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2019-2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Track

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Small Animal Track (48 credits)

Required Track Courses (33 credits)

VCS 86000 - Emergency Medicine/ICU
VCS 86001 - Small Animal Emergency And Critical Care
VCS 86100 - Small Animal Medicine I
VCS 86202 - Small Animal Surgery - Orthopedic
VCS 86300 - Small Animal Community Practice
VCS 87100 - Small Animal Medicine II
VCS 87201 - Clinical Veterinary Anesthesiology
VCS 89100 - Diagnostic Imaging
VCS 89500 - Veterinary Teaching Hospital Practicum
CPB 88501 - Necropsy I
CPB 88502 - Microbiology I
CPB 88503 - Clinical Pathology I
VM 81000 - Veterinary Externship

Veterinary Specialties Selective - Choose Two (6 credits)

May also apply in ‘Additional Selectives’

VCS 82100 - Clinical Neurology
VCS 87000 - Clinical Cardiology
VCS 87102 - Oncology I
VCS 89400 - Comparative Ophthalmology I

Additional Selectives (9 credits)

CPB 88300 - Public Health
CPB 88600 - Diagnostic Pathology
CPB 88700 - Avian Medicine
CPB 88900 - Clinical Pathology II
VCS 81900 - Small Animal Dentistry
VCS 86002 - Small Animal Emergency And Critical Care II
VCS 86203 - Shelter Medicine And Surgery
VCS 86400 - Dermatology/Behavior
VCS 87104 - Clinical Investigation In Oncology II
VCS 87203 - Small Animal Surgery - Orthopedic II
VCS 88100 - Small Animal Medicine III
VM 89000 - Topics In Veterinary Medicine
VM 89100 - Special Topics In Veterinary Medicine Arranged
VM 89401 - Clinical Rotation In Small Animal Medicine In Switzerland

Note:

Students are encourage to take a vacation block but a selective may be substituted. If you choose to substitute a selective for vacation, add the additional selective at the bottom of the page.