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New York State prides itself in the high quality of its licensed and certified professionals. For the protection of its citizens, each license and certificate has requirements that individuals must meet in order to be licensed or certified in New York State. SUNY’s academic programs leading to licensure or certification are carefully designed to meet and exceed these State requirements. This is a role SUNY plays in protecting the public. Other states frequently have their own requirements, so if your goal is to practice in another state, this disclosure will help you check to see what that state requires.

Per U.S. Federal Regulations, §668.43 (2019 Rule), and in compliance with the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) Manual version 19.2, SUNY Suffolk County Community College provides the following disclosure related to the educational requirements for professional licensure and certification.1

This Disclosure is strictly limited to the SUNY Suffolk County Community College determination of whether its educational program, Veterinary Science Technology A.A.S. program, that if successfully completed, would be sufficient to meet the educational licensure or certification requirements in a State for Veterinary Science Technology.2 SUNY Suffolk County Community College cannot provide verification of an individual’s ability to meet licensure or certification requirements unrelated to its educational programming. Such individual determinations are made by state licensing boards, and are fact-specific determinations.

This disclosure does not provide any guarantee that any particular state licensure or certification entity will approve or deny your application. Furthermore, this disclosure does not account for changes in state law or regulation that may affect your application for licensure and occur after this disclosure has been made. Enrolled students and prospective students are stronglyencouraged to contact their State’s licensure entity using the links provided to review all licensure and certification requirements imposed by their state(s) of choice.

SUNY Suffolk County Community College has designed an educational program curriculum for a Veterinary Science Technology A.A. S. program that if successfully completed is sufficient to meet the licensure and certification requirements for an advanced practice license in the following states3:

STATE Board of Veterinary Science Technology - Licensure Contact
New York https://www.op.nysed.gov/veterinarian

After making all reasonable efforts, SUNY Suffolk County Community College cannot determine whether its educational program curriculum for a Veterinary Science Technology A.A.S. program that if successfully completed, is sufficient to meet the licensure and certification requirements for advanced practice nursing in the following states4:

STATE Board of Veterinary Science Technology - Licensure Contact
Alabama https://asbvme.alabama.gov/
Alaska https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofveterinaryexaminers.aspx
American Samoa https://www.americansamoa.gov/
Arizona https://vetboard.az.gov/licensing
Arkansas https://arvetboard.statesolutions.us/
California https://www.vmb.ca.gov/
Colorado https://dpo.colorado.gov/Veterinary
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Board-of-Veterinary-Medicine/Connecticut-State-Board-of-Veterinary-Medicine
Delaware https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/veterinarymedicine/vettech_newlicense/
District of Columbia https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/board-veterinary-medicine-veterinarians-licensing
Florida https://fvma.org/tools-resources/florida-board-of-veterinary-medicine/
Georgia https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-state-board-veterinary-medicine
Guam https://guamhplo.org/gbahe
Hawaii https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/veterinary/
Idaho https://dopl.idaho.gov/vet/
Illinois https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/boards/vet.html
Indiana https://www.in.gov/vetboard/
Iowa https://www.iowavma.org/
Kansas https://kbve.kansas.gov/
Kentucky https://www.kybve.com/
Louisiana https://lsbvm.org/
Maine https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-veterinary-medicine
Maryland https://mda.maryland.gov/vetboard/
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-veterinary-medicine
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/vet
Minnesota https://www.mvma.org/certification-information
Mississippi https://mississippivetboard.org/
Missouri https://pr.mo.gov/veterinarian.asp
Montana https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/veterinary-medicine/
Nebraska https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Veterinary-Medicine-and-Surgery.aspx
Nevada https://www.nevadavma.org/
New Hampshire https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-veterinary-medicine
New Jersey https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/vet
New Mexico https://www.nmbvm.org/
North Carolina http://www.ncvmb.org/
North Dakota https://www.ndbvme.org/
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands https://www.cnmilicensing.gov.mp/
Ohio http://ovmlb.ohio.gov/rvtreq.stm
Oklahoma https://www.okvetboard.com/
Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/ovmeb/
Pennsylvania https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/VeterinaryMedicine/
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico https://www.salud.pr.gov/CMS/DOWNLOAD/6174
Rhode Island https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=247
South Carolina https://llr.sc.gov/vet/
South Dakota https://vetboard.sd.gov/licapp.html
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/veterinary-board.html
Texas https://www.veterinary.texas.gov/
Utah https://dopl.utah.gov/veterinary/
Vermont https://sos.vermont.gov/veterinary-medicine/
Virginia https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/VetMed/
Virgin Islands https://doh.vi.gov/sites/default/files/USVI%20Vet%20Appl%202018.pdf
Washington https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/veterinary-technician
West Virginia https://www.wvbvm.org/
Wisconsin https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/About_Us/VeterinaryExaminingBoard.aspx
Wyoming https://vetboard.wyo.gov/

1 The terms related to veterinary science technology, including licensure and certification, among others, vary by state and your state may use different terms.

2 This determination is based on the educational and curricular requirements of each state for licensure (i.e., excluding any special, temporary licensure that may be granted) and does not imply that other requirements for licensure do not exist or have been determined to have been met by this program or that any necessary approvals for clinical placements have been secured at the time of enrollment. Each student should verify their particular situation with their intended state’s licensing entity.

3 If the State does not regulate/license veterinary science technology, SUNY Suffolk County Community College’s program has been determined to be sufficient for these purposes.

4 This does not mean the educational program will not ultimately be approved by the state entity, or that licensure could not result from attending this program.