Students are admitted to the program in August of each year. Course content is sequential, and students must enroll in all courses in the order and during the terms indicated in the following curriculum outline.
Course Number |
Course Title |
Required Credits |
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Term I Fall |
3 |
ATE 1110 |
Animal Anatomy |
3 |
ATE 1112 |
Animal Physiology |
1 |
ATE 1110L |
Animal Anatomy & Physiology Lab |
1 |
ATE 1650L |
Introduction to Clinical Practice |
3 |
SPC 1026 |
Fundamentals of Speech |
|
|
TOTALS |
11 Credits |
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|
|
|
Term II Spring |
|
ATE 2638 |
Animal Lab Procedure I |
3 |
ATE 2638L |
Animal Lab Procedure I Lab |
2 |
ATE 2652L |
Introduction to Clinical Practice II |
1 |
ATE 2636 |
Large Animal Clinical & Nursing Skills |
2 |
ATE 2636L |
Large Animal Clinical & Nursing Skills Lab |
1 |
ATE 2671 |
Lab Animal Medicine |
2 |
PHI 2604 |
Critical Thinking/Ethics |
3 |
|
TOTALS |
15 Credits |
|
|
|
|
Term III Summer |
|
ATE 2722 |
Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine |
2 |
ATE 1630 |
Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians |
2 |
ATE 2639 |
Animal Lab Procedure II |
3 |
ATE 2639L |
Animal Lab Procedure II Lab |
2 |
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|
|
TOTALS |
9 Credits |
|
|
|
|
Term IV Fall |
|
ATE 1940 |
Veterinary Clinical Experience I |
3 |
ATE 2611 |
Animal Medicine I |
3 |
ATE 2631 |
Small Animal Nursing I |
3 |
ATE 2655L |
Animal Nursing & Medicine Lab I |
2 |
ATE 2661 |
Large Animal Diseases |
1 |
ATE 1006 |
Psychology of Personal Effectiveness |
3 |
|
TOTALS |
15 Credits |
|
|
|
|
Term V Spring |
|
ATE 2050L |
Animal Nursing and Medicine Lab II |
2 |
ATE 2612 |
Small Animal Nursing II |
3 |
ATE 2614 |
Animal Medicine II |
3 |
ATE 1941 |
Clinical Experience II |
3 |
| ATE 2710 |
Emergency Medicine |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
TOTALS |
13 Credits |
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| |
Term VI Summer A/B |
|
ATE 2942 |
Clinical Experience III |
3 |
| |
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|
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TOTALS |
3 Credits |
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GRAND TOTAL, including prerequisite courses |
73 Credits |