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Veterinary Technology

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 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

HIST 1111World History I to 1500

3

HIST 1112World History II Since 1500

3

HIST 2111U.S. History I to 1877

3

HIST 2112U.S. History II Since 1865

3

POLS 1101American Government

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science

BIOL 1111Biology I

3

BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Total Credit Hours:11

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2110World Literature

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

THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3

Total Credit Hours:3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Veterinary Technology Major

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

4

VETT 2220Veterinary Practice Management

3

VETT 2230Veterinary Anesthesiology and Surgical Procedures

5

VETT 2300Veterinary 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