Are you an LVT, RVT, CVT who wants to earn a bachelor degree in Veterinary Technology Management? Can’t imagine juggling work, school and family? This degree is flexible, affordable and doable. Choose the smart way to move ahead in your Veterinary Technology career.

The Veterinary Technology Management program is a management based veterinary technician program offering an Bachelor of Business Administration. The Veterinary Technology Management Distance Learning program at SUNY Delhi is designed to allow a student to gain the knowledge, information, and skills necessary to practice as a veterinary manager or hospital administrator.

Typically, most students who complete the BBA program in Veterinary Technology Management:

• Are already employed with a veterinarian or a laboratory animal research facility
• Enjoy their job working with a veterinarian or laboratory animal research facilitator and plan to continue working with them
• Are willing to make a long term commitment to develop the skills and acquire the extensive knowledge required to be a Veterinary Technician Manager or Research Animal Manager

Distance learning students must:

• Maintain self-motivation and self-discipline
• Set own pace for learning
• Manage time effectively
• Be a self-learner/discoverer
• Set aside time for studying
  • Study time formula:
    • 1 credit hour = 3 study hours per week
    • Most veterinary technology management students report spending 4-6 study hours per credit hour per week
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Admissions Requirements

• Prerequisites 
  • Completion of an AVMA-accredited program of Veterinary Technology with a minimum grade point average of C (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better and be a licensed veterinary technician; or be licensed eligible (having passed or qualified to sit for the VTNE/LVT exam); or be a certified laboratory animal technologist (LATG) with a two-year degree; or be a certified surgical research technician (SRT) with a two-year degree.
  • Completion of 3-credit-hour prerequisite courses for the higher-level Liberal Arts and Business Management courses including Economics, Psychology, Public Speaking, Accounting, Advertising, and Marketing. 
  • A grade of C (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher for Veterinary Technology courses is required for transfer; only grades of C or higher for all other courses will be accepted for transfer.
  • Completion of an on-campus or phone interview to discuss the program.

Completing the Program

Historically Veterinary Technology Management students who maintain their employment status and family life will take an average of 3-5 years to complete the program in a part-time status. While this may seem to be a long time, it is the same effort that the on-campus students log in their intensive 24 month program. On-campus students are in class, labs, and rotations from 7:30 AM until 4:30 PM five days a week. DL students are typically unable to make that kind of time commitment because of their life/job situation, and thus it is important for DL students to remember that they are going to need to take this curriculum at a slower pace to prevent significant disruption of their other obligations and responsibilities, and to prevent their inability to meet the academic load.

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The Courses You Will Be Taking

The courses in the Veterinary Technology Management Program are designed around the following areas of study. For a description of the courses please go to the college catalog.

Veterinary Management Courses

• Human Resource Management- VETM 306, VETM307
• Marketing and Financial Planning –VETM 310
• Legal and Ethical Concerns- VETM 320
• Organization of Practice- VETM 345
• Client/Public relations- VETM 330
• Laboratory Animal Resource Management-VETM 355, VETM 360, VETS 222, VETS 282
• Facility Management-VETM 340
• Practical Application of What You Have Learned-VETM 350

Liberal Arts Courses

• Organizational Communications- COMM 300
• Organizational Psychology- PSYC 300
• Public Policy-GOVT 300

Business Courses

• Strategic Management-BUSI 310
• Individual Behavior in Organizations-BUSI 343

Some Important Dates

• Admissions and Readmissions for Spring Semester due date is December 30,2010
• Admissions and readmissions for Fall Semester due date is July 1, 2010

Some Disclaimers

• The student is required to have met all the prerequisites for the courses above. You can find the descriptions of the prerequisites in the course catalog. Failure to have completed the prerequisite classes will prolong your time to complete the BBA curriculum
• There must be at least 10 students enrolled in each class in order for the class to be run. If the minimum is not met then the class will not run for that semester.
• You are responsible for planning your schedule. Talk with your advisor for course offerings.
• Meeting the admissions and readmissions due date is no guarantee that courses will be available for enrollment; It is important to plan ahead.

Suggested course schedule

Fall Admission

Fall Yr 1

• VETM 301 (actually summer before)
• VETS 222
• VETM 360

Spring yr 1

• VETM 320
• VETM 361

Summer Yr 1

• BUSI 310
• GOVT 300

Fall Yr 2

• VETM 306
• BUSI 343

Spring Yr 2

• VETM 307
• COMM 300

Summer Yr 2

• VETM 330
• VETS 282

Fall Yr 3

• VETM 340
• VETM 345

Spring Yr 3

• VETM 310
• PSYCH 300

Summer Yr 3

• VETM 350

Spring Admission

Spring yr 1

• VETM 301(actually J term)
• VETM 320

Summer Yr 1

• BUSI 310
• GOVT 300

Fall Yr 2

• VETM 360
• VETS 222

Spring Yr 2

• VETM 361
• COMM 300

Summer Yr 2

• VETM 330
• VETS 282

Fall Yr 3

• VETM 306
• BUSI 343

Spring Yr 3

• VETM 307
• PSYCH 300

Fall Year 4

• VETM 340
• VETM 345

Spring Yr 4

• VETM 310

Summer Yr 4

• VETM 350