Degree Details

2012-2013

Animal Health Technology (Associate in Science)

Directed Clinical Practice Requirement

Students accepted into this program will be required to successfully complete Directed Clinical Practice/ clinically-based courses held in health care facilities. These facilities may require background checks, including fingerprinting, as a condition of placement at the clinic.

Refusal to submit to a background check, or failure to meet clearance criteria established by the health care facility, may prevent placement in the Directed Clinical Practice/clinically-based course and thus, it may not be possible to successfully complete the program.

Health care facilities also require adherence to strict standards of conduct. Facilities may refuse educational access to any person who does not adhere to the facility's standards of safety, health and ethical behavior. This may be cause for removal from the program.

Units Courses
Courses Required for the Major:
1.5 ANHL 100A Animal Care and Management
1.5 ANHL 100B Advanced Animal Care and Management
3 ANHL 105 Fundamentals of Animal Health Technology
2 ANHL 105L Fundamentals of Animal Health Technology Laboratory
2 ANHL 115 Veterinary Office Procedures
4 ANHL 120 Comparative Physiological Anatomy
3 ANHL 125 Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2 ANHL 125L Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory
2 ANHL 135 Veterinary Pharmacology
3 ANHL 205 Diseases of Domestic Animals
3 ANHL 215 Veterinary Radiography
1 ANHL 215L Veterinary Radiography Laboratory
3 ANHL 225 Animal Nursing Techniques and Anesthesiology
1 ANHL 226A Surgical Nursing Procedures Lab I
1 ANHL 226B Surgical Nursing Procedures Lab II
2 ANHL 235A Directed Clinical Practice
2 ANHL 235B Advanced Directed Clinical Practice
4 BIOL 107 General Biology-Lecture and Laboratory
5 BIOL 205 General Microbiology
46 = Total Units
and electives as needed to meet minimum 60 units required for the degree.

Academic Requirements (Associate in Science).

Electives as needed to meet minimum of 60 units required for the degree:

Recommended Electives: See the Mesa College catalog

Transfer Information

Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses required for the university major and the general education pattern required by that transfer institution. See the Mesa College catalog TRANSFER INFORMATION section. Additional courses may be required to meet university lower-division requirements.

Course requirements at the transfer institution are subject to change and may be verified by a counselor or by consulting the current university catalog. Many Baccalaureate in Arts degrees require third semester competency in a foriegn language. Consult the current catalog of the transfer institution and consult with a counselor.

Please Note: This information is for informal use only! This is a converted electronic copy of the official printed 2011/2012 college catalog. Every effort has been made to ensure this information is up to date and accurate, but the college catalog is the authoritative source.