Core Courses

YEAR 1

VM 601 Clinical Practice I

Credit: 4 hours.

  • Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on exposure to the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.

VM 602 Structure and Function I

Credit: 9.5 hours.

  • Teaches gross anatomy of the limbs of the dog, cat, horse, and ox; histology of basic tissues, and endocrines, immune, integumentary, and musculoskeletal systems; early development; cell physiology and endocrinology; neurobiology of excitable tissues including brain, nerves, and muscles; and clinical correlations between these subjects and the clinical experiences of VM 601.

VM 603 Structure and Function II

Credit: 9 hours.

  • Teaches gross anatomy of the thoracic and abdominal cavity of the dog, cat, horse, ox, sheep, goat and pig; histology and physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems; neurobiology of the autonomic system and pain; and clinical correlations between these subjects and the clinical experiences of VM 601.
  • Prerequisite: VM602 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum or consent of instructor.

VM 604 Structure and Function III

Credit: 9.5 hours.

  • Teaches gross anatomy of the pelvic cavity and head of the dog, cat, horse, ox, sheep, goat and pig; histology of the reproductive, urinary, and special senses systems; reproductive and renal physiology; neurobiology of cranial nerves and special senses; basic animal nutrition; and clinical correlations between these subjects and the clinical experiences of VM 601.
  • Prerequisite: VM 603 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.

YEAR 2

VM 605 Pathobiology I

Credit: 9.5 hours.

  • Teaches principles of pharmacology; general pathology; immunology; medical genetics; and mechanistic toxicology.
  • Prerequisite: VM 604 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.

VM 606 Clinical Practice II

Credit: 4 hours.

  • Teaches in greater depth the clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on exposure to the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
  • Prerequisite: VM 601, VM 604, and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.

VM 607 Pathobiology II

Credit: 10 hours.

  • Infectious disease concepts in parasitology, protozoology, bacteriology, mycology, and virology; and introduces basic antimicrobial pharmacology.
  • Prerequisite: VM 605, VM 606, and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum; or consent of instructor.

VM 608 Pathobiology III

Credit: 9 hours.

  • Pathology, clinical pathology, and imaging of organ systems; epidemiology and food safety; and includes an integrative laboratory covering commonly encountered problems in infectious diseases.
  • Prerequisite: VM 607 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.

YEAR 3

VM 609 Medicine and Surgery I

Credit: 10.5 hours.

  • Teaches the practice of medicine and surgery of anesthesiology, neurology, ophthalmology, reproduction, and neonatology. Surgery and Theriogenology laboratories occur throughout this course.
  • Prerequisite: VM 608 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instruc

VM 610 Medicine and Surgery II

Credit: 10.5 hours.

  • Teaches and practice of medicine and surgery of dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and urology. Surgery and Theriogenology laboratories continue throughout this course.
  • Prerequisite: VM 609 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.

VM 611 Medicine and Surgery III

Credit: 9.5 hours.

  • Teaches the practice of medicine and surgery of animal behavior, cardiology, clinical toxicology, imaging, musculoskeletal diseases, oncology/hematology/immune-related diseases, and respiratory diseases. Surgery laboratories continue through the course.
  • Prerequisite: VM 610 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.

VM 612 Clinical Practice III

Credit: 8 hours.

  • Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
  • Prerequisite: VM 611.

VM 613 Clinical Practice IV

Credit: 13 hours.

  • Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
  • Prerequisite: VM 611.

YEAR 4

VM 614 Clinical Practice V

Credit: 8 hours.

  • Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
  • Prerequisite: VM 611.

VM 615 Clinical Practice VI

Credit: 8 hours.

  • Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
  • Prerequisite: VM 611.

VM 616 Clinical Practice VII

Credit: 8 hours.

  • Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
  • Prerequisite: VM 611.

VM 617 Professional Development

Credit: 8 hours.

  • Provides students with a capstone experience near graduation to enhance their educations with advanced professional experiences tailored to their career needs and/or to strengthen perceived areas of weakness in their professional education and development.
  • Prerequisite: VM 616.