Phase I (first-year) is designed to build a foundation in the basic sciences. Students also begin the four-semester experiential course in Supervised Patient Care and Clinical Skills in the newly built Clinical Techniques Laboratory.
Fall (17 credits)
VEM 5008 Putting Families First
1 credit (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, runs Fall through Spring)
VEM 5101 Veterinary Gross Anatomy, Small Animal
4 credits (Letter Grade)
VEM 5110 Animal Systems I
7 credits (Letter Grade)
- VEM 5110A Endocrinology (29% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5110B Immunology (36% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5110C Ophthalmology (10% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5110D Neuroscience (25% of 7 credits)
VEM 5115 Introduction to Veterinary Histology and Embryology
1 credit (Letter Grade)
VEM 5131 Veterinary Molecular Biology
1 credit (Letter Grade)
VEM 5150 Veterinary Parasitology
1 credit (Letter Grade)
VEM 5191 Introduction to Animal Behavior
1 credit (Letter Grade)
VEM 5200 Supervised Patient Care and Clinical Skills I
1 credit (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Spring (18 credits)
VEM 5041 Contemporary Topics in Animal Welfare and Ethics
1 credit (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
VEM 5111 Animal Systems II
7 credits (Letter Grade)
- VEM 5111E Reproduction (24.5% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5111F Musculoskeletal (18% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5111G Cardiovascular (30% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5111H Respiration (27.5% of 7 credits)
VEM 5112 Animal Systems III
7 credits (Letter Grade)
- VEM 5112I Renal (20% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5112J Digestion (32% of 7 credits)
- VEM 5112K Veterinary Gross Anatomy, Large Animal (48% of 7 credits)
VEM 5181 Radiological Techniques
1 credit (Letter Grade)
VEM 5202 Supervised Patient Care and Clinical Skills II
1 credit (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
VEM 5220 Basic Veterinary Nutrition
1 credit (Letter Grade)
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