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PROGRAM OUTCOMES – VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OPTION
1. Upon successful completion of the Veterinary Technician Option students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the essential skills and tasks outlined by the American Veterinary Medical Association. The Skills List represents the complex role of the veterinary technician and encourages instruction in motor skills, critical thinking, entrepreneurship, and clinical application at the entry veterinary technician level in the following areas:
· Office and Hospital Procedures
· Pharmacy and Pharmacology
· Nursing Skills
· Anesthesia
· Radiology
· Surgical Prep and Nursing
· Parasitology, Hematology and Clinical Pathology
· Animal Husbandry, Handling, Behavior and Restraint
· Anatomy
2. Upon successful completion of the Veterinary Technician Option students will be able to demonstrate the academic background needed to pass a national Veterinary Technician National Exam (licensing). This is assessed through the VT Exit Exam and obtaining a 3.0 CGPA.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANT OPTION
1. Upon successful completion of the Veterinary Assistant Option students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the essential skills and tasks outlined by the American Veterinary Medical Association. The Skills List represents the complex role of the veterinary assistant and encourages instruction in motor skills, critical thinking, entrepreneurship, communication in oral and written formats and clinical application at the entry veterinary technician level in the following areas:
· Office and Hospital Procedures
· Pharmacy and Pharmacology
· Nursing Skills
· Anesthesia
· Radiology
· Surgical Prep and Nursing
· Parasitology, Hematology and Clinical Pathology
· Animal Husbandry, Handling, Behavior and Restraint
· Anatomy
PROGRAM OUTCOME – ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND EQUINE HEALTH CARE
1. Students will be able to effectively communicate in oral and written formats.
2. Students will be able to exhibit required knowledge and skills consistent with their chosen field of study. (Technical Competence)
· Office and Hospital Procedures
· Pharmacy and Pharmacology
· Nursing Skills
· Nursing
· Animal Husbandry, Handling, Behavior and Restraint
· Anatomy
PROGRAM OUTCOME ASSESSMENT FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OPTION
Preparing for the NCTA Veterinary Technology Exit Exam and the Veterinary Technology National Exam (VTNE)
Prep Course
VTE 2763 Vet Tech Prep is a required class to be taken in the last spring semester. The class must be passed with an 80% or higher to qualify you to take the NCTA Exit Exam. This course covers the cost of the online Vet Tech Prep Course for one semester and one exit exam.
Doing well in your classes (study for every class every day) and studying from Vet Tech Prep 3 – 4 hours a week will come as close as anything to ensuring your success on the Exit and the VTNE.