• Surgical Preparation and Assistance
  
• Anesthesiology
• Medical Treatments
• Laboratory Techniques
• Radiography
• Farm Animals

Take courses in:

COUNSELING     New Student Seminar   0

ENGLISH: 6 credits     Composition I ENG101** 3 credits Writing Through Literature ENG102 3 credits

HUMANITIES: 3 credits (Select one the following courses:)     Oral Communication   HUC101 3 credits Speech:Voice and Diction  HUC104 3 credits Communication in a Professional Setting HUC108 3 credits Communication and the Non-Native Speaker HUL100 3 credits

MATHEMATICS: 3 or 4 credits (Select one the following courses:)     Mathematics and the Modern World MAT107* 3 credits Elementary Statistics I MAT120* 3 credits Precalculus MAT200* 3 credits

SOCIAL SCIENCE: 3 credits (Select one the following courses:)     Introduction to Anthropology SSA100  3 credits Cultural Anthropology SSA101  3 credits Introductory Economics I SSE101  3 credits Themes in American History to 1865 SSH102  3 credits U.S. Power and Politics SSP101  3 credits Introduction to Sociology SSS100  3 credits General Psychology SSY101 3 credits

NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES: 12 credits     Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology I SCB208  2 credits Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology II SCB209  3 credits Biological Chemistry SCC140** 3 credits General Microbiology SCB260 4 credits

VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY: 24 credits     Introduction to Veterinary Technology SCN101**  3 credits Research Animal Technology SCV201 4 credits Veterinary Nursing I SCV210 4 credits Veterinary Nursing II SCV211  4 credits Veterinary Radiography SCV212 3 credits Veterinary Laboratory Techniques SCV213 3 credits Farm Animal Nursing SCV214  3 credits Exotic Animal Nursing (elective) SCV220 2 credits Introduction to Animal Control (elective) SCV150 2 credits Transgenic Techniques (elective) SCV245 3 credits

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION: 6 credits     Gateway to the Workplace CEP100 1 credits Part-Time Internship (Research Animal Practice) CEP151 2 credits Full-Time Internship (Small Animal Practice) CEP201 3 credits

UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES: 2 or 3 credits   2-3 credits

 
* Students taking MAT 107 or MAT120 must take three credits of unrestricted electives.

Students taking MAT 200 must take two credits of unrestricted electives.
** Pre-clinical Veterinary Technology key course.

Note: The Veterinary Technology courses required for this program are offered in the day.

Successful completion of all ACT entrance examinations is required for acceptance into the Vet Tech Clinical Phase. Students enrolled in the College Preparatory Initiative (CPI) may be required to take more than 60 credits in order to graduate. Additional information regarding CPI may be found in the LaGuardia course catalog.

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