The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Office of Continuing Education

Our Mission

Welcome to the Office of Continuing Education at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. We offer a variety of quality courses and wet labs each calendar year for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, assistants, and the public. To view and register for upcoming CE conferences, view the calendar.

For more continuing education opportunities, visit the GVMA CE Web site.

Note: If you are interested in attending the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, please contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 706.542.5728 or dvmadmit@uga.edu.

Contact the Office of Continuing Education

For a brochure, send your current mailing address to:


Melissa Kilpatrick melissak@uga.edu 706.542.1451 - phone 706.542.8254 - fax	R. Bruce Hollett, DVM, MS, Dip ACT bhollett@uga.edu 706.542.5508

Mailing Address
Room H-218-B
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7371

Continuing education requirements for Georgia veterinarians

Veterinarians must obtain 30 credit hours of Board-approved Continuing Education each biennium to maintain an active license to practice in Georgia. You must keep a record of credit hours and proof of attendance for three years.

Blanket approval is given to:

• any national, state, or international veterinary association meeting
• USDA and GA Dept of Agriculture sponsored programs
• meetings of board certified specialties recognized by the AVMA
• classes and programs sponsored by an accredited veterinary school/college
• all AAVSB RACE approved programs
• any GVMA constituent association program
• any AAHA program
• any course approved by another state board

Approval is given to:

• veterinary audio review (up to 3 hours)
• journal studies with follow-up testing (up to 3 hours)
• interactive computer courses with follow-up testing (up to 15 hours)
• hospital management (up to 5 hours)
• any meeting (up to 20 hours)
• any program (up to 12 hours per day)

Not approved for credit:

• Welcoming remarks
• Business sessions
• Unstructured demonstrations
• Degree programs

This page was last updated September 16, 2008.