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2024-2025 University Catalog
Veterinary Nursing Completion, BSVN
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About the Program
The Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing (BSVN) completion curriculum is designed to enable graduates to earn a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University.
The Purdue Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing (BSVN) degree uses transfer credits from the AVMA accredited degree to satisfy the competencies required for the second and third years of the BSVN curriculum. In order to graduate from this program, students must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours of 30000 to 40000-level courses at the Purdue University campus.
Limited class size necessitates a competitive admission process for available openings. If admitted, a credit evaluation will be completed to determine transfer credit that will be applied towards the degree. Degree Requirements
127.5 Credits RequiredDepartmental/Program Major Courses (90 credits)
Required Courses (90 credits)
Other Departmental Course Requirements (35-38 credits)
Electives (0.0-2.5 credits)
Grade Requirements
- All Purdue courses must be completed with a grade of D- or higher.
GPA Requirements
- 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing degree.
Course Requirements and Notes
- Courses must be taken in specified order.
Pass/No Pass Policy
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No courses except the following may be taken with a Pass/No Pass grade: VM 10900, VM 39000, VM 41001, VM 44400.
AVMA-Accredited Associate Degree Program
A Veterinary Technology associate degree from an AVMA-accredited associate degree program satisfies the course requirements for the 2nd and 3rd years of the Purdue Veterinary Nursing BS Completion program. Students who have graduated from AVMA accredited proprietary programs whose credits do not transfer to Purdue will have departmental credits assigned to associate degree level Veterinary Nursing course work. Most graduates of AVMA-accredited proprietary programs come in with less than the required 70 credits. Students MUST work closely with advisor. University Requirements
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.- Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
- Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
- Information Literacy (IL)
- Oral Communication (OC)
- Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
- Science #1 (SCI)
- Science #2 (SCI)
- Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
- Written Communication (WC)
Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement
The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.
To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test. The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused. There are three different pathways:
- Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
- Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
- Approved course pathway - Complete one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.
More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.
Upper Level Requirement
- Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
- Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.
Notes
- The Veterinary Nursing Program has additional academic standards, found here.
Pre-Requisite Information
For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical.
In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”
Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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