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Pre-Veterinary, APS Degree


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Offered at ECC (Code: EPVET)

The Pre-Veterinary APS degree will prepare a student to meet the requirements of veterinary college after two years of study. This degree will focus a lot on science, math, and animal science courses to ensure student is properly prepared to enter a veterinary college after two years of study.

Plan of Study


General Education


Writing - Credit Hours: 6


(courses approved for AA)

Speech - Credit Hours: 3


(courses approved for AA)

Math - Credit Hours: 3


(courses approved for AA)

Distributed Education - Credit Hours: 9


Must be from Math, Science, Social Science, and Humanities. (courses approved for AA)

Total Credit Hours: 30


Total Credit Hours: 16


Total Credit Hours: 16


Total Required Hours: 62


Courses Approved for AA




Communications


Humanities


No more than 6 credits from one prefix. LIT courses not on this list will satisfy this requirement and transfer to all three Iowa Regent Universities as Humanities electives.

Math and Science


Must include at least one math and one lab science course.

Computer Education


Physical Education


Student Development


Electives


All transfer courses may be used here including courses listed above (if additional are taken beyond requirements). Students should plan their elective courses according to their college major if they are planning to transfer on for a four year degree.

A maximum of 16 hours of vocational-technical credits may apply toward elective credit with a maximum of 9 of the 16 being independent projects or experimental courses. No more than 6 activity credits (those having prefixes of PEA, MUA, and some MUS courses) may be applied to elective credits. Developmental courses do not apply towards degree requirements.

 

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