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Veterinary Technology

In 1978 Murray State College began Oklahoma’s first Veterinary Technology Program.

The Veterinary Technology Program emphasizes “hands-on” training with multiple species and offers two options for the curriculum. The Pre-Veterinary Technology option gives students the opportunity to take required general education courses prior to beginning the core veterinary technology curriculum. The Pre-Veterinary Technology option consists of 13 to 15 credit hours per semester. Students who meet the requirements and elect to take general education courses concurrently with the Veterinary Technology core curriculum (2 year option) will be required to take 16-19 credit hours per semester. Both options are designed to provide basic principles, knowledge and skill development pertaining to care and handling of normal and abnormal animals. Veterinary Technicians are an integral member of the veterinary medical team. Areas of study include: veterinary nursing, nutritional counseling, anesthesiology, veterinary imaging, clinical pathology, surgical nursing, dental hygiene and client education. Veterinary technician duties include all facets of veterinary medicine except diagnosis, prescribing medication and performing surgery. The Associate of Applied Science Degree and/or the credits in Veterinary Technology are discipline specific and do not substitute for or transfer to pre-veterinary medical school curriculum.

Graduates of this program are eligible to take the State and National Board Examination for registration as a Veterinary Technician.

This program is fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Freshman
First Semster
CR
Second Semester
CR
VT 1101 Medical Terminology
1
VT 1223 Physiology of Domestic Animals
3
VT 1104 Intro to Veterinary Technology
4
VT 1214 Anesthesia & Surgical Nursing
4
VT 1114 Veterinary Tech Anatomy
4
VT 1224 Clinical Pathology I
4
VT 1112 Veterinary Tech Math for Meds
2
BIO 1114 General Biology Science
4
ORI 1011 New Student Col Orientation
1
ENG 1213 English Comp I or  
ENG 1113 English Comp I
3
SPC 1113 Fundamentals of Speech or  
HST 1483 US History to 1865 or
ENG 2113 Technical Report Writing
3
HST 1493 US History since 1865 3  
Total Hours
17
Total Hours
18


Sophmore
Summer Session
CR
VT 2006 Preceptorship
6
Total Hours
6


First Semster
CR
Second Semester
CR
VT 2124 Pharm & Sm Animal Med Nursing
4
VT 2223 Wild, Zoo, and Lab Animal Care
3
VT 2103 Clinical Pathology II
3
VT 2213 Veterinary Clinical Management
3
VT 2113 Veterinary Imaging
3
VT 2214 Large Animal Med Nursing
4
VT 2123 Diseases of Domestic Animals
3
VT 2222 Small Animal Nutrition
2
CIS 1113 Computer Applications
3
VT 2122 Livestock Feeding for Vet Technicians
2
HUM 1111 Humanities
1
 GVT 1113 American Federal Government
3
Total Hours
16
Total Hours
17
Total Veterinary Technology Program Hours 75