Five-year Pathway to Success
This pathway may be best if your life is busy and you are okay taking some time to complete the program. This pathway allows time for you to go to earn a degree and while still enjoying your life.
- This pathway allows you to complete the program in 5 years.
- You should plan for 3-5 hours of study time/credit hour/week.
- If you work full-time you may want to consider this or the build your own pathway.
- It is important for you to consider family priorities when determining if this is the best pathway.
Take Your Next Giant Leap at Purdue
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Sample Timeline
1st Semester
- VM 10500 Intro to Veterinary Technology (1 credit)
- VM 11700 Anatomy (3 credits)
2nd Semester
- VM 13700 Physiology (2 credits)
- VM 23000 Public & Occupational Health (1 credit)
3rd Semester
- VM 23500 Pharmacology I (1 credit)
- VM 20200 Pharmacy Procedures (1 credit)
- VM 15001 Clinical Pathology I (2 credits)
4th Semester
- VM 23600 Pharmacology II (1 credit)
- VM 25001 Clinical Pathology II (2 credits)
- VM 23900 Dentistry (1 credit)
5th Semester
- VM 22300 Pharmacy Mentorship (0.5 credit)
- VM 14001 Small Animal Nursing I (3 credits)
6th Semester
- VM 23001 Small Animal Nursing II (2.5 credits)
- VM 20501 Small Animal Nursing Mentorship I (2.5 credits)
7th Semester
- English composition (3-4 credits
- VM 20601 Small Animal Nursing Mentorship II (1 credit)
8th Semester
- VM 14801 Large Animal Nursing I (2 credits)
- VM 22701 Clinical Pathology Mentorship (1 credit)
- VM 14700 Surgical Nursing (1 credit)
9th Semester
- VM 23701 Large Animal Nursing II (3 credits)
- VM 21201 Surgical Nursing Mentorship (1 credit)
10th Semester
- VM 23101 Diagnostic Imaging (2.5 credits)
- VM 20700 Small Animal Mentorship III (1 credit)
11th Semester
- VM 22501 Parasitology (2 credits)
- VM 21800 Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging Mentorship I (2 credits)
12th Semester
- VM 23200 Principles of Anesthesia (3 credits)
- VM 21400 Parasitology Mentorship (0.5 credit)
13th Semester
- VM 22900 Lab Animal Medicine (2 credits)
- VM 21000 Small Animal Anesthesia Mentorship (2 credits)
14th Semester
- VM 24500 Veterinary Management Topics (1.5 credits)
- CPB 23400 Microbiology (2 credits)
- VM 24000 Nutrition (1 credit)
15th Semester
- VM 21701 Equine Diagnostic Imaging Mentorship (1 credit)
- VM 22800 Integrations (2 credits)
- VM 22600 Lab Animal Mentorship (1 credit)
- VM 21300 Microbiology Mentorship (0.5 credit)
- VM 20800 Farm Animal Nursing Mentorship (1 credit)
- VM 20900 Equine Nursing Mentorship (1 credit)
- VM 22400 Necropsy Mentorship (0.5 credit)
- VTDL selective/general elective (2 credits)
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