ORGANISATION OF THE EXAMINATION
The examination will be held every year at one central location in Europe 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 (Dipl. E.C.V.P.).
A candidate who takes the examination and passes two or more 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 Secretary, postmarked not later than 1st August of the year preceding that 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 examinations as described above must reapply as new candidates and retake all parts. A new application form is required;
 see here for dates, fee and instructions.
Candidates who attempt all parts of the examination and who fail four or all five parts must reapply as a new candidate and must retake all parts of the examination. All such candidates must submit a new application form see here for dates, fee and instructions.
A candidate who fails a certifying examination may request that the marks of the parts failed be retotaled 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 totaled. 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.
This page was last updated
November 16, 2005
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