Veterinary Science

     Instructor: Tammy Wright

     Veterinary Science is a pre-collegiate program preparing students for the world of work as well as the rigors of university academic expectation.

Sophomore year

• Career Exploration
• Domestication/History of Animals
• Animal Terms
• Classifications
• Medical Terminology
• Practical Living
• External Anatomy
• Sanitation
• Zoonotic Diseases

Junior Year

• Veterinary Terminology
• Restraint of Domestic Animals
• Grooming Techniques
• Livestock Industry
• Parasitology
• Anatomy and Physiology I
• Small Animal Disease I
• First Aide/Restorative Care

Senior Year

• Preliminary Physical Exams
• Laboratory Techniques
• Small Animal Disease II
• Anatomy and Physiology II
• Pharmacology
• Surgical Nursing

     Clinical is every other week where the classroom is opened to pets of all types for grooming, physical exams, and laboratory work. Juniors begin the initial grooming, seniors complete advanced grooming, perform physical exams and complete lab testing.

Qualified Juniors may work monthly at the Louisville Zoological Gardens during school hours.

Qualified Seniors may take the Introduction to Animal Science course offered separately. Completion of this course and passing the final with a C or better earns the student three hours in college credit accepted at all Kentucky universities/colleges.

Those seniors who are qualified and desire employment may co-op their senior year.