2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Veterinary Science and Technology, B.S.V.S.T. (1140)

General Education Requirements (38-39 hours)

Biological and Physical Systems (8-16 hours)

The Veterinary Science (1141) concentration requires students to take BIOL 130 and BIOL 140 (instead of BIOL 110 and BIOL 120 ) and CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 (instead of CHEM 111 and CHEM 112 ).

The Veterinary Technology (1142) concentration requires students to take one Biology sequence (either BIOL 110 and BIOL 120 or BIOL 130 and BIOL 140 ) and one Chemistry sequence (either CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 or CHEM 111 and CHEM 112 ) under Biological and Physical Sciences.

Communication (9-10 hours)

MMSC 230 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
ENGL 105 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 111 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
AND
ENGL 112 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 113 - English for Technical Writers Credit(s): 3

Fine Arts (Aesthetics) (3 hours)

Choose one course from approved General Education listing.

Humanities (9 hours)

Choose three courses from approved General Education listing.

Mathematics (3 hours)

Choose one course from

MATH 110 - Essentials of Algebra II Credit(s): 4
MATH 140 - Precalculus College Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 160 - Calculus for Business and Life Sciences Credit(s): 3
MATH 185 - Precalculus Credit(s): 5
MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics and Probability Credit(s): 3
OR
MATH 251 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)

Choose two courses from approved General Education listing.

Veterinary Science and Technology Core Courses (35-43 hours)

ANSC 110 - Introduction to Animal Science Credit(s): 3
ANSC 119 - Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory Credit(s): 1
ANSC 320 - Farm Animal Health Credit(s): 3
ANSC 350 - Animal Nutrition Credit(s): 3
OR
VET 360 - Small Animal Clinical Nutrition in Veterinary Medicine Credit(s): 3
ANSC 371 - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals Credit(s): 4
ANSC 372 - Applied Animal Reproduction Credit(s): 3
AGEC 110 - Introduction to Agricultural Business Credit(s): 3
MBIO 251 - General Bacteriology Credit(s): 4
MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics and Probability Credit(s): 3
OR
MATH 110 - Essentials of Algebra II Credit(s): 4
MATH 140 - Precalculus College Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 160 - Calculus for Business and Life Sciences Credit(s): 3
MATH 185 - Precalculus Credit(s): 5
OR
MATH 251 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4
if MATH 210 is used to satisfy general education requirement

Concentration Requirements (47 hours)

(See respective concentrations on the following pages.)

Veterinary Science and Technology: Veterinary Science Concentration (1141), B.S.V.S.T.

Veterinary Science and Technology: Veterinary Technology Concentration (1142), B.S.V.S.T.

Minimum hours required for B.S.V.S.T. degree

(must include 30 hours of upper-division courses) - 120 hours