Mixed Animal Option

Required Block: (Total 20 Credits required of all students)

Course Title Credits
VCS 7453 Small Animal Medicine I and II 2
VCS 7455 or VCS 7456 Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery or Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery (as assigned by the schedule optimizer) 2
VCS 7457/VCS 7464/VCS 7458 Equine Medicine (7457)/Equine Field Service (7464)/Equine Surgery (7458)
(must have one equine course as assigned by the schedule optimizer)		 2
VCS 7460 Radiology 2
VCS 7463 Primary Care 2
VCS 7466 Anesthesiology 2
VCS 7468 Intensive Care/Emergency Med 4
VDPAM 7477 Food Animal Medicine and Surgery 2
VPTH 7456 and 7457 Necropsy and Clinical Pathology (Taken together as one 2-week block) 2
VCS 7495 Seminar (non-credit) R
    20


Required courses for Mixed Animal Option = 4 credits:

Course Title Credits
VCS 7452 Dermatology 2
VCS 7469 Ophthalmology      2


Selectives: Group A (Total = 6 credits required):

Select any course from the Food Animal or Equine Option.



Selectives: Group B (Total = 2 credits required):

Selectives can usually be taken more than once, but do not dually count. Choose from the list below and/or courses listed on the small animal option.

Course Title Credits
VCS 7409 Oncology 2
VCS 7452 Dermatology (repeatable by permission 2
VCS 7453 Small Animal Medicine 2
VCS 7455 Soft Tissue Surgery 2
VCS 7456 Orthopedic Surgery 2

VCS 7459A, B, C, D, E, F

 Small Animal (Over) Population Medicine and Surgery 2
VCS 7463 Primary Care 2
VCS 7469 Ophthalmology 2
VCS 7476 Anesthesiology 2
VDPAM 7471E Equine Reproduction 2
VMPM 7486 Public Health 2


Electives: 12 credits required

Electives may include external experiences for credit (i.e., preceptorships) that fulfill the requirements for VCS 7419, VCS 7423, 7437 (Preceptorships in small animal, equine or zoo and exotics) or VDPAM preceptorships (VDPAM 7420, 7424, 7479, 7482, or 7485) or any rotations offered in the 4th year. Preceptorships must follow guidelines to qualify for credit.
Additional Time Off (Total = 4 blocks [8 weeks]): This time will fall randomly throughout the schedule to allow time for interviews, unapproved preceptorships, additional rotations and/or personal time.


Mixed Animal Option credit summary:

Required = 20, Option required = 4, Selectives Group A = 6, Selectives Group B = 2, Electives = 12
Total = 44