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Veterinary Technology

Health Career Admissions
Program Code: GVTT AAS

Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 66 semester hours

Veterinary technicians assist the veterinarian in clinical laboratory testing, X-ray procedures, pharmacy duties, anesthesia and surgery support, client information, patient treatments, record keeping, and office procedures. This program is accredited by the Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

Program Notes
• This is a selective admissions program — you must be admitted into the program before taking VTT courses. Students must assess into ENG 101, college-level reading (83 or above on COMPASS), and MAT 095. Students with veterinary care work experience will receive extra consideration. See a counselor/advisor or the health professions recruiter to advise you through the application process.
• All students are required to take the rabies pre-exposure vaccination. The approximate cost of the vaccine series is $500-$600.
• Credit/no-credit options are not available for VTT and BIO courses. Students must maintain a 2.0 minimum GPA and a C or higher in all VTT courses. Students taking BIO 121 and BIO 122 before being admitted to the program will be required to take BIO 160 and BIO 161. Students needing to take BIO 121, BIO 122, or BIO 123 must have already completed high school or college chemistry.

Suggested Full-time Sequence
FALL 1st Semester VTT 110 VTT 113 VTT 114 VTT 116 VTT 119 BIO 121 MAT 151	SPRING 2nd Semester VTT 111 VTT 112 VTT 115 VTT 117 BIO 122	SUMMER VTT 118
FALL 3rd Semester VTT 210 VTT 212 VTT 214 BIO 123 ENG 101	SPRING 4th Semester VTT 211 VTT 213 VTT 215 ENG 102 Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities/Fine Arts electives

 

Requirements	Credit Hours
Required Program Courses (40 hours)
VTT 110 Small Animal Nursing I	3
VTT 111 Small Animal Nursing II	3
VTT 112 Radiography	3
VTT 113 Management Skills for the Veterinary Technician	2
VTT 114 Clinical Lab I	2
VTT 115 Clinical Lab II	2
VTT 116 Large Animal Nursing	2
VTT 117 Surgery Technology I	2
VTT 118 Veterinary Clinical Practicum	3
VTT 119 Common Veterinary Drugs I	1
VTT 210 Clinic Care I	4
VTT 211 Clinic Care II	4
VTT 212 Surgery Technology II	2
VTT 213 Animal Management	4
VTT 214 Laboratory Animals	2
VTT 215 Common Veterinary Drugs II	1
Other Required Courses (12 hours)
BIO 121 Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIO 122 Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BIO 123 Microbiology	4
Required General Education Core Courses (14-15 hours)
ENG 101 Composition I	3
ENG 102 Composition II	3
MAT 151 Mathematics for Health Careers	2
Humanities/Fine Arts, or Social/Behavioral Sciences elective	6-7
Total Semester Credit Hours	66-67