Veterinary Technology

Allied Health

Degree (G, S)

The Veterinary Technology program provides students with the theoretical and technical skills essential for a wide-range of career options in animal health and management. The curriculum prepares students for careers as veterinary technicians and for positions in animal hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, research laboratories, animal health industry, zoological parks, and emergency/specialty clinics. The program focuses on the development of laboratory testing techniques, clinical assisting procedures, humane animal care and nursing skills, and hospital management practices. In addition to course work and laboratory experience, students are required to complete one supervised externship at a variety of animal care facilities. Academically ready students can apply to the program following the guidelines of the Allied Health competitive admission process. Interested applicants should review the information provided here and contact their program advisor for application requirements.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Apply theoretical information that leads to appropriate action in the application of delivery of veterinary nursing procedures.
  2. Competently perform a full range of veterinary nursing procedures used in small and large animal medicine.
  3. Practice behaviors that are consistent with the Veterinary Technology Code of Ethics and employer expectations/requirements.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

MAT 162Statistical Reasoning

4

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

Select 2 course(s) from:

COM 111Human Communications

3

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

EDC 125Child Development

3

GEO 205Geology and the Environment

3

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

HIS 111U. S. History: Pre-Civil War

3

HIS 112United States History Post-Civil War

3

HIS 200World History I

3

HIS 210World History II

3

POL 111Political Science

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

PSY 126Child and Adolescent Development

3

PSY 127Human Development

3

PSY 223Abnormal Psychology

3

PSY 224Human Sexuality

3

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

Program/Major Courses

VET 101Introduction to Veterinary Technology

2

VET 102Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology I

3

VET 110Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology II

3

VET 130Veterinary Clinical Pathology I

3

VET 140Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians

3

VET 205Small Animal Health and Disease

2

VET 210Veterinary Clinical Pathology II

3

VET 220Laboratory & Exotic Animal Care & Management

3

VET 221Veterinary Nursing I

3

VET 222Veterinary Nursing II

3

VET 223Food Animal and Equine Health & Disease

2

VET 235Diagnostic Imaging

3

VET 240Food Animal and Equine Nursing

3

VET 250Vet Tech Internship

5

Program/Major Support Courses

BIO 100Medical Terminology

3

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

VET 245Emergency and Critical Care Principles

1

 

BIO 125Introductory Microbiology

4

Or

BIO 250Principles of Microbiology

4

 

BIO 140General Biology

4

Or

BIO 150Biology I

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

BIO 140General Biology

4

Or

BIO 150Biology I

4

 

MAT 162Statistical Reasoning

4

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

BIO 100Medical Terminology

3

Semester 2

VET 101Introduction to Veterinary Technology

2

VET 102Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology I

3

ENG 101Composition I

3

 

BIO 125Introductory Microbiology

4

Or

BIO 250Principles of Microbiology

4

Semester 3

VET 110Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology II

3

VET 130Veterinary Clinical Pathology I

3

VET 205Small Animal Health and Disease

2

ENG 102Composition II

3

Semester 4

VET 140Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians

3

Semester 5

VET 221Veterinary Nursing I

3

VET 220Laboratory & Exotic Animal Care & Management

3

VET 223Food Animal and Equine Health & Disease

2

VET 210Veterinary Clinical Pathology II

3

Elective Social Science Elective

3

Semester 6

VET 235Diagnostic Imaging

3

VET 222Veterinary Nursing II

3

VET 240Food Animal and Equine Nursing

3

Elective Social Science Elective

3

Semester 7

VET 250Vet Tech Internship

5

VET 245Emergency and Critical Care Principles

1

Approved Electives

Select two (2) social science electives.

COM 111Human Communications

3

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

EDC 125Child Development

3

GEO 205Geology and the Environment

3

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

HIS 111U. S. History: Pre-Civil War

3

HIS 112United States History Post-Civil War

3

HIS 200World History I

3

HIS 210World History II

3

POL 111Political Science

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

PSY 126Child and Adolescent Development

3

PSY 127Human Development

3

PSY 223Abnormal Psychology

3

PSY 224Human Sexuality

3

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 74 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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