Equine Veterinary Technology (BS)

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Total required hours: 126

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I. General Education Requirements (47 hrs)

First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
Integrative Studies (28 hrs)
Modern Language (0, 4 or 8 hrs)
Mathematics (4 hrs)
Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series (1 hr)
Senior Year Experience (2 hrs)

Note: This major requires four courses fulfilled within the major and

SYE 4900 - Managing the Transition to Your Career: The Senior Year Internship Seminar

Writing Intensive Requirement (fulfilled within Integrative Studies and the major)

See
General Education Requirements
for specifics.

II. Major Requirements

Note: A minimum grade of C must be achieved in all courses in the major. If a grade lower than C is earned in any course, the course must be repeated in order to count toward the major. Should that course be a prerequisite for subsequent coursework, you must earn a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course before continuing with the subsequent coursework.

A. Core Courses (all courses required)

EQSC 1100 - Horsemastership 4 hrs
EQSC 1110 - Applied Horsemastership 1 hr
EQSC 1200 - Equine Anatomy and Physiology 4 hrs
EQSC 1250 - Equine Health Monitoring 1 hr
EQSC 3000 - Systems I 4 hrs
EQSC 3020 - Systems Seminar I 2 hrs
EQSC 3100 - Systems II 4 hrs
EQSC 3120 - Systems Seminar II 2 hrs
EQSC 3410 - Service Learning 1 hr
EQSC 4000 - Animal Nutrition and Feeding 4 hrs
EQSC 4100 - Contemporary and Emerging Equine Issues - Writing Intensive 4 hrs

B. Support Courses (all courses required)

BIO 1810 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
BIO 1820 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 hrs
CHEM 1100 - Survey of General Chemistry 3 hrs
CHEM 1110 - Survey of General Chemistry Laboratory 1 hr

C. The following courses must be transferred from Columbus State Community College by submitting an official transcript

HIMT 1121 - Advanced Medical Terminology 2 hrs
VET 1103 - Introduction to Small Animal Medicine 1 hrs
VET 1105 - Veterinary Parasitology 2 hrs
VET 1324 - Principles of Veterinary Radiology 1 hr
VET 1335 - Clinical Pathology I 3 hrs
VET 1338 - Veterinary Surgical Techniques 2 hrs
VET 1426 - Principles of Veterinary Anesthesia 2 hrs
VET 1502 - Laboratory and Exotic Animal Medicine 1 hr
VET 1533 - Clinical Application I 2 hrs
VET 1536 - Small Animal Health and Disease 2 hrs
VET 2535 - Clinical Pathology II 2 hrs
VET 2562 - Veterinary Pharmacology 2 hrs
VET 2563 - Clinical Application II 2 hrs
VET 2566 - Large Animal Health and Disease 2 hrs
VET 2599 - Clinical Application III 2 hrs
VET 2800 - Veterinary Seminar I 1 hr
VET 2850 - Veterinary Seminar II 1 hr
VET 2900 - Veterinary Practicum I 2 hrs
VET 2950 - Veterinary Practicum II 2 hrs

III. Residency Requirements

In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above, however, the Equine Veterinary Technology major is exempt from the 3000 level or above requirement
at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (126 hrs)

If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 126 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major

A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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