Certifying Examinations
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In order to certify professional competency, the College has established standards of training and experience, and two certifying examinations recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialities of the American Veterinary Medical Association. For eligibility to sit the examination, the candidate must have satisfactory standing in the profession; graduated from a recognized college or school of veterinary medicine or be legally qualified to practice veterinary medicine; and completed training adequate to acquire knowledge sufficient to assume responsibility for the broad spectrum of assessment and interpretation of specimens, problems and situations encountered by veterinary pathologists.
Candidates for certification may be examined either in Anatomic Pathology or Clinical Pathology.
Apply to serve as proctor for the certifying exam [PDF - 146KB]
Certifying Exam Dates
Scheman BuildingIowa State Center
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
- 2010: September 28, 29, 30
Important Dates and Deadlines
Exam Day Schedule
Exam Information Brochure - 2011: September 20, 21, 22
- 2012: September 18, 19, 20
- 2013: September 17, 18, 19
Application and Information
- Application: All applications for the 2010 examination will be submitted electronically. Deadline is January 10, 2010.
- Scope, Knowledge and Requirements
- Training and Preparation
- Preparation and Validation Process
- Responsibilities of a Sponsor
- Study programs for candidates repeating all parts of the examination
- Description of the Examination
- ACVP Examination Committee
Examination Instructions
Anatomic Pathology
- 2009 Clinical Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 General Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Gross Pathology [PDF - 20KB]
- 2009 Lab Animal Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Large Animal Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Microscopic Pathology [PDF - 16KB]
- 2009 NEWZ Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Small Animal Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
Clinical Pathology
- 2009 Biochemistry Essay Cover [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Clinical Biochemistry Multiple Choice Cover [PDF - 80KB]
- 2009 CSP Digital Images Cover [PDF - 66KB]
- 2009 CSP Microscopic Cover [PDF - 81KB]
- 2009 CSP Multiple Choice Cover [PDF - 76KB]
- 2009 General Pathology Multiple Choice Cover [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Hematology Images Cover [PDF - 48KB]
- 2009 Hematology Microscopic Cover [PDF - 52KB]
- 2009 Hematology Multiple Choice Choice Cover [PDF - 72KB]
Studying for the Examination
Reading Lists for the 2010 Examination
Note that reading lists are posted AFTER each year's exam and provide the source of the exam questions for the year indicated. Therefore, reading lists will always be a year behind. They are not meant to be comprehensive nor do they indicate what the candidates for the next year's exam should read. However, the sources for the exam questions do tend to come from roughly the same sources each year.
Sample Questions
Anatomic Pathology
- 2009 Clinical Pathology [PDF - 49KB]
- 2009 General Pathology with References[PDF - 442KB]
- 2008 Gross Pathology [PDF - 2MB]
- 2009 Lab Animal Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Large Animal Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2008 Microscopic Pathology [PDF - 3.7MB]
- 2009 NEWZ Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 Small Animal Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
Clinical Pathology
- 2009 Clinical Chemistry [PDF - 8KB]
- 2009 CSP Pathology [PDF
- 8KB]
- 2009 General Pathology with References [PDF - 440KB]
- 2008 Hematology - CSP Images and Slides [PDF - 10MB]
- 2009 Hematology Pathology [PDF - 8KB]
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