Overview
What is a Veterinary Technician?
Are you interested in health care but also have a passion for animals? As a veterinary technician, you work on a team of veterinary professionals to provide healthcare for animals. Using classroom work, labs and clinical experiences, GBCC的兽医技术课程为您提供与兽医携手合作所需的学术背景和技能.
Graduates are eligible to become credentialed veterinary technicians (VTNE information) and to work in veterinary practices or other veterinary related fields.
Why Great Bay?
- 兽医技术项目在我们的学术界和兽医界都建立了良好的基础.
- The program has maintained full accreditation with the AVMA since 1998.
- Our course offerings change to reflect the profession’s evolution. 兽医技术课程全部由在该领域工作并有经验的兽医或技术人员讲授.
In-Depth Description
As the field of veterinary medicine becomes increasingly complex, there is a growing need for skilled, educated paraprofessionals who can perform a variety of duties. Veterinary technicians work as a team with veterinarians providing medical, surgical, and laboratory procedures. 他们为客户提供全面的支持,并为动物病人提供一般的医疗保健.
兽医技术项目由美国兽医协会(AVMA)认证。. 该计划提供基础科学和文科以及兽医技术方面的教育. Program only starts in the fall semester.
Hands-on experience is obtained during clinical affiliations at local animal hospitals, service- learning sites, and spay/neuter clinics. Transportation to and from the clinical site is the responsibility of the student. Clinical Affiliation experiences may vary in time and in locations including days, evenings, and/or weekends. Students are required to purchase, through the college approved vendor, a scrub top and bottom, and a lab coat in their first semester in the program. Scrubs will be worn in lab courses at the college and during clinical affiliations. Lab coats will be worn in anatomy and clinical pathology lab courses. 包括兽医解剖学和生理学I和II在内的兽医课程必须在接下来的学期入学之前以C+的最低成绩成功完成, Clinical Affiliations, and to graduate from the program.
该计划的目标是为我们的学生提供全面的学术基础,强调技术技能, integrity, and professionalism. The program may be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. 所有兽医技术课程必须在进入该计划之日起四年内完成. 被录取或重新进入该课程的学生必须满足当前毕业所需的要求.
成功完成该学位课程为学生提供了在兽医医院和其他兽医相关领域寻求就业的机会. Graduates may find jobs in veterinary hospitals, medical laboratories, pet-related industries, zoos, research facilities, and the pharmaceutical industry. 他们也有资格参加兽医技术员国家考试(VTNE),以获得认证或执照. Pass rates for Veterinary Technology Degree recipients can be found below.
Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE)
Graduates are eligible to sit for the VTNE to become a credentialed veterinary technician. For more information on the exam click here.
GBCC为GBCC毕业生和其他认可的兽医技术项目的毕业生提供复习课程,为VTNE做准备.
Highlights
Pass rates for Veterinary Technology Degree recipients, for July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023, are presented below.
Number of first-time candidates that have taken the VTNE | 61 |
Three-year VTNE pass percentage | 63.93% |
Career Options
成功完成该学位课程为学生提供了在兽医医院和其他相关领域寻求就业的机会. 毕业生通常会在兽医医院找到工作,但也可以在医学实验室找到工作, pet-related industries, zoos, research facilities, and the pharmaceutical industry. 他们有资格参加兽医技术员国家考试(VTNE),以获得认证或执照.
To learn more about potential earnings visit:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
- National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Related Degrees
First Year – Fall Semester
Course ID | Course | Theory | Lab | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
VETN110G | Introduction to Veterinary Technology | 2 | 0 | 2 |
BIOL111G | Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
ENGL110G/ 111G | College Composition I / College Comp I with Lab | 4 | 0/2 | 4/5 |
MATH145G | Quantitative Reasoning | 4 | 0 | 4 |
or | ||||
MATH147G | Quantitative Reasoning Plus | 5 | 0 | 5 |
***学生将根据Accuplacer测试或以前的课程作业参加这些数学课程之一. | ||||
Total Credits | 14-16 |
First Year – Spring Semester
Course ID | Course | Theory | Lab | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
VETN121G | Veterinary Clinical Methods I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
BIOL121G | Veterinary A&P II | 3 | 3 | 4 |
VETN114G | Veterinary Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | 3 |
VETN115G | Veterinary Parasitology | 2 | 0 | 2 |
CHEM110G* | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | 3 | 4 |
*Students planning on transfer to a four-year college may substitute CHEM115G | ||||
Total Credits | 17 |
Summer Semester
Course ID | Course | Theory | Lab | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
VETN130G | Veterinary Clinical Affiliation I | 0 | 24 | 4 |
VETN225G | Veterinary Practice Law | 2 | 0 | 2 |
or | ||||
VETN226G | Small Animal Behavior | 2 | 0 | 2 |
or | ||||
VETN227G | Veterinary Emergency Medicine | 2 | 0 | 2 |
**Students must choose from one of the three VETN elective courses offered. | ||||
Total Credits | 6 |
Second Year – Fall Semester
Course ID | Course | Theory | Lab | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
VETN210G | Veterinary Clinical Methods II | 3 | 3 | 4 |
VETN212G | Laboratory Animal Science | 2 | 2 | 3 |
VETN215G | Large Animal Management | 2 | 2 | 3 |
VETN220G | Veterinary Clinical Pathology I | 2 | 3 | 3 |
VETN214G | Veterinary Pharmacology II | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Social Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3-4 | |
Total Credits | 17-18 |
Second Year – Spring Semester
Course ID | Course | Theory | Lab | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
VETN221G | Veterinary Clinical Pathology II | 2 | 3 | 3 |
VETN224G | Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging | 1 | 3 | 2 |
VETN222G | Veterinary Clinical Affiliation II | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Foreign Language/Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
VETN223G | Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) Preparation | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total Credits | 14 | |||
Total Overall Credits: 67-70 |
Curriculum Recommendations
鼓励学生在开始兽医技术课程之前参加必修课程通识教育课程. Alternatively, 他们应该按照上面推荐的顺序学习通识教育课程. If a student fails to complete a first-year general education course, 他们被鼓励在第一年和第二年之间的夏天参加临床实习I和VETN选修课程. 学生可能不参加资格考试(VTNE),直到所有课程完成,学生已经毕业. Health insurance is recommended for the entirety of the program.
Accreditation Information
兽医技术项目由美国兽医协会(AVMA)认证。.
美国兽医协会兽医技术教育和活动委员会(CVTEA)对兽医技术项目进行认证. 所有AVMA CVTEA认证的兽医技术项目都必须符合CVTEA的认证标准,以确保教育体验的质量以及对学生知识和技能的评估.
Clinical Requirements
Prior to participating in required service learning for VETN121G, students must:
- Possess and maintain health insurance and professional liability insurance. (Professional liability insurance is available at the College.)
- 是否有文件显示目前已接种狂犬病、破伤风、麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗.
- Provide proof of a negative TB skin test.
Prior to the first clinical affiliation, students must also:
- Purchase a radiology dosimeter badge (available at the College).
Technical Standards
The program is physically strenuous requiring lifting animals up to 50 lbs. and working with large animals. 进行临床和显微手术需要足够的灵巧性和视力. Students will be expected to establish priorities, function effectively in emergency situations, comply with safety regulations, and communicate in a professional manner during clinical affiliations. 不能达到这些标准的个人可能难以满足课程目标并成为一名成功的兽医技术员.
Admissions Criteria
The deadline for completion of the application process, including the interview with the director, is April 30th. 对于在截止日期之前完成申请的具有良好学术历史的申请人,可以提前决定.
Admissions Requirements
- Complete an application to the program.
- Provide proof of high school completion or equivalent.
- Provide proof of completion of high school algebra, biology, and chemistry or equivalent of current enrollment.
- Place into college level Math, 阅读和写作能力或通过大学成绩单或SAT成绩证明同等能力.
- Complete a personal interview with the program director.
一旦满足前四项要求,招生部将与申请人联系,安排与项目主管的面试.
Additional Information
Veterinary Technology Program Suspension Information and Readmission Policy
兽医技术专业的学生退学或未达到兽医技术或兽医解剖学和生理学I和II课程的最低成绩,只允许重修一次课程. Should a student fail to achieve the minimum grade on the second attempt, they will be dismissed from the program and must re-apply if they choose. 由于不安全的行为或不行为导致兽医技术课程不及格的学生将被开除,并且没有资格重新进入兽医技术课程.
Advanced Placement
从另一个AVMA认可的兽医技术项目转学的学生将由项目主管根据成功完成的课程和空间可用性决定. 所有寻求先修课程的学生都必须遵守相同的入学和课程要求.
Transfer Credit Policy
In addition to Great Bay Community College transfer credit policies, there is a ten year limitation on accepting the course equivalencies of all VETN courses, BIOL111G and BIOL121G. Exceptions may be made by the department chairperson.
Program Outcomes
该计划的目标是为我们的学生提供全面的学术基础,强调技术技能, integrity, and professionalism. Based on curriculum standards set by the American Veterinary Medical Association, 该计划与新英格兰兽医机构合作,培养有资格在兽医保健领域许多领域就业的熟练医疗专业人员.