European College of Veterinary Pathologists

 

ORGANISATION OF THE EXAMINATION

The examination will be held every year at one central location in Europe (currently Hanover Veterinary School, Hanover, Germany) and will be taken in the English language.
 
WITHDRAWAL / ILLNESS

Withdrawal prior to the examination or failure to appear for the examination will not constitute an attempt to sit all or any part(s) of the exam, but will count as one of the years for which repeat candidates are eligible to pass any previously failed part(s). A candidate's illness during preparation for, or during the actual examination, will not be considered a valid reason to waive the rules of the College. In the event a candidate starts, but is unable to complete the examination, results will be determined for all sections for which the candidate is scheduled, regardless of the number of sections completed.

 

RESULTS OF EXAMINATION
Candidates are required to satisfactorily complete all parts of the certification examination. Successful candidates are certified as a "Veterinary Pathologist". All certified persons are designated as Diplomates of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists (DiplECVP). They are also allowed to use the title of "European Veterinary Specialist in Pathology" from the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS; http://www.ebvs.org/).

Candidates who wish to attend the examination must send in an application form (doc and docx versions)
A candidate who takes the examination and passes two, three or four parts, retains credit for the parts passed for the next four years, provided a mark of more than 30% has been attained in the failed parts. Two additional attempts to pass the failed parts are permitted within these four years. Candidates who wish to retake the part(s) failed must announce their intentions in a letter received by the ECVP Office, postmarked no later than August 1st of the year preceding the year in which they wish to retake the examination accompanied by a fee of 250 EURO.

Candidates who do not pass the failed parts within the four successive years as described above must reapply as new candidates and retake all parts (see "Application for Certification" section for date, fee and instructions. A new application form (doc and docx versions) is required.

Candidates who attempt all parts of the examination and who fail four or five parts must reapply as new candidates and must retake all parts of the examination. All such candidates must submit a new application form (doc and docx versions) (for date, fee and instructions see "Application for Examination" section).

A candidate who fails a certifying examination may request that the marks of the parts failed be re-totalled to verify the accuracy of the results reported. The verification process is not intended to evaluate the content or interpretation of the examination or candidate responses but to determine that the scores are correctly totalled. Such requests must be received in writing, accompanied by a fee of 100 EURO, within 30 days of the date of mailing of the results of the examination to the candidate.

July 2010