Application for licence
Application for a licence is regulated through regulation Regulations for assistant service for veterinary students.
Students at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
If you are a student at NMBU, you must have passed all your exams before you can apply for a licence. This does not include clinical exams. You have to document that you have fulfilled internal and external clinical practice approved by the NMBU.
It is not necessary that you at the time of application of a licence have fulfilled the following elements of the education:
- the elective part of the education
- 1-2 week courses in management, infection control and assignment writing
- exam in public veterinary medicine
NFSA always contact NMBU and ask for a confirmation that you as an applicant at the time of application have fulfilled the relevant elements of the education program in order for us to issue a licence.
Students studying abroad
You must be able to document that you have sufficient academic knowledge of the theoretical part of the following subjects: Food safety, animal welfare, pathology, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, reproduction and preventive animal health work.
If you intend to work within the field of aqua medicine, you need to have passed a test in this subject as well.
NFSA requires that you have clinical experience from your study, which corresponds to the requirements described in the study plan for NMBU. This means that you must have passed all clinical practice, internal and external, which is compulsory during your study.
This means that you must have had a "veterinary role" during your clinical practice, under the guidance of a veterinarian. This requirement applies to clinical practice on production animals, horses and small animals internally at the veterinary study clinics, outpatient activities under the guidance of the school's veterinarians, and external compulsory practice at the study. You must have completed such practices for all animal species to ensure comparative learning. The practice must be as continuous as possible.
You must also have passed your exam in meat hygiene to be able to work with production animals and equine medicine.
The following documents must be enclosed along with the application form:
- Statement from the responsible veterinarian
- Documentation showing your date of birth and national identity number, documentation of any change of name and citizenship.
- Proof of completed online course in proper antibiotic use for animals; "Nettkurs i riktig antibiotikabruk til dyr" (www.nmbu.no)This is an online course, which you have to enroll for. Course certificate will be available in "Vitnemålsportalen", usually within 14 days of the course being completed and passed.
Additional documents that are needed if you are studying abroad should be sent from the University to the NFSA:
- Transcript of grades must document that you have passed the course, if the course is to be included in the assessment.
- Confirmation describing clinical practice including number of hours practice with different animal species.
- Confirmation of which compulsory courses you still haven`t passed and which courses and exams that remains before you will receive your diploma, including estimated plan for when you will complete your education.
- Curriculum describing the different courses that match the transcript of grades.
The correct documentation must be enclosed in order for your application to be processed.
NFSA do not usually grant licenses with a duration extending beyond 6 months.