State Degree Requirements
Graduation Requirements
Students in the College of Veterinary Medicine must achieve a minimum of 2.25/4.0 grade-point average in core courses at the end of each academic year in order to matriculate into the following year. Students who have passed all required courses, completed 156 credit hours in the veterinary medical curriculum, and have an average of 2.25/4.0 or better in these courses are eligible for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Requirements
TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
PART 1500 VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTICE ACT OF 1994
SECTION 1500.10 APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION BY GRADUATES OF APPROVED PROGRAMS
Section 1500.10 Application for Examination by Graduates of Approved Programs
| a) An applicant for examination for licensure to practice veterinary medicine and surgery who is a graduate of an approved program of veterinary medicine and surgery that meets the requirements set forth in Section 1500.5 shall file an application with the Department or its designated testing service on forms supplied by the Department at least 60 days prior to an examination date. The application shall include: | |||
| 1) A complete work history indicating all employment since graduation from an approved veterinary program to the time of application; | |||
| 2) Certification of successful completion of at least 2 years of pre-veterinary collegiate training, and graduation from an approved program of veterinary medicine and surgery; | |||
| 3) The required fee specified in Section 1500.47 of this Part; and | |||
| 4) Certification of licensure from all jurisdictions in which the applicant has ever been licensed and is currently licensed, if applicable, stating: | |||
| A) The time during which the applicant was licensed in that jurisdiction, including the date of original issuance of the license; | |||
| B) A description of the licensure examination in that jurisdiction; | |||
| C) Whether the file on the applicant contains any record of any disciplinary actions taken or pending. | |||
| b) Examination prior to graduation | |||
| 1) An applicant enrolled in an approved veterinary program will be admitted to an examination prior to graduation if he/she provides certification from the college of veterinary medicine from which the applicant is expected to graduate. If certification of graduation is not received within 90 days after the scheduled graduation date, the results of the examination(s) shall be void. | |||
| 2) The results of such examination(s) shall be made available to the applicant but no license shall be issued until the Department has received certification of the applicant's graduation, within 90 days after the scheduled graduation date specified in subsection (b)(1) above. | |||
| 3) In the case of failure of the examination, the applicant must submit his/her certificate of graduation to the Department or its designated testing service prior to taking the next examination. | |||
| c) An applicant who has taken and passed the examination pursuant to Section 1500.20 in another jurisdiction shall file an application in accordance with subsection (a) above and have the examination scores submitted to the Department directly from the testing entity. | |||