Veterinary Technology Associate Degree (Major Code: VT23)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ECON 2105	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Microeconomics	3
HIST 1111	World History I to 1500	3
HIST 1112	World History II Since 1500	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I to 1877	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II Since 1865	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Area III: Mathematics Requirement

Students must choose one of the following Math courses

MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Area III: Science Requirements

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
BIOL 1111L	Biology I Lab	1
Total Credit Hours:		4

Area III: Additional Science Requirement

Students must choose a lecture and lab course combination from the following to total 4 credits:

BIOL 1112	Biology II	3
	AND
BIOL 1112L	Biology II Lab	1
	OR
BIOL 2107L	Biological Principles I Lab	1
	AND
BIOL 2107L	Biological Principles I Lab	1
	OR
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
	AND
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry I Lab	1
Total Credit Hours:		4

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of following courses:

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2110	World Literature	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
ENGL 2310	English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
MUSC 2040	History of Popular Music	3
RELG 1101	World Religions	3
THEA 1101	Theater Appreciation	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000	First Semester Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Veterinary Technology Major

VETT 1000	Veterinary Medical Terminology	2
VETT 1010	Introduction to Veterinary Technology	1
VETT 1020	Veterinary Clinical Pathology I	3
VETT 1030	Veterinary Clinical Procedures I	4
VETT 1060	Animal Anatomy and Physiology	4
VETT 1070	Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging	3
VETT 1110	Veterinary Pathology and Diseases	4
VETT 2120	Veterinary Clinical Pathology II	4
VETT 2130	Veterinary Clinical Procedures II	5
VETT 2160	Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians	3
VETT 2210	Laboratory and Exotic Animals	4
VETT 2220	Veterinary Practice Management	3
VETT 2230	Veterinary Anesthesiology and Surgical Procedures	5
VETT 2300	Veterinary Technology Clinical Internship	12
Total Credit Hours:		57

Students must pass all BIOL, CHEM, ENGL, FSSE, MATH, and VETT courses with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 80