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VET 126 - Equine Management 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of the equine. Topics include breeds of horses and their uses, general care of the horse, equine grooming and hoof care, nutrition and feeding of the horse, tack and tack care, equine leg care and basic lameness, equine disease, and vaccination. The format will include lectures and practical demonstrations with horses. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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VET 132 - Feline Management 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
This course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge and management techniques regarding the feline. The approach will be establishment of successful cattery. Specific feline problems and their solutions will be emphasized. Topics include: cat breeds and economic importance, feline grooming, feline diet and nutrition, feline diseases and medical conditions, breeding and reproduction. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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VET 134 - Exotic Pet Management 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the particular problems encountered with exotic pets. Species would include: pet birds, reptiles, amphibians, tropical fish, ferrets, pet rodents, pet pigs, and others. Topics for each species include: anatomy and physiology, feeding and nutrition, housing, behavior, diseases, and disease prevention. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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VET 135 - Wildlife Management 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: VET 121 ; Minimum grade C.
This course is primarily a wildlife first aid and emergency management course designed for the student who desires to work with injured and otherwise impaired wildlife. Topics include: wildlife life support systems, shock management, emergency triage methods used with wildlife, first aid, and patient monitoring. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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VET 136 - Canine Behavioral Management 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
This course is a lecture and demonstration course designed to train the student in the basics of canine behavioral therapy. Types of behavioral problems, their prevention, and treatment will be discussed. Basic behavioral principles will be demonstrated with canines. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 15 Clock hours
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VET 189 - Cooperative Work Experience 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: VET 100 and VET
105 ; Minimum grade C.
Provides work experience for students to gain practical work experience related to their educational program. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
CLIN 135 Clock hours
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VET 201 - Anesthetic Nursing 3.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 202 VET 206
Prerequisites: VET 103 and VET
123 ; Minimum grade C.
This course explains the physiological and pharmacological changes produced by utilizing anesthetic drugs on veterinary patients. Topics include: pre-anesthetic medication and patient evaluation, induction agents, injectable anesthetics, inhalation anesthetics, local anesthetics, muscle relaxants, gas machines, patient monitoring, and anesthetic emergencies and how to manage them. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 45 Clock hours
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VET 202 - Anesthetic Nursing Laboratory 2.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 201 VET 206 VET 207 VET 211
Prerequisites: VET 103 , VET
123 and BIO 232 ; Minimum grade C.
Animals will be anesthetized and monitored using a wide variety of agents used in practice and research. Students under direct faculty supervision will calculate drug doses, administer the drugs via various routes, intubate appropriate patients, connect gas machines, and maintain anesthesia for surgical preparation and procedures. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LAB 60 Clock hours
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VET 203 - Surgical Nursing 3.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 204
Prerequisites: VET
201 , VET
202 , VET
206 , and VET
207 ; Minimum grade C.
Introduces techniques used in the process of assisting a surgeon in both large and small animal surgical procedures. Topics include: patient preparation, personnel preparation, surgical instrument sterilization and care, instrument identification and use, wound healing, shock and cardiac arrest, and the treatment of surgical emergency conditions. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 45 Clock hours
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VET 204 - Surgical Nursing Laboratory 2.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 203
Prerequisites: VET 201 , VET 202 , VET 206 , and VET
207 ; Minimum grade C.
Practical application of surgical anesthesia and surgical assisting procedures will be covered in this course. Animal surgeries will be performed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and the student will assist in the roles of scrub nurse, circulating nurse, equipment and patient preparation staff, and radiological technician. Proficiency will be determined by task performance and evaluation. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LAB 60 Clock hours
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VET 206 - Radiography 3.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET
207 VET 201 VET 202
Prerequisites: VET 123 and BIO 232 ; Minimum grade C.
Students will learn the basics of producing a diagnostic X-ray to be interpreted by the veterinarian. Included will be topics such as: X-ray production, radiographic exposure, composition of X-ray film, and radiation safety techniques. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 45 Clock hours
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VET 207 - Radiography Laboratory 2.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 201 VET 202 VET 206 VET-207
Prerequisites: VET 123 ; Minimum grade C.
Through taking and processing X-rays, the student will learn the correct methods of producing diagnostic radiographic exposures. Included will be techniques involving both large and small animals. This laboratory will be run in conjunction with the Anesthetic Nursing Laboratory. Radiation safety will be heavily emphasized for the protection of the student. A minimum grade of C” is required for this course.”
LAB 60 Clock hours
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VET 208 - Veterinary Medical Nursing I 3.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 201 VET 202
Prerequisites: VET 123 , VET
206 , VET
207 and BIO 232 ; Minimum grade C.
This course is designed as a system-based pathophysiology course that discusses each major body system and the way disease can alter that system’s physiological response. VMN I focuses on veterinary medical problems for large animals including horses, llamas, and ruminants. Topics include: dentition, gastrointestinal, respiratory, eye and ear, central nervous conditions, and health programs. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 45 Clock hours
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VET 209 - Veterinary Medical Nursing II 3.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 203 VET 204
Prerequisites: VET 208 ; Minimum grade C.
This course is designed as a system-based pathophysiology course that discusses each major body system and the way disease can alter that system’s physiological response. VMN II focuses on veterinary medical problems for small (companion) animals including dogs and cats. Topics include dentition and dental care, gastrointestinal, respiratory, eye and ear conditions, and health programs. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 45 Clock hours
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VET 211 - Animal Care III 1.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 201 VET 202 VET 206 VET 207 VET 208
Prerequisites: VET 111 and VET 112 ; Minimum grade C.
This course provides practical applications of concepts learned in the academic Veterinary Technology courses. Animals belonging to the program will be fed and maintained by the student. Each semester the student is assigned 14 days of morning and evening animal care responsibilites. This includes two weekends. Sick and injured patients will be cared for by the student under the direction of the staff veterinarians. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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VET 212 - Animal Care IV 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: VET 211 ; Minimum grade C.
This course provides practical applications of concepts learned in the academic Veterinary Technology courses. Animals belonging to the program will be fed and maintained by the student. Each semester the student is assigned 14 days of morning and evening animal care responsibilities. This includes two weekends. Sick and injured patients will be cared for by the student under the direction of the staff veterinarians. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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VET 224 - Pharmacology 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: VET 103 , VET 121 , and BIO 230 ; Minimum grade C.
In this course the student will learn the principles of pharmacology, mechanisms of drug actions, specific drugs, and mathematical equations as they relate to pharmacology. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 45 Clock hours
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VET 260 - Veterinary Clinic Management 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: VET 100 and VET 105 ; Minimum grade C.
Standard office procedures and administrative techniques used in a veterinary hospital are covered in this course. Topics include client and public relations, medical and financial records, inventory procedures, grief therapy, veterinary ethics, and law. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
LEC 45 Clock hours
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VET 287 - Work Experience 5.0 Credits
Co-requisites VET 203 VET 204 VET 209
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
This course is a five-week experience in a veterinary hospital, clinic, or other veterinary establishment. If the student has sufficient practice experience, a zoo externship can be explored with the staff. The student will be evaluated by the veterinarians and technicians in the work experience as well as the college staff based on cumulative examinations, both written and practical. A minimum grade of C” is required in this course.”
CLIN 225 Clock hours
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Welding WEL |
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WEL 100 - Safety for Welders 1.0 Credits
Covers the hazards of welding on health and safety, locating essential safety information from a code or other standard, and identifying and applying shop safety procedures.
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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WEL 101 - Allied Cutting Processes 4.0 Credits
Co-requisites WEL 100
Prerequisites: WEL
100 ; Minimum grade C-.
Covers setting up equipment and performing cutting and gouging operations utilizing the oxyacetylene, air carbon arc, exothermic, and plasma arc cutting processes. This course will also provide an introduction to blueprint reading.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 102 - Oxyacetylene Joining Processes 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 100 ; Minimum grade C-.
Introduces safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, oxyacetylene welding equipment, and oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and soldering operations. Blueprint reading skills will be practiced in this course.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 103 - Basic Shielded Metal Arc I 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
Covers performing safety inspections, making minor repairs, adjusting operating parameters, and operating SMAW equipment utilizing E-6010 electrodes. Layout procedures and practices will also be introduced.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 104 - Basic Shielded Metal Arc II 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 103 ; Minimum grade C-. Or instructor permission
Covers performing safety inspections, making minor repairs, adjusting operating parameters, and operating SMAW equipment utilizing E-7018 electrodes. Layout procedures will be practiced during this course.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 106 - Blueprint Reading for Welders & Fitters 4.0 Credits
Covers interpreting weld symbols on blueprints, identifying proper layout methods and tools, and proper joint design necessary for various welding processes.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 110 - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc I 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 104 ; Minimum grade C-.
Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, operation of SMAW equipment, and SMAW operations on groove and fillet welds utilizing E-6010 and E-7018 electrodes. Layout procedures will be practiced during this course.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 111 - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc II 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 110 ; Minimum grade C-. or instructor approval.
Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, operation of SMAW equipment utilizing various electrodes, essential welding information from codes or other standards, and performance of weld inspections.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 113 - Oxyfuel & Plasma Cutting 2.0 Credits
Outlines the skills needed to set up equipment and perform cutting and gouging operations utilizing the oxyacetylene and plasma arc cutting processes.
LECLB 45 Clock hours
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WEL 121 - Structural Welding I 3.0 Credits
Covers theory and practice in oxyacetylene processes with emphasis toward AWS welder qualification with mild steel electrode E-7018 welding in the horizontal and vertical position.
LECLB 67.5 Clock hours
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WEL 122 - Structural Welding II 3.0 Credits
Continues WEL 121 with final emphasis toward AWS welder qualification with mild steel electrode E-7018 qualification test in the 2G, 3GU, and 4G position.
LECLB 67.5 Clock hours
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WEL 124 - Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 4.0 Credits
Covers welding in all positions and on various joint configurations using the GTAW (tig) welding process on carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum. Student should be familiar with basic metallurgy pertaining to the weldability of metals, structural joints, and safety in the welding industry.
LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 60 Clock hours
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WEL 125 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding 4.0 Credits
Covers welding in all positions and on various joint configurations using the GMAW (mig) welding process on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Student should be familiar with basic metallurgy pertaining to the weldability of metals, structural joints, and safety in the welding industry.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 140 - Welding Practices & Procedures 1.5 Credits
Teaches applied metallurgy, welding process applications, and related safety. This intensive course provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for welding operators, technicians, and supervisors to learn more about the maintenance process and is ideal for improving the skills and on-the-job expertise of a wide range of personnel including: inexperienced welding operators, experienced welding operators in management positions, and anyone else working in a plant or equipment maintenance position where welding repairs are required.
LECLB 33.75 Clock hours
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WEL 160 - Basic Oxyacetylene Cutting 1.0 Credits
Teaches how to safely set up and operate manual and machine-operated oxyacetylene cutting equipment.
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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WEL 163 - Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1.0 Credits
Teaches how to safely set up and operate the shielded metal arc welding equipment.
LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
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WEL 175 - Special Topics 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
Exploration of current topics, issues, and activities related to one or more aspects of the named discipline.
LEC
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WEL 201 - Gas Metal Arc Welding I 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 111 ; Minimum grade C-. Or instructor permission.
Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, operation of GMAW equipment on plain carbon steel utilizing short circuit and spray transfer, and fundamental metallurgy principles.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 202 - Gas Metal Arc Welding II 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 201 ; Minimum grade C-. Or instructor permission.
Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, operation of GMAW equipment utilizing a variety of electrodes and base metals, and fundamental principles of welding metallurgy to welding, fabrication, and inspection.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 224 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 124 ; Minimum grade C-; or instructor permission.
Covers welding in all positions on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum plate and carbon steel pipe with the GTAW process. Student should be familiar with basic matallurgy pertaining to the weldability of metals, structural joints, and safety in the welding industry.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 230 - Pipe Welding I 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 103 ; Minimum grade C-. Or permission of instructor.
Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, and operation of SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW equipment in a variety of positions on plain carbon steel pipe joints. Also covers evaluating and solving complex welding and fabrication problems and administering hands-on training and supervison to other students during assigned fabrication and welding operations. Student must have basic welding skills.
LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 60 Clock hours
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WEL 231 - Pipe Welding II 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 230 ; Minimum grade C-.
Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, and operation of SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW equipment in a variey of positions on plain carbon steel pipe joints. Also covers evaluating and solving complex welding and fabrication problems and administering hands-on training and supervision to other students during assigned fabrication and welding operations. Student must have basic welding skills.
LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 60 Clock hours
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WEL 250 - Layout and Fabrication 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 106 ; Minimum grade C-.
Develops welding and associated skills in the use of drawings and blueprints in planning. Includes designing and layout projects.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 251 - Design, Layout and Fabrication 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: WEL 250 ; Minimum grade C-. Or instructor permission.
Develops advanced welding and associated skills in the use of drawings and blueprints in planning. Includes designing and layout projects.
LECLB 90 Clock hours
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WEL 278 - Workshop 0.5 - 6.0 Credits
Provides students with an experiential learning experience.
LECLB
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WEL 287 - Cooperative Education 0.5 - 6.0 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
COOP
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