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Veterinary Technology

Veterinary Technology AAS (Major Code: VT23)

Credit Required for Graduation: 80 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (20 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Students may choose from one of the following courses:

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science (11 Credits)

BIOL 1111Biology I

3
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
Students must pass BIOL 1111, BIOL 1111L, CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L, and MATH 1111 with a grade of C or higher.

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Students may choose from one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

Veterinary Technology Core (3 Credits)

COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3
Students must pass COMP 1000 with a grade of C or higher.

Veterinary Technology Major (57 Credits)

VETT 1000Veterinary Medical Terminology

2
VETT 1010Introduction to Veterinary Technology

1
VETT 1020Veterinary Clinical Pathology I

3
VETT 1030Veterinary Clinical Procedures I

4
VETT 1060Animal Anatomy and Physiology

4
VETT 1070Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

3
VETT 1110Veterinary Pathology and Diseases

4
VETT 2120Veterinary Clinical Pathology II

4
VETT 2130Veterinary Clinical Procedures II

5
VETT 2160Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians

3
VETT 2210Laboratory and Exotic Animals for Veterinary Technicians

4
VETT 2220Veterinary Practice Management

3
VETT 2230Veterinary Anesthesiology and Surgical Procedures

5
VETT 2300Veterinary Technology Clinical Internship

12

Students must pass all VETT courses with a grade of C or higher.