(a) The examination of applicants for license to practice veterinary medicine shall be administered by designated board members, and will consist of the national board examination and the state board examination and will be conducted under uniform rules and regulations adopted by the board.
(b) The board shall require the applicant to take a written examination in the English language, in veterinary anatomy, veterinary surgery, veterinary physiology, veterinary pathology, veterinary obstetrics, veterinary materia medica and veterinary practice, chemistry and such other subjects related to veterinary medicine as the board may require.
(c) The examination may include oral and practical examinations.
(d) The minimum passing grade shall be established by the board.