Catalog 2014-2015

Veterinary Technology

Veterinary Technology AAS (Major Code: VT23)

Credits 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

Students must pass ENGL 1101 with a grade of C or higher.

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

College Requirement (3 Credits)

FSSE 1000First

3

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.