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| Veterinary Technician Certificate |
Agriculture & Natural Resources |
Total Units: 23 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2025
Description:
The Santa Rosa Junior College Veterinary Technician Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students for Veterinary Technician careers with veterinarians and other professionals in the companion animal veterinary field.
Upon completion of this certificate’s 23-semester unit requirements, AND 24 months (4416 hours) of outside practical experience working for a California licensed veterinarian, students satisfy the requirements to sit for the RVT examination in the State of California.
The part-time academic program is designed to be completed while the student is employed in a veterinary hospital. The ideal student is already working as Veterinary Assistant when they start this program however, many students begin this program without any previous experience and find employment after completing their first few courses. Students typically complete this program over 3 or 4 semesters.
Pets have become an increasingly popular component of households across the country, and they play a major role in many people’s lives. The corresponding rise in demand for pet care combined with the growing population in California has created a need for more Registered Veterinary Technicians. Additionally, Veterinary Technicians are also employed in settings such as biomedical facilities, diagnostic laboratories, wildlife facilities, humane societies, animal control facilities, drug or food manufacturing companies, and food safety inspection facilities. Furthermore, demand for these workers will stem from the desire to replace veterinary assistants with more highly skilled technicians in animal clinics in hospitals, shelters, kennels, zoos, and other settings.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Be qualified to sit for the RVT exam in the State of California through the “Alternate Route” so long as students also complete their state mandated clinical experience hours;
- Demonstrate competency in the necessary knowledge required for common job tasks in a small animal veterinary hospital context; and
- Understand the directions from a veterinarian and discuss information to clients regarding common diseases, protocols and procedures in a small animal veterinary hospital context.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Veterinary Technician Certificate program are:
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Complete 23 units from
- Veterinary Technician Requirements
| Veterinary Technician Requirements - complete 23.00 units |
| VETT 50 | Veterinary Anatomy and Terminology | 3.00 |
| VETT 52 | Small Animal Disease Recognition and Transmission Control | 3.00 |
| VETT 120 | Small Animal Veterinary Assistance and Nursing | 3.00 |
| VETT 121 | Veterinary Surgical and Dental Assistance | 3.00 |
| VETT 141 | Small Animal Veterinary Anesthesia | 1.50 |
| VETT 142 | Veterinary Pharmacology and Medical Calculations | 1.50 |
| VETT 151 | Veterinary Laboratory and Imaging Procedures | 2.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| BIO 10 | Introduction to Principles of Biology | 4.00 |
| BIO 100 | Basic Biology Skills | 3.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
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| VETT 101 | Introduction to Veterinary Careers | 1.50 |
| VETT 102 | Adventures in Veterinary Medicine | 1.50 |
| VETT 109 | Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine | 2.00 |
| VETT 122 | Animal Nursing Field Seminar | 0.75 |
| VETT 122L | Animal Nursing Field Practicum | 0.25 |
| VETT 123 | Small Animal Veterinary Emergencies | 2.00 |
| VETT 126 | Veterinary Technician Review and Board Exam Preparation | 2.00 |
| VETT 128 | Exotic Animal Medicine | 2.00 |
| VETT 161 | Veterinary Medical Office Procedures | 2.00 |
| AGRI 98 | Independent Study in Agriculture | 1.00-3.00 |
| AGRI 99I | Agriculture Internship | 0.50-8.00 |
| ANSC 2 | Introduction to Farm Animal Health | 3.00 |
| ANSC 20 | Basic Animal Science | 3.00 |
| ANSC 27 | Beef Cattle Science | 3.00 |
| ANSC 61 | Livestock Feeding and Nutrition | 3.00 |
| ANSC 134 | Livestock Reproduction | 3.00 |
| ANSC 171 | Livestock Behavior and Humane Management | 1.00 |
| EQSC 25 | Equine Science | 3.00 |
| EQSC 60 | Equine Anatomy and Physiology | 3.00 |
| EQSC 110 | Equine Nutrition | 1.00 |
| EQSC 170 | Farrier Science | 3.00 |
| WEE 95 | Volunteer Service | 0.50-3.00 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2025
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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