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2 Years
Diploma Program
Woodroffe Campus
 


Programs at Algonquin College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely on-line, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with on-line learning activities. Upon registration, each full-time student is provided an Algonquin e-mail account which is used to communicate important information about program or course events.
Level: 01 Hours
Course #Course NameHours
ENL1813SENGLISH I48.0
OHS0040HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES48.0
VET1100LABORATORY PROCEDURES I80.0
VET1101 INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY48.0
VET1102ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I96.0
VET1103VETERINARY COMPUTER APPLICATIONS16.0
VET1104 APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE32.0

Level: 02 Hours
Course #Course NameHours
VET1105VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY ANDCLINICAL CALCULATIONS48.0
VET1106 INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY RADIOGRAPHY16.0
VET1107CLINICAL PRINCIPLES I48.0
VET1108ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II80.0
VET1109LABORATORY PROCEDURES II80.0
VET1110CLINICAL EXERCISES I64.0

Choose one from equivalencies:
Course #Course NameHours
GED6320GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE48.0

Level: 03 Hours
Course #Course NameHours
VET1111CLINICAL PRINCIPLES II48.0
VET1112VETERINARY CLINICAL RADIOGRAPHY32.0
VET1113LABORATORY PROCEDURES III64.0
VET1114 INTRODUCTION TO LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY AND MEDICINE32.0
VET1115BASIC AND APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION32.0
VET1116CLINICAL EXERCISES II128.0

Level: 04 Hours
Course #Course NameHours
SOC0040WORKPLACE ISSUES48.0
VET1117CAGED BIRDS AND EXOTIC PET CARE15.0
VET1118LABORATORY ANIMAL CARE45.0
VET1119CLINICAL PRINCIPLES III45.0
VET1120LABORATORY PROCEDURES IV45.0
VET1121CLINICAL EXERCISES III120.0
VET1122FIELD PLACEMENT175.0








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