Veterinary Technology

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Veterinary Technology Technical National Examination Results for Program Graduates

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Veterinary Technology AAS (Major Code: VT23)

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 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Students may choose from one of the following courses:

ECON 2105	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Microeconomics	3
HIST 1111	World History I	3
HIST 1112	World History II	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science (11 Credits)

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
BIOL 1111L	Biology I Lab	1
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry I Lab	1
MATH 1111	College 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 1101	Art Appreciation	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

Veterinary Technology Core (3 Credits)

COMP 1000

Introduction to Computers

3

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

Veterinary Technology Major (57 Credits)

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 for Veterinary Technicians	4
VETT 2220	Veterinary Practice Management	3
VETT 2230	Veterinary Anesthesiology and Surgical Procedures	5
VETT 2300	Veterinary Technology Clinical Internship	12

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

Veterinary Technician Assistant Certificate (Major Code: VA11)