Pre-Veterinary Technician Preparation

If you enjoy working with animals and people consider following your passions by enrolling in Pre-Veterinary Technology. Begin your studies by completing 26-27 credits with Blue Mountain Community College, then apply for admissions to Colby Community College’s Distance Learning Veterinary Technology program, which can be completed entirely online. For information about Colby Community College, see http://www.colbycc.edu/academics/associate-of-applied-science/veterinary-technician/index.html

Intended Program Outcomes:

After completing pre-vet tech course work, the student will:

Be prepared to apply for admission into Colby Community College Distance Learning Veterinary Technician Program.

Required pre-requisite courses and equivalencies:

Blue Mountain Community College	Colby Community College
ANS 121 Animal Science I (3 credits)	AG149 Animal Science (3 credits)
BI 101 General Biology (4 credits)	BIO1090 Concepts in Biology (4 credits)
BT 251 Medical Terminology (3 credits)	BHS1390 Medical Terminology (2 credits)
CH 104 Introduction to Chemistry (5 credits) or CH 110 Chemistry Foundations (5 credits)	CHM1110 Introductory General Chemistry (4 credits)
COM 111 Public Speaking (4 credits)	COM2110 Public Speaking (3 credits)
WR 121 English Composition (4 credits)	COM1110 English Composition (3 credits)

Students must also complete one of the following to fulfill the social/behavioral science elective requirement:

Blue Mountain Community College	Colby Community College
PSY 201 General Psychology (4 credits)	PSY1010 General Psychology (3 credits)
EC 201 Micro Economics (4 credits)	ECN1430 Micro Economics (3 credits)
EC 202 Macro Economics (4 credits)	ECN1410 Macro Economics (3 credits)

Note: AGR 280 Co-op Work Experience Vet Assistant (3 credits) fulfills the pre-requsisite of observation work.

For more information please contact Danielle Wallace at dwallace@bluecc.edu or (541) 278-5781.

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