Veterinary Technology - North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Veterinary Technology from North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a Campus Bachelor Veterinary degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The veterinary technology program at North Dakota State University will prepare you for an exciting career in animal health care. As a veterinary technician you may choose to work in a veterinary practice or your goals might lead you in other directions, such as technical research assistance, sales, veterinary practice management or animal-related business management. Many potential career opportunities await you as an NDSU veterinary technology graduate. The Program The veterinary technology program leads to a B.S. degree and allows you to control the direction of your education through the choice of electives or a minor field of study. The first year of the veterinary technology program is open enrollment. Students interested in veterinary technology have the opportunity to take courses that will help them decide if they want to apply for the limited-enrollment professional portion of the program. Students are selected each spring to enter the professional portion of the program the following fall. The veterinary technology program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Department of Animal Sciences Veterinary technology is a program of the Department of Animal Sciences. Departmental offices are housed in Hultz, Van Es and Robinson Halls. The veterinary technology program facilities are located in Robinson Hall on the west side of the main NDSU campus. Two veterinarians, a microbiologist, two licensed veterinary technicians and a registered medical technologist comprise the primary faculty and staff of the program. Major classes offered to first-year veterinary technology students include Introduction to the Veterinary Profession, Companion Animal Breeds, Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals , Medical Terminology for the Paraprofessional and Animal Restraint. If, for any reason, you don\\\'t continue into the professional portion of the program, the credits earned during the first year may be transferred into other majors. Topics in the professional portion of the program include clinical techniques, clinical laboratory procedures, radiography, pharmacology, anesthesiology, hospital procedures, surgical nursing and animal diseases. You will work with a diverse group of animals including cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, dogs, cats, birds, laboratory animals and pocket pets. In addition to lectures and demonstrations, we offer a great deal of practical experience. Professional program students participate in the Robinson Hall Veterinary Wellness Clinic and, after successful completion of all the veterinary technology courses, enroll in a clinical externship. Most students do their externships in veterinary clinics, but students with particular interests have done them at facilities such as zoos, research laboratories and even the Kennedy Space Center. Your entire academic career is planned to allow you to achieve your career goals and adapt to individual employment needs after you graduate. A minor in large animal veterinary technology is available for students interested in careers working with livestock and/or horses (available only to veterinary technology majors). Career Opportunities We welcome your questions about veterinary technology . Information sheets and brochures are available that explain career options and employment opportunities in veterinary technology. If you would like to receive this information, call or write the Veterinary Technology Program. View more details on North Dakota State University - Main Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Veterinary courses.