Computer Based Testing

The NAVLE is administered on computer during a four-week testing window in November-December and a two-week window in April. CBT gives you a wider range of scheduling options. In addition, you will be testing in a comfortable environment at a location you select from the many available test centers.

CBT also offers enhanced security measures for the examination process. Security of the test materials is ensured by the encryption of data prior to transmission to the test centers. Audio and video monitoring in the test centers enhances the proctoring of the examination, and digital cameras are used to identify NAVLE candidates. Test forms are assigned from many different content-parallel test forms created from large banks of test questions. Different test forms are used on different examination dates, in different locales, and even on the same day within the same test center. These enhancements improve the ability to administer the NAVLE conveniently and securely and provide further assurance that veterinarians who successfully complete it have fairly met the examination requirement for veterinary medical licensing.