Veterinary Technician

Associate of Applied Science

Program Director:  Annie Bryan 

Program Faculty: Cynthia Faux

Program Website

Program Application (Spring 2025 Application released to current Vet Office students on September 27th)

This is a hybrid program with specific clinical requirements. Please contact Program Director for more information.

This program will prepare students to successfully become credentialed in veterinary technician. Graduates under the supervision of veterinarians, laboratory animal specialists, and zoological professionals, are prepared to provide patient management, care, and clinical procedures assistance as well as owner communication. Includes instruction in animal nursing care, animal health and nutrition, animal handling, clinical pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, dental prophylaxis, surgical assisting, clinical laboratory procedures, office administration skills, patient and owner management, and applicable standards and regulations. 

This stackable credential may lead students directly into the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Veterinary Technician.

For more information about other veterinary degrees offered, visit the catalog pages for the Veterinary Office and Veterinary Assistant.

Graduates are prepared to:

• Manage business functions of a veterinary office including communicating professionally and upholding the veterinary technology professional ethical codes.
• Administer prescribed drugs to patients and explain prescribed drugs to clients
• Perform patient assessment techniques on a variety of animals
• Demonstrate husbandry, nutrition, therapeutic and dentistry techniques to variety of animals
• Manage and maintain patients and equipment in all phases of anesthesia
• Perform the role of surgical assistant for surgery on an animal
• Perform proper laboratory procedures
• Produce diagnostic radiographic images
• Demonstrate proper care for lab animals
• Apply proper care for exotic and small animal procedures

Estimated Resident Program Cost*

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Fall 2024 MUS Student Health Insurance Premiums may be changing. Please check the Health Insurance website and/or Student Central for confirmed premium rates.

Program Prerequisite Courses- Required before formal acceptance

The following courses must be completed prior to admission into the Veterinary Technician Program. All prerequisite coursework must be completed with a minimum grade of C (not a C-) in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA in prerequisite coursework of 2.5. Grades in prerequisite courses are a major factor in ranking applications for program acceptance.

Science courses with labs must be completed within five (5) years of application to the program, and other courses must be completed within 15 years of applying to the program.

Program Course Requirements After Formal Acceptance

Once enrolled in Veterinary Technician program, a minimum of a grade of C (not a C-) in all courses is required to continue in the program. The courses listed below are required in the program of study for the Associate of Applied Science degree in Veterinary Technician. The courses are offered at GFC MSU in the following sequence:

 Total Program Credits: 69-70

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A grade of C (not a C-) or above is required for graduation.

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