Veterinary Technician - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
The Veterinary Technician Associate of Applied Science is designed to prepare students to take the Veterinary Technician National Examination to become certified veterinary technicians. The program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities as a program for educating veterinary technicians.
Courses
- BI 101 — General Biology: Cells & Genes (4 Credits)
- BI 221Z — Principles of Biology: Cells (5 Credits)
- CH 104Z — Introduction to Chemistry (4 Credits)
- CH 124Z — Introduction to Chemistry Lab (1 Credit)
- CH 221Z — General Chemistry I (4 Credits)
- CH 227Z — General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 Credit)
- COMM 218Z — Interpersonal Communication (4 Credits)
- MTH 095 — Intermediate Algebra (4 Credits)
- MTH 111Z — Precalculus I: Functions (4 Credits)
- VT 101 — Intro to Veterinary Technician (3 Credits)
- VT 102 — Veterinary Terminology (3 Credits)
- VT 103 — Animal Hospital and Office Procedures (3 Credits)
- VT 108 — Small Animal Nursing (4 Credits)
- VT 110 — Parasitology and Pathology (4 Credits)
- VT 111 — Hematology and Urinalysis (4 Credits)
- VT 112 — Advanced Small Animal Nursing (4 Credits)
- VT 113 — Exotic and Lab Animal Medicine (3 Credits)
- VT 114 — Pharmaceutical Math (3 Credits)
- VT 116 — Pharmacology (4 Credits)
- VT 117 — Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology I (5 Credits)
- VT 118 — Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology II (4 Credits)
- VT 200 — Radiation Safety (2 Credits)
- VT 201 — Anesthesiology and Surgery Techniques (4 Credits)
- VT 202 — Surgical Nursing and Dentistry (4 Credits)
- VT 203 — Large Animal Nursing (4 Credits)
- VT 204 — Diagnostic Imaging (3 Credits)
- VT 206 — Small Animal Diseases (4 Credits)
- VT 208 — Animal Nutrition (2 Credits)
- VT 209 — Large Animal Diseases (3 Credits)
- VT 212 — Veterinary Microbiology (4 Credits)
- VT 280 — Clinical Practicum I (9 Credits)
- VT 281 — Clinical Practicum II (5 Credits)
- WR 121Z — Composition I (4 Credits)