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 |
|
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 |