(1) Applicants for licensure by examination in the state of Montana shall submit a completed application with the proper fee and supporting documents to the board office no later than 45 days prior to the jurisprudence examination date as set by the board. Applicants for the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) wishing to sit as a Montana candidate shall submit the Montana state licensure application to the board no later than 97 days prior to the first date of each NAVLE test window. Montana NAVLE candidates shall submit the NAVLE application and fee directly to the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. Supporting documents for the Montana state licensure application must include:

(a) a certified transcript from a school of veterinary medicine accredited or approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education showing evidence of graduation in and receiving a degree;

(i) senior veterinary students who have not yet graduated, when submitting the application, shall submit a letter from the dean of the school of veterinary medicine attended, stating that he/she is a senior student and the expected date to receive the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent. No license shall be issued, however, until such time as the board office receives a certified copy of the transcript.

(b) photograph approximately 2" x 2" taken within one year of the date of application.

(2) All applicants must:

(a) pass the NAVLE at or above the designated passing standard established by the national examination entity as approved by the board; or

(b) have passed the National Board Examination and the Clinical Competency Test within 62 months prior to the next scheduled jurisprudence examination date as set by the board with a converted score of 70 or greater and have their scores reported to the board office through the official score reporting agency.

(3) Foreign veterinary school graduates shall either have completed the requirements of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) as evidenced by a copy of the ECFVG certificate, or must have completed the requirements of the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) as evidenced by a copy of the PAVE certificate before an application will be accepted.

(a) For specific information on the requirements of the ECFVG, contact the American Veterinary Medical Association, ECFVG, 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173. For specific information on the requirements of the PAVE, contact the American Association of Veterinary State Boards at 4106 Central, Kansas City, MO 64111.

(4) An application for examination shall expire one year from the date of the application. An applicant who, for any reason, fails or neglects to take the examination within one year shall be required to file another application and submit another application for examination fee.