Vet tech programs, accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, are usually a part of the Department of Animal Sciences or part of a veterinary science program. This helps to ensure the best possible education to becoming a licensed North Dakota vet tech.

Students will work with many different types of animals, including dogs, cats, cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, birds, pocket pets and laboratory animals. Education and training will include coursework in areas such as Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals and Animal Restraint, clinical work in areas such as Radiography and Anesthesiology, participation in Veterinary Wellness Clinics, and internships at veterinary clinics or other facilities such as zoos or research laboratories.    A popular minor is large animal veterinary technology for those intending to work with livestock and/or horses upon graduation from a North Dakota vet tech school.

Graduates of North Dakota vet tech programs often go on to work in a veterinary practice, but there are many other options including technical research involving animals, sales of feed and other products for livestock, or animal-related business management.

In order to become licensed as a veterinary technician by the North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, a person must:
• Apply for, take, and pass the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) administered by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB).
• Complete a veterinary technology program at an accredited North Dakota vet tech school.
• Obtain a signed letter of recommendation from a licensed veterinarian.
• Submit a signed and notarized North Dakota Veterinary Technician Application.
• Submit a recent photograph of oneself.
• Pay an application fee of $25.

In order to maintain a North Dakota vet tech license, one must pay a renewal fee of $15 every year, and complete eight hours of continuing education every two years.

North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

PO Box 5001
Bismarck, ND 58502-5001
Phone: 701.328.9540
Fax: 701.224.0435

North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

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