The College of Veterinary Medicine’s unique curricular structure provides nearly two years of hands-on clinical training. Years one and two of the four-year program focus on instruction in high-tech, computer-based classrooms and labs. Years three and four provide clinical instruction in such areas as cardiology, community medicine, dentistry, emergency and critical care, equine medicine and surgery, food animal medicine and surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic and soft-tissue surgery, and reproduction. The curriculum is integrated with veterinary services that include statewide animal disease diagnostic services, and extension and continuing education programs for animal owners and veterinarians.
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MU Partners with Jefferson College on Transfer Agreement for Veterinary Technicians
To help meet the country’s growing demand for veterinary technicians, the University of Missouri has partnered with Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri, to create a new transfer agreement for veterinary technology students. The ‘two plus two’ agreement allows undergraduate students who earn a two-year associate’s degree in veterinary technology at Jefferson College to be automatically admitted as juniors at MU to pursue a newly created bachelor’s degree in veterinary technology, which can expand their future employment opportunities and improve their upward mobility. “Demand for veterinary technicians has grown in recent years, and we are proud to provide new educational opportunities…
New Bachelor’s Degree Program to Begin this Fall
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s bachelor’s degree in veterinary technology has cleared the final hurdle on the path to becoming a sanctioned program. The Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education has given the green light for the CVM to begin offering the Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology Program this fall. The online, asynchronous program will allow veterinary technicians who have an associate’s degree to continue working while pursuing a bachelor’s degree. It is a first-of-its-kind program to be offered by a college of veterinary medicine. “There is no maximum number of students who can enroll in…
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