Veterinary Technology

Allied Health

Degree (G)

The Veterinary Technology program provides students with the theoretical and technical skills essential for a wide-range of career options in animal health and management. The curriculum prepares students for careers as veterinary technicians and for positions in animal hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, research laboratories, animal health industry, zoological parks, and emergency/specialty clinics. The program focuses on the development of laboratory testing techniques, clinical assisting procedures, humane animal care and nursing skills, and hospital management practices. In addition to course work and laboratory experience, students are required to complete one supervised externship at a variety of animal care facilities. Academically ready students can apply to the program following the guidelines of the Allied Health competitive admission process. Interested applicants should review the information provided here and contact their program advisor for application requirements.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Apply theoretical information that leads to appropriate action in the application of delivery of veterinary nursing procedures.
  2. Competently perform a full range of veterinary nursing procedures used in small and large animal medicine.
  3. Practice behaviors that are consistent with the Veterinary Technology Code of Ethics and employer expectations/requirements.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Crit Thinking & Acad Writing

3

ENG 102Composition and Research

3

MAT 153College Math and Statistics

4

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

Select 2 course(s) from:

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

HIS 111U. S. History: Pre-Civil War

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

PSY 127Human Development

3

PSY 223Abnormal Psychology

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Health Care

3

Program/Major Courses

VET 101Intro to Veterinary Technology

2

VET 102Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology I

3

VET 110Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology II

3

VET 120Breeds And Behavior

2

VET 130Vet Clinical Pathology I

3

VET 140Pharmacology for Vet Techs

3

VET 205Small Animal Health & Disease

3

VET 210Vet Clinical Pathology II

3

VET 220 Laboratory & Exotic Animal Care & Management

3

VET 221Veterinary Nursing I

3

VET 222Veterinary Nursing II

3

VET 224Large Animal and Equine Nursing and Health Management

4

VET 235Diagnostic Imaging

3

VET 250Vet Tech Internship

5

Program/Major Support Courses

BIO 100Medical Terminology

3

SSC 115Research Success Strategies

1

 

BIO 125Introductory Microbiology

4

Or

BIO 250Principles of Microbiology

4

 

BIO 140General Biology

4

Or

BIO 150Biology I

4

 

CHM 100Basic Chemistry

3

Or

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

BIO 140General Biology

4

Or

BIO 150Biology I

4

 

MAT 153College Math and Statistics

4

 

CHM 100Basic Chemistry

3

Or

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

 

BIO 100Medical Terminology

3

Semester 2

VET 101Intro to Veterinary Technology

2

VET 102Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology I

3

ENG 101Crit Thinking & Acad Writing

3

VET 120Breeds And Behavior

2

SSC 115Research Success Strategies

1

Semester 3

VET 110Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology II

3

VET 130Vet Clinical Pathology I

3

VET 205Small Animal Health & Disease

3

ENG 102Composition and Research

3

Semester 4

VET 140Pharmacology for Vet Techs

3

 

BIO 125Introductory Microbiology

4

Or

BIO 250Principles of Microbiology

4

Semester 5

VET 221Veterinary Nursing I

3

VET 220 Laboratory & Exotic Animal Care & Management

3

VET 210Vet Clinical Pathology II

3

Elective
Social Science Elective

3

Semester 6

VET 235Diagnostic Imaging

3

VET 222Veterinary Nursing II

3

VET 224Large Animal and Equine Nursing and Health Management

4

Elective
Social Science Elective

3

Semester 7

VET 250Vet Tech Internship

5

Approved Electives

Select two (2) social science electives.

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

HIS 111U. S. History: Pre-Civil War

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

PSY 127Human Development

3

PSY 223Abnormal Psychology

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Health Care

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 73 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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