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The Department of Animal Science offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree in Veterinary Technology. It is a complete program that carries full university credit and may be used toward a four-year degree program by students who choose to complete the Bachelor of Science degree.

This program prepares students to work for practicing veterinarians or for employment in related fields.
The following is a suggested sequence of courses for students seeking the Associate of Applied Science degree with a major in Veterinary Technology. This is a College Tech Prep articulated program.

First Fall Term
ANSC 1401, General Animal Science - 4 hrs
ANSC 1403, Clinical Assistance - 4 hrs

ANSC 1202, Laboratory Animal Management - 2 hrs
ENG 1301, Composition and Rhetoric - 3 hrs
CHEM 1401, General Chemistry - 4 hrs

CREDIT HOURS - 17

Spring
ANSC 1303, Surgical Assistance - 3 hrs
ANSC 1302, Radiology - 3 hrs
ANSC 1304, Pharmacology - 3 hrs
BIOL 3403, Veterinary Parasitology - 4 hrs
COMM 1303, Speech Communications - 3 hrs

CREDIT HOURS - 16

Second Fall Term
ANSC 2501, Animal Anatomy/Physiology - 5 hrs
ANSC 3404, Clinical Pathology - 4 hrs
ANSC 2405, Equine Veterinary Footcare - 4 hrs
MATH 1310 or MATH 1315, University Math or University Algebra - 3 hrs

CREDIT HOURS - 16

Spring
ANSC 2300, Veterinary Ethics & Clinical Procedures - 3 hrs
ANSC 2306, Small Animal Management - 3 hrs
ANSC 3403, Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding - 4 hrs
ANSC 3408, Advanced Clinical Assistance - 4 hrs
BIOL 2406, Introduction to Microbiology - 4 hrs

CREDIT HOURS - 18

Summer Semester

ANSC 3601, Practicum in Veterinary Assistance - 6 hrs

Total Credit Hours

73 hours

Advisor:

Dr. Darwin Yoder

Box C-11
Alpine, TX 79832
Phone: (432) 837-8205
Fax: (432) 837-8409

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