BS in Veterinary Technology
ISC - Long Island University, Post, United States
First Year Course Fee
USD 37,926
Course Accredited By
MSCHE
The B.S. in Veterinary Technology provides a strong educational foundation in science and the liberal arts, and comprehensive coursework in veterinary technology. Students receive the core knowledge for entry into professional practice as well as tools for lifelong learning. Through the synthesis of clinical and didactic experiences, students develop clinical competence, conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills for effective problem-solving.
We seek to prepare graduates who will have essential literacies including written and oral communication skills and thus be clinically competent professionals able to provide quality care to the community and other groups of interest. Clinical externship placements include some of the best veterinary facilities in the area –and some, the best in the country. Both large animal and small animal clinical skills will be taught, with an emphasis on the latter. The student will acquire over 500 hours of hands-on clinical experience, in shelter, small clinic, and large hospital environments.
Enrollment Cycles
- September 2023
Entry requirements
Undergraduate
Direct Admission
- TOEFL (iBT) 75 or 79 (varies by program)
- IELTS 6.0
- Pearson (PTE) 50
- Pearson Versant Not Accepted
- Duolingo Not Accepted
- Gao Kao English 90 (Post)
- GPA: 2.0 – 2.5
English Language Institute - TOEFL (iBT) No official score required
- IELTS Below 6.0 (Post)
- Pearson (PTE) Below 50
- Pearson Versant Not Accepted
- Duolingo Not Accepted
- Gao Kao English Under 90 (Post)
- GPA: 2.0 - 2.5
Core Curriculum Requirements
- LIU Post Thematic Core Curriculum (32-33 credits)
- POST 101 1 credit
First-Year Seminar (must take BMS 97) 3 credits
- Writing I 3 credits
- Writing II 3 credits
- Quantitative Reasoning (must take MTH 3) 3 credits
- Scientific Inquiry & the Natural
- World (must take BIO 103) 4 credits
- Creativity, Media & the Arts 3 credits
- Perspectives on World Cultures 3 credits
- Ethics, Self & Society (must take PSY 101) 3 credits
- Power, Institutions & Structures 3 credits
- Additional course from one
cluster (must take BIO 104) 3-4 credits
Required Vet Tech Courses
- VST 101 Introduction to Veterinary
Sciences 3.00hrs - VST 102 Veterinary Hospital
Procedures and Practices 2.00 hrs - VST 201 Anatomy and Physiology
of Domestic Animals I 2.00 hrs - VST 201L Anatomy and Physiology
of Domestic Animals I Lab 1.00 hrs - VST 202 Veterinary Toxicology
and Pharmacology 3.00 hrs - VST 203 Anatomy and Physiology
of Domestic Animals II 2.00 hrs - VST 203L Anatomy and Physiology
of Domestic Animals II Lab 1.00 hrs - VST 204 Veterinary Nursing I 2.00 hrs
- VST 204L Veterinary Nursing I Lab 1.00 hrs
- VST 211 Veterinary Clinical
Laboratory Techniques 2.00 hrs
- VST 211L Veterinary Clinical
Laboratory Techniques Lab1 .00 hrs
- VST 212 Large Animal Health,
Diseases and Nursing 2.00 hrs
- VST 212P Large Animal Health,
Diseases and Nursing 1.00 hrs
- VST 213 Veterinary Externship I 1.00 hrs
- VST 213P Veterinary Externship I -
Practicum 2.00 hrs
- VST 214 Veterinary Nursing II 2.00 hrs
- VST 214L Veterinary Nursing II Lab 1.00 hrs
- VST 215 Veterinary Diseases and
Parasitology 2.00 hrs
- VST 215L Veterinary Diseases and
Parasitology Lab 1.00 hrs
- VST 401 Laboratory Animal/Nontraditional
Pet Technology 2.00 hrs
- VST 401L Laboratory Animal/Nontraditional
Pet Technology Lab 1.00 hrs
- VST 402 Veterinary Externship II 1.00 hrs
- VST 402P Veterinary Externship II – Practicum 3.00
- VST 403 Veterinary Nursing III 3.00 hrs
- VST 403 Veterinary Nursing III Lab 1.00 hrs
- VST 404 Veterinary Dentistry and Nutrition 2.00 hrs
- VST 405 Veterinary Externship III 1.00 hrs
- VST 405P Veterinary Externship III- Practicum 4.00 hrs
- VST 406 Veterinary Capstone Course 2.00 hrs
Undergraduate
English Language Institute (1 semester) $5,000
Direct Admission (2 semesters) $37,926
Estimated Room, Board & Fees $16,266 - $19,614