antibiotic resistance and/or antibiotic residues
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Discuss the limits of legal extra-label drug use with client
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Ensure that client understands the effects of prescribed pharmaceuticals, including chemotherapeutics (e.g., withdrawal time, side effects)
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Explain diagnosis and prognosis to clients using lay terminology
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Explain research results to client, describing its implications for animal care
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Help clients differentiate trustworthy from unreliable information (e.g., from Internet or advertisements) to support the care of their animals
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Inform client of bad news (e.g., animal terminal illness, show animal that can’t be bred)
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Instruct clients on how to obtain diagnostic information from an animal’s home environment (e.g., sleeping respiratory rate, stool or urine samples)
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Instruct clients on methods for isolating and quarantining diseased animals
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Negotiate payment plan with a client
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Obtain informed consent from client
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Provide instruction regarding food safety practices
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Provide verbal instructions to client regarding follow-up care (e.g., medications, wound care, environmental enrichment)
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Recommend management options to clients that are consistent with their cultural norms and personal values
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Refer client for grief counseling
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Talk with client to clarify concerns and expectations regarding type and level of care
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Teach client about preventive care (e.g., nutrition, behavior, dental, vaccines, parasites)
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Use appropriate communication techniques (e.g., open-ended inquiry, empathy)
- Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Write a summary of animal care instructions for a client
Professionalism, Practice Management, and Wellness (competency domain; target blueprint 'Professionalism, Practice Management and Wellness' 7%) (7%)
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Apply appropriate animal restraint
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Describe workings of benefit plan (e.g., retirement, health insurance) to staff
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Develop a budget for own practice or employer
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Develop standard operating procedures (e.g., procedures manual for practice or work environment)
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Evaluate and purchase major medical equipment
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Evaluate and purchase office/practice management software
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Evaluate new medications, products, or treatment procedures to determine suitability for own practice
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Negotiate work or practice arrangements (e.g., compensation, work schedule) with colleagues
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Prepare or update employee handbook
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Purchase expendable supplies (e.g., pharmaceuticals, dressing)
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Review practice management data, including business and financial records
- Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Supervise paraprofessional or technical support staff
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Attend a professional development seminar or workshop
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Attend training on emerging technologies in veterinary medicine
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical, and legal manner
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Consult reference materials (e.g., journals, online databases, other) to help formulate diagnosis or treatment options
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Encourage veterinarian and support staff wellness
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Exchange new scientific or technical information with other health professionals
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Give a talk at a professional meeting
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in activities of local, national, or international professional association (e.g., state veterinarian association)
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in online professional development activity
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in or conduct an investigation to test a new procedure (e.g., diagnostic, nutritional, medication, surgical)
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in professional development activities (e.g., continuing education, board certification)
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Read a journal article for professional development

Examination sources

ICVA — NAVLE
NAVLE Subject Matter, Exam Blueprint
ICVA — NAVLE
NAVLE Subject Matter, Competencies weighting
ICVA — NAVLE Competency Domains
Cover page subtitle
ICVA — NAVLE Species and Diagnoses
Page 2 introduction
ICVA blog — ICVA’s 2026 NAVLE Practice Analysis
Phase III paragraph
ICVA — NAVLE
Overview, third paragraph
ICVA — NAVLE
NAVLE Score Reports, second paragraph
ICVA — NAVLE Candidate Handbook
Exam Structure and Timing, first paragraph
ICVA — NAVLE Candidate Handbook
Exam Structure and Timing, block structure
ICVA — NAVLE
NAVLE Application Eligibility, first paragraph
ICVA — NAVLE
Licensing Agency Application for Approval, first sentence
ICVA — NAVLE Candidate Handbook
NAVLE Fees