Veterinary Technology, A.A.S.

Program Notes

• This program prepares students to meet the educational requirements for licensure in the state of Illinois. For information about how this program may meet licensure requirements in other states, see State Licensure/Certification Information on the Parkland website.
• This is a selective admissions program–students must be admitted into the program before taking VTT courses. See the selective admissions page  for more information regarding admission, progression, and graduation.
• To be admitted to the program, students must have current placement out of MAT 072 , and must place out of ENG 099  and college level reading.
• A selective admission score of 2.5 or above must be attained to be considered for admission.
• Students who are non-native speakers of English must establish English proficiency through:
  • Minimum TOEFL iBT scores in reading, listening, speaking, and writing: 15-20-22-22; or
  • Minimum IELTS scores in reading, listening, speaking, and writing: 6-6.5-6.5-6.
• A scoring rubric will be used for placement in the program, awarding additional scoring points for students who have successfully completed BIO 111  and/or BIO 123 .
• Additional points will be awarded to students with veterinary care work experience and will result in a higher score.
• All students are required to take the rabies pre-exposure vaccination. The approximate cost of the vaccine series is $700.
• For progression and graduation, students are required to maintain 2.0 minimum GPA and a grade of C (75 percent) or higher in all program courses, pass all skills requirements, and meet all the ethical and behavioral requirements of the profession and Parkland College.
• Completion of BIO 121  and BIO 122  is equivalent to completion of BIO 111 .

Graduation Requirements

Suggested Full-time Sequence