Veterinary Technology, A.S.

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Banner Code: VETT

Associate in Science

In cooperation with St. Petersburg College

(22 credit hours – towards an A.S. Degree)

This specialized program is in partnership with St. Petersburg College (SPC). Students will enroll at Florida Gateway College, complete their general education courses, and then enroll at St. Petersburg College to complete the A.S. program. The SPC portion of the program is a totally distance learning program. All SPC courses are online and students must work at least part-time for a veterinarian. This is a selective admission program. For more information about the selection process, please contact SPC at (727) 341-3653 or visit the Web site at http://www.spcollege.edu/program/VETTC-AS. The following general education courses, which are part of the program, are available at FGC and must be taken before admission to the SPC portion of this program.

ENC 1101 - Freshman Composition I 3 credits
SPC 1017 - Oral Communications 3 credits or
SPC 1061 - Introduction to Academic and Professional Speaking 3 credits or
SPC 2608 - Public Speaking 3 credits
PHI 2600 - Ethics 3 credits
BSC 2010C - General Biology I with Lab 4 credits, 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab or
ZOO 2010C - General Zoology 4 credits, 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
MAC 1105 - College Algebra 3 credits
A course with one of the following prefixes:
ARH, HUM, MUH, MUL, REL 3 credits
Social or Behavior Science (GE)
A course with one of the following prefixes: AMH, ECO, EUH, PSY 3 credits

Total Credits at FGC: 22

Note(s):

Students must also meet the SPC computer literacy requirement. This may be done by successfully completing CGS 1570 - Computer Applications ( 3 credits) or passing the SPC computer literacy examination.