Veterinary Nursing Office Assistant Certificate

Program Design

Individuals completing this certificate will obtain training in veterinary office and computer skills, communication skills, veterinary medical terminology, animal breed identification, medical record keeping, veterinary drug dosage calculations, and the basics of animal agriculture. This certificate is designed to provide individuals with the skills necessary to be successfully employed in a veterinary office setting.

Veterinary Office Assistant

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First Semester (Fall)

Program Design

This is designed for those students wishing to transfer to a four-year institution and complete a Bachelor’s Degree in an English area. Compositionprepares students in the art and practice of writing. This includes English Composition I, English Composition II, and Creative Writing three credit hour courses designed for transfer students as well as vocational students. To prepare students for college-level Composition, developmental reading and writing courses are offered: Fundamentals of Reading and Writing and English Composition I Workshop. Placement in these courses is determined by ACT, SAT, Accuplacer, high school GPA or previous college courses. Developmental courses do not apply toward transfer or graduation.

Related Employment Fields

There are many career choices for an English major. In educational settings the student may have a choice of becoming a teacher, an administrator, or a writer/ researcher. The fields of law and medicine also have career opportunities available. In business or industry, the student may become an editor, technical writer, communications officer, marketing manager, personal manager, or public relations officer. The federal government offers such careers as adjudication specialist, public information specialist, research assistant, technicalinformation specialist,