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23 courses with the subject VTCH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

VTCH 1215Introduction to Veterinary

Subject: VTCH
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 1225Medical Terminology2

| Lecture This course introduces students to vocabulary commonly encountered in veterinary medicine. Terminology related to anatomy, procedures, and healthy and diseased states is covered. Students will learn to construct medical terms using prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Additionally, non-scientific but common veterinary-specific terminology is introduced.

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 1235Animal Husbandry4

| Lecture/Lab Animal husbandry introduces students to the species commonly encountered in veterinary practice. Students will learn to recognize breeds and determine the sex of various species. Safe restraint, humane treatment, proper housing, nutrition, and common husbandry-related illnesses will be covered. Additionally, students are introduced to the ethics of and techniques for humane euthanasia. Acceptance into Vet Tech program. MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 1315Medical Math1

| Lecture This course teaches students how to calculate dosages, use English and metric units of measurement, and calculate rations and rates. Prerequisities: CHEM 1200, CHEM 1521

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: credit
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 1345Comparative Anatomy and

Subject: VTCH
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 1351Pharmacology1

2 credits | Lecture Topics include principles of pharmacology, labeling drugs, using weights and measures and calculating drug dosages, managing inventory of controlled substances, explaining the appropriate routes and methods of drug administration. Prerequisities: VTCH 1345

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 1352Pharmacology2

2 credits | Lecture This course expands on principles presented in Pharmacology I. Students will utilize knowledge gained in prior coursework to explore general pharmacological principles of the following types and groups of drugs: antibacterials, gastrointestinal, anti- inflammatories, nutraceuticals, ophthalmics, otics, dermatologicals, and chemotherapy. Prerequisities: VTCH 1315, VTCH 1351

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 1355Animal Behavior2

| Lecture This course will teach students how to identify behavior signals of the dog, cat, horse, pocket pets, and reptiles. This course will also teach students some of the most commonly encountered behavioral problems reported by clients in these species. Prerequisities: VTCH 1235

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2215Clinical Pathology3

| Lecture/Lab Clinical pathology focuses on hematology, cytology, and urine analysis. Proper collection, sample P a g e | 126

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2220Veterinary Technician Internship

Variable credit | Internship This course provides structure to a work experience with an agency or company related to this career field. This internship will offer the opportunity for th student to further develop on-the-job experience related to this field of study and enhance future career options. Students will be expected to complete 80 hours of on-the-site work for each credit taken. The instructor/coordinator will oversee associated academic coursework. This course may be repeated once during a student's academic coursework. Completion of first two years VTCH coursework. Prerequisities: VTCH 2315, VTCH 2510, VTCH 2530, VTCH 2570

Subject: VTCH
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated once during a student's academic coursework.
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2225Parasitology3

| Lecture/Lab Parasitology is a survey of both internal and external parasites of domestic species. Life cycles, disease transmission, diagnosis, and treatment are examined. Prerequisities: VTCH 1345

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2235Disease and Preventative Care2

| Lecture In this course students learn about common infectious and non-infectious conditions and measures that can be used to prevent or limit the course of disease. Vaccination, weight management, and dentistry are among topics covered. Prerequisities: VTCH 1235, VTCH 1345

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2315Veterinary Hospital Procedures2

| Lecture This course introduces common business procedures used in veterinary practice such as bill collection, appointment scheduling, telephone techniques, record keeping, merchandising, and supervision of employees. The course includes follow-up and discharge procedures, filing and record retention, and using the computer in veterinary medicine. Prerequisities: VTCH 1215, VTCH 2235 MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2325Introduction to Laboratory

Subject: VTCH
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2411Small Animal Nursing1

4 credits | Lecture/Lab This course introduces the student to concepts including record keeping, taking histories, initial physical exam, basic grooming procedures, animal restraint, collection of urine and fecal samples, administration of treatments, and injection techniques. Prerequisities: VTCH 1225, VTCH 1235, VTCH 1345

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2412Small Animal Nursing2

2 credits | Lecture/Lab This course expands on skills acquired in Small Animal Nursing I. Skills that are taught include wound management, bandaging, IV catheter placement, and administration of IV fluids and treatments. Prerequisities: VTCH 2411

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2421Large Animal Nursing1

4 credits | Lecture/Lab This course introduces the livestock and equine industry and the various species of large animal livestock. Includes livestock terminology, basic management practices, preventive medicine, lameness examinations, and necropsy. Techniques covered will include restraint, behavior, venipuncture, and medical and surgical nursing procedures of large production animals and equines. P a g e | 127

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2422Large Animal Nursing2

2 credits | Lecture/Lab Students expand on skills developed in Large Animal Nursing I. Bandaging, wound management, and teeth floating are introduced. Course Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in VTCH 2421.

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2510Surgical Nursing4

| Lecture/Lab Surgical nursing includes the topics of patient positioning and preparation, aseptic technique, instrumentation, intraoperative monitoring, post- operative monitoring, and analgesia.

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2535Anesthesiology3

| Lecture/Lab This course covers the technician's role in record keeping of controlled drugs, premedicating, induction and maintenance of anesthesia, and patient monitoring. Students will gain exposure to both injectable and gas anesthetic agents. Local anesthetics, nerve blocks and analgesia are also discussed. Prerequisities: VTCH 1315, VTCH 1352, VTCH 2412

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2540Emergency and Critical Care2

| Lecture Emergency/Critical Care Nursing introduces the skills needed to care for the patients that need care the most. Coursework will focus on fluid therapy, advanced monitoring, and analgesia.

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2590National Exam Prep2

| Lecture Completing the veterinary technician curriculum and an associate's degree are not all that are required to become a licensed vet tech. Passing a national exam is required for licensure, and this course aims to help prepare for that exam. Students learn test taking strategies and take practice exams in preparation for the national licensure exam. Prerequisities: VTCH 2220, VTCH 2325, VTCH 2421

Subject: VTCH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

VTCH 2710Independent Study

Variable credit | Independent Study This course is an opportunity to complete an independent project under faculty supervision. MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG

Subject: VTCH
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

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