Veterinary Assisting Courses

2019–2020 Suggested Sequence of Study

Semester 1
AGS-211	Issues Facing Animal Science		2
AGS-218	Domestic Animal Physiology ►		4
AGS-319	Animal Nutrition		3
AGV-154	Veterinary Reception and Administration Skills		4
	Agriculture Elective		3
Total Credits 16

Semester 2
AGV-121	Veterinary Medical Terminology		2
AGV-123	Companion Animal -OR-		3
AGS-216	Equine Science -OR-		3
AGS-225	Swine Science -OR-		3
AGS-226	Beef Cattle Science		3
AGV-140	Veterinary Pharmacology ►		3
ENG-105	Composition I ► -OR-		3
COM-781	Written Communication in the Workplace ►		3	▣
MAT-772	Applied Math -OR-		3	▣
MAT-110	Math for Liberal Arts ► -OR-		3	◆
MAT-121	College Algebra ► -OR-		4	◆
	Math Elective		3
PSY-111	Introduction to Psychology -OR-		3
PSY-102	Human and Work Relations -OR-		3	▣
SOC-110	Introduction to Sociology		3	◆
Total Credits 17

Semester 3 — Summer
AGT-805	Employment Experience		5
AGV-101	Veterinary Assisting ► Required summer course.		3
Total Credits 8

Agriculture Electives
AGA-214	Cash Grains		3
AGA-376	Integrated Pest Management		3
AGB-101	Agricultural Economics		3
AGB-235	Introduction to Agriculture Markets		3
AGB-303	Agriculture Leadership		3
AGB-330	Farm Business Management		3
AGB-331	Entrepreneurship in Agriculture		3
AGB-336	Agricultural Selling		3
AGP-333	Precision Farming Systems		3
AGP-450	Fundamentals of GIS		3
AGS-113	Survey of the Animal Industry		3
AGS-216	Equine Science		3
AGS-225	Swine Science		3
AGS-226	Beef Cattle Science		3
AGS-272	Foods of Animal Origin ►		5
AGS-275	Food Safety and Analysis		3
AGS-305	Livestock Evaluation		3

Math Electives
MAT-128	Precalculus ►		4
MAT-134	Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry ►		3
MAT-156	Statistics ►		3
MAT-210	Calculus I ►		4
MAT-216	Calculus II ►		4
MAT-219	Calculus III ►		4