Veterinary Nurse Completion, BSVN

Degree Requirements

127.5 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (87 credits)

Other Program Course Requirements (35-38 credits)

• BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I (satisfies Science for core)
• BIOL 11100 - Fundamentals Of Biology II (satisfies Science for core)

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• CHM 11100 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science for core) or
• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science for core)

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• CHM 11200 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science for core) or
• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science for core)

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• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satisfies Oral Communication for core)

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• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core) or
• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core)

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• ENGL 42000 - Business Writing or
• ENGL 42100 - Technical Writing or
• COM 32000 - Small Group Communication or
• COM 32400 - Introduction To Organizational Communication or
• COM 31800 - Principles Of Persuasion

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• MA 15300 - College Algebra (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• Science, Technology & Society Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Humanities Outcome Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Behavior/Social Science Outcome Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

Additional Requirements

Select here for Veterinary Nursing Selectives .

Electives (2.5-5.5 credits)

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 Technology 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 Technology course work. Most graduates of AVMA-accredited proprietary programs come in with approximately 30 credits. The Purdue Transfer Credit Course Equivalency Guide is used to view how Purdue undergraduate courses compare to those of other institutions. Students MUST work closely with advisor.

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

Notes

• This is a suggested plan of study and subject to change.

• 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree. 

• A student who has received a F, NP, WF, or WN in any required College of Veterinary Medicine course (courses from PVM departments: CPB, BMS, VM, VCS) to be credited towards graduation and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater must: 

  • repeat the course(s) within one academic year unless otherwise prescribed by the Veterinary Technology Committee, and 

  • receive a grade of C or better in the repeated course.

  • if these requirements are not met, the student will be dismissed from the Veterinary Technology Program.

Critical Course

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