Veterinary Technician (VTE)

Starts in September

PGWP-eligible Program

Campus

King

Delivery

Hybrid

Duration

4 Semesters (2 Years)

Study Option

Full-time

Credential

Ontario College Diploma

School

School of Health Sciences

Courses

Delivery: At Seneca, courses are delivered in the following formats: online, in-person, hybrid (an online, in-person combination) or flexible (offered in-person and online at the same time).

The chart below outlines the delivery options available for each course in this program. For some academic terms, there may be more than one delivery option available. You’ll be able to select your preferred options when building your course schedule during open enrolment.

Preferences for course delivery will be considered on a first come, first served basis.

Semester 1

Course Code	Course Name	Winter	Summer	Fall
APY112	Veterinary Comparative Anatomy and Physiology	Not offered	Not offered	Hybrid
BOA112	Behaviour of Animals	Not offered	Not offered	Online
CCA112	Clinical Care of Animals I	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
CLP122	Clinical Lab Procedures and Mathematics	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
COM101 or COM111	Communicating Across Contexts or Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)	Hybrid Online In-person	Hybrid Online In-person	Hybrid Online In-person
MED101	Medical Clinics I	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
PRO150	Professional Practice and Etymology	Not offered	Not offered	Hybrid
plus: General Education Course (1)

Semester 2

Course Code	Course Name	Winter	Summer	Fall
BUG200	Parasitology	In-person	Not offered	Not offered
CCA212	Clinical Care of Animals II	Hybrid	Not offered	Not offered
CLP222	Intermediate Clinical Lab Procedures	In-person	Not offered	Not offered
MED200	Medical Clinics II	Hybrid	Not offered	Not offered
PMY222	Pharmacology and Calculations	Hybrid	Not offered	Not offered
RAD212	Introductory Radiography	In-person	Not offered	Not offered
plus: General Education Course (1)

Semester 3

Course Code	Course Name	Winter	Summer	Fall
CCA312	Clinical Care of Animals III	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
EXL322	Exotic, Lab and Non-Domestic Animal Studies	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
LAS312	Large and Small Mammal Studies	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
MED322	Medical Clinics III: Dentistry	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
RAD312	Advanced Radiography	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
SGT312	Veterinary Anaesthesia and Surgical Techniques	Not offered	Not offered	Hybrid
VPL300	Introduction to Clinical Field Placement	Not offered	Not offered	In-person
plus: General Education Course (1)

Semester 4

Course Code	Course Name	Winter	Summer	Fall
CCA412	Clinical Care of Animals IV	Hybrid	Not offered	Not offered
CLP400	Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Procedures IV	In-person	Not offered	Not offered
GEB312	Genetics and Bioethics	Online	Not offered	Not offered
MED400	Medical Clinics IV and Dentistry	In-person	Not offered	Not offered
NOA422	Nutrition of Animals	Online	Not offered	Not offered
SGT412	Surgery II	In-person	Not offered	Not offered
VPL400	Field Placement	Hybrid	Not offered	Not offered

Program Learning Outcomes

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Archived Program & Course Information

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