Veterinary Nursing, AAS

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See approved General Education list for the AAS Degree.

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See program recommendations or requirements.

Special Admission Requirements

 Please visit the Veterinary Technician Program website for the most current information program admissions procedures. 

The following requirements MUST be fulfilled by June 1 of the year in which you are applying for consideration for selection to the veterinary technician program.

• Must be an admitted student at TMCC.
• Must have completed the following or equivalent courses:

  Course List

  Code	Title	Units
  BIOL 190A & BIOL 190L	Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology and Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory	4
  ENG 101	Composition I	3
  or ENG 100	Composition Enhanced
  or ENG 113	Composition I for International and Multilingual Students
  MATH 120	Fundamentals of College Mathematics (or higher)	3

  
  Students must complete each class with a grade of “C” or better. The records office must receive an official copy of your transcript containing the course and grade.
• Submit veterinary technician program application and all required paperwork as described on the application (which is available online in the spring).
• Submit official transcripts of all college education.
• If spring semester coursework has not been posted to your transcript, a letter from the College’s registrar documenting coursework completed and final grade(s) must be provided to the records office.

Admission to the veterinary technician program will be based on completion of the special admissions procedures and the number of points an applicant receives. Eligible students will be numerically ranked, according to total points. In the event of applicants having an equal number of points, the students’ GPAs (in all coursework applying toward an Associate of Applied Science veterinary technology degree) will be used to rank the tied group. In the event of a further tie, individual essays will be assessed to rank the tied group. Please see the veterinary technician program application for more information. From this ranked list, the fall class will be selected. Selection to the veterinary technician program occurs on a yearly basis for the fall semester. Applicants not selected will not be carried forward to the next year and must reapply for consideration.

An accepted student must submit to the veterinary technician program the following information on or before the first day of class.

• Evidence of current medical insurance.
• Evidence of required immunization status for Diphtheria and Tetanus, and Measles, Mumps, and Rubella.

Students’ progression in the veterinary technician program is contingent upon attaining and maintaining a grade of “C” or better in each class of the veterinary technician program (VETT classes). Veterinary technician courses are to be taken in the sequence outlined in the College catalog. General education support courses other than prerequisites may be taken at any time though it is strongly suggested classes be taken prior to acceptance into the program.

Veterinary technician students who are unable to progress from one course to another may apply for re-entry within one year of exiting the program. All re-entry admissions are on a space-available basis. Re-entry is not guaranteed. Upon the student’s re-admission, the program coordinator will outline the necessary coursework. Re-admission to the veterinary technician program is limited to one time only.

Veterinary technician graduates are eligible to take the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) and to apply for licensure in the state of their choice. Each state has specific criteria for licensure eligibility. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the state to ascertain eligibility requirements. Graduation from an AVMA accredited program is only one of the requirements and does not mean automatic licensure as a veterinary technician.