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AUGUST ENTRY ONLY

Deadline for application to be admitted the following Fall Term is May 1 st.

Pre-Requisites for acceptance into program:

Course Number

Course Title

Required Credits

ENC 1101

English Composition I

3

BSC 1005

General Education Biology

3

BSC 1005L

General Education Biology Lab

1

 

TOTALS

7 Credits

THE VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM

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

 

 

 

 

Term I Fall

 

ATE 1110

Animal Anatomy

3

ATE 1211

Animal Physiology

3

ATE 1110L

Animal Anatomy & Physiology Lab

1

ATE 1311L

Veterinary Office Procedures

1

ATE 1650L

Introduction to Clinical Practice

1

ATE 1940

Veterinary Clinical Experience I

1

SPC 1026

Fundamentals of Speech

3

 

TOTALS

13 Credits

 

 

 

 

Term II Spring

 

ATE 2638

Animal Lab Procedure I

3

ATE 2638L

Animal Lab Procedure I Lab

2

ATE 1634

Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians

1

ATE 2652L

Introduction to Clinical Practice II

1

ATE 1941

Veterinary Clinical Experience II

2

ATE 2671

Lab Animal Medicine

2

PHI 2604

Critical Thinking/Ethics

3

 

TOTALS

14 Credits

 

 

 

 

Term III Summer

 

ATE 2639

Animal Lab Procedures II

3

ATE 2639L

Animal Lab Procedures II Lab

2

ATE 2636

Large Animal Clinical & Nursing Skills

2

ATE 2636L

Large Animal Clinical & Nursing Skills Lab

1

ATE 2012

Avian & Exotic Pet Medicine

2

 

TOTALS

10 Credits

 

 

 

 

Term IV Fall

 

ATE 2631

Small Animal Nursing I

3

ATE 2655L

Animal Nursing & Medicine I Lab

2

ATE 2611

Animal Medicine I

3

ATE 2942

Veterinary Clinical Experience III

2

ATE 2661

Large Animal Diseases

1

ATE 2501

Professional Development & Ethics Seminar for Veterinary Technicians

2

 

TOTALS

13 Credits

 

 

 

 

Term V Spring

 

ATE 2612

Small Animal Nursing II

3

ATE 2050L

Animal Nursing & Medicine II Lab

2

ATE 2614

Animal Medicine II

3

ATE 2943

Veterinary Clinical Experience IV

3

CLP 1006

Psychology of Personal Effectiveness

3

ATE 2710 Animal Emergency Medicine 2

 

TOTALS

16 Credits

 

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL, including prerequisite courses

73 Credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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