4
year Baccalaureate Curriculum (BS Degree)
4 year curriculum for students entering the VT program directly from high
school or with minimal prior college credits.
The first year is composed of general education courses taught on the central Purdue campus.
Year two and three comprise the clinical Veterinary Technology courses taught in the School of Veterinary Medicine and constitutes the curriculum of the Associate Degree.
A fourth year of senior level courses and advanced VT courses are required
for completion of the BS degree.
YEAR 1
Fall |
Spring |
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| ENGL 106 | English Composition | 4 cr. | CHEM 112 | General Chemistry | 3 cr. |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry | 3 cr. | MATH 154 | Algebra & Trig. II | 3 cr. |
| MATH 153 | Algebra & Trig. I | 3 cr. | BIOL 111 | Biology of Animals | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 110 | Biology of Animals | 4 cr. | COM 114 | Fund. Speech Comm. | 3 cr. |
| ANSC 102 | Intro. To Animal Ag. | 3 cr. | Humanities Elective | 3 cr. | |
| Total | 17 cr. | Total | 16 cr. | ||
SUMMER SESSION
| VM 100 | Intro. To Vet Tech | 1 cr. |
| BMS 120 | Anatomy | 3 cr. |
| BMS 140 | Physiology | 2 cr. |
| Total | 6 cr. |
YEAR 2
Fall |
Spring |
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| VM 145 | Basic Clinic Rotation | 4 cr. |
VM 200 | Clinic Rotation | 6 cr. |
| VCS 160 | Nursing of Small An. | 2 cr. |
VCS 165 | Nursing Large Animals | 2 cr. |
| VCS 162 | Imaging | 2 cr. |
VM 204 | Lab An. Health Mgt. | 2 cr. |
| VCS 163 | Prin. Anesth. & Sur. Nsg. | 3 cr. |
CPB 233 | Parasitology | 2 cr. |
| CPB 164 | Clinical Pathology | 4 cr. |
CPB 234 | Microbiology | 2 cr. |
| Total | 15 cr. |
BMS 241 | Pharmacology | 2 cr. |
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| VCS 245 | Sm. An. Health Mgt. | 2 cr. |
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| Total | 18 cr. |
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SUMMER SESSION
VM 250 |
Clinic Rotation | 7 cr. |
VM 255 |
Externship | 2 cr. |
| Total | 9 cr. |
YEAR 3
Fall |
Spring |
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VCS 261 |
Large Animal Health Mgmt. | 2 cr. |
VM |
300 Level Management Course* | 3 cr. |
VPB 263 |
Occupational Health | 2 cr. |
COM 320 |
Small Group Communication (or equivalent) | 3 cr. |
VM 277 |
Management topics | 3 cr. |
VCS 467 |
Diag. Instrumentation | 2 cr. |
VM 290 |
Clinic Rotation | 7 cr. |
BMS 464 |
Clinical Pharm. & Toxicology | 1 cr. |
Totals |
14 cr. |
Guided Core Electives in Plan of Study | 6 cr. | ||
(ASSOCIATE DEGREE GRANTED) |
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Totals |
15 cr. |
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SUMMER SESSION
| VM 390 | Practicum | 4 cr. | ||
YEAR 4
Fall |
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| VM 414 | Seminar for VT II (301 waived) | 1 cr. |
| VM 463 | Special Project | 1 cr. |
| CPB 480 | Seminars on An. Welfare | 2 cr. |
| ENGL 420 | Bus. or 421 Tech. Writing | 3 cr. |
| ENGL/LIT | Elective | 2 cr. |
| Guided Core Electives | 5 cr. | |
| Total | 14 cr. | |