BS in Animal Health
Technical Competencies - Animal Health
Centenary University Animal Health major has an ethical responsibility for the safety of animals, faculty, and staff with whom students interact and interrelate. All students are expected to carry out the tasks that are required in both foundational and advanced science courses, laboratories, clinical experiences either without accommodation(s) or with those accommodation(s) that are reasonable in the range of settings and circumstances in which the educational program is based. Safety and well-being are therefore essential factors in establishing requirements involving the physical, cognitive, and emotional abilities of candidates for admission, promotion, and graduation. The technical skills required in this program at an undergraduate level mirror those required by veterinary colleges, graduate programs, and industry standards. A candidate for the Animal Health degree must demonstrate abilities and skills in five areas: observation, communication, motor, intellectual, and behavioral/social.
These skills encompass academic and non-academic technical standards essential to Centenary University Animal Health Program.
If accommodations are needed to meet the technical standards, the university will determine if the accommodations are reasonable, including safety and the educational process, including all coursework, clinical experiences and internships deemed essential to graduation.
Observation
- Able to observe and make assessments from required demonstrations, labs, and experiments, including but not limited to animal/patient demonstrations, and radiographic and other graphic and diagnostic images.
- Perceive and interpret signs of fear, aggression, and other potentially dangerous behaviors exhibited by horses and other species.
- Able to utilize equipment properly for observation (i.e., microscopy), participate in, and conduct experiments within the laboratory, instructional setting, and/or healthcare facility as required by the Animal Health Program.
Communication
Intellectual
- Students must have the intellectual ability to exercise sound judgment and to complete all task and responsibilities in a timely and professional manner
- Able to obtain, retrieve, analyze, and integrate information efficiently and accurately
- Possess the ability to measure, calculate, reason, analyze, hypothesize, and synthesize ideas into final deliverables
- Able to perceive three-dimensional relationships and understand spatial relationships
- Able to absorb and process information from faculty, peers, patients/clients, supervisors, and/or from the scientific literature, as components of problem solving and critical thinking
- Able to acquire information from experiences and demonstrations conveyed through coursework, lecture, group seminar, small group activities, field trips, laboratories, clinical experiences, internships, and other. These may include, but are not limited to laboratory dissection and demonstrations, microbial cultures, microscopic images of microorganisms and tissues in normal and pathologic states
- Able to collect and understand information from a variety of sources such as, computer information systems (including email, databases, literature searches and data retrieval), written documents (including graphs/figures, tables, journal articles), films, slides, videos, and other electronic media.
- Able to work in a manner that is safe for themselves and others, and respond appropriately to emergencies and urgent situations.
- Able to follow universal precautions against contamination and cross-contamination with infectious agents, toxins, chemicals, and/or other physical or biological hazards.
Behavioral/Social
- Students must demonstrate maturity, respect, and tolerance required for collaborative teamwork and other professional and socio-cultural interactions
- Demonstrate a high commitment to professional behavior such as competence in the major, compassion, integrity, lifelong learning, interpersonal skills, and promotion of the public good
- Demonstrate calm and effective responses, especially in emergency situations
- Able to fully utilize intellectual abilities, exercise good judgment and promptly complete all responsibilities of the Animal Health major
- Able to both elicit and convey information to faculty, staff, and peers in a timely and effective manner, using both oral and written formats
- Develop mature, sensitive, non-judgmental, non-prejudiced and effective relationships with faculty, supervisors, peers, patients/clients, and other professionals in the academic community.
- Able to take corrective action based on instructor and peer feedback and guidance
- Maintain and exhibit professional behavior at all times. That includes honesty, integrity, responsibility, accountability, compassion and respect for others.
- Understand and comply with ethical standards for the conduct of research
- Demonstrate emotional stability to function effectively under stress and to adapt to changing environments.
BS Animal Health
* Grade of ≥C- or better required
** May be taken more than once for credit
Total number of credits: 120
Notes:
1. To earn a Bachelor degree, all graduates must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.
2. Minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
3. All graduates must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above.
4. All graduates must have a minimum of 2.0 GPA in their major(s).
5. Courses that are listed as special topic, typically ending with a 99, are repeatable. These courses are counted multiple times and do not replace grades of the previous special topic course.
6. Credits can be shared between the core and the major, or core and minor requirements. Shared credits within the core requirements are not allowed.
7. This curriculum will satisfy the basic requirements of most veterinary schools. Each student is responsible for determining additional courses required by specific veterinary programs.
BS-Animal-Health-Recommended-Four-Year-Sequence
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Centenary University
B.S.in Animal Health: Pre-Vet Track
Recommended Four Year Sequence
2023-2024
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YEAR 1 (Fall)
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Course #
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Title (Course Pre-Requisites are in parenthesis)
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Credits
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Completed
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[Dept] 1205
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Nature of Work
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2
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LAS 1305
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Wellness
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2
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BIO 1301
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General Biology I
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3
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BIO 1101
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General Biology I- Lab
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1
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MTH 2151
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Calculus I*** (MTH1600 (≥C) or placement test)
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4
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| WRI 1001/1002 |
Comp. & Rhet. I or Comp & Rhet. II (by self-placement) |
4 |
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YEAR 1 (Spring)
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Course #
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Title
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Credits
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Completed
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BIO 1302
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General Biology II (BIO1301 ≥ C-)
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3
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BIO 1102
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General Biology II- Lab
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1
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WRI 1002/2012
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Comp. & Rhet. II or Advanced Comp.
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4
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MTH 1501
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Statistics I
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4
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[Dept] 1105
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Broad Enduring Interest
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4
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YEAR 2 (FALL)
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CHM 1302
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General Chemistry I**** (MTH1600 (≥C) pre or co-req)
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3
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CHM 1102
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General Chemistry I- Lab
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4
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PHY 2300
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Physics I (MTH2151≥ C-)
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3
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PHY 2100
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Physics I- Lab
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1
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COM 2001
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Public Speaking |
4
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EST 2012/ANH EL
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Equine Health I or ANH Elective
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4
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YEAR 2 (Spring)
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CHM 1303
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General Chemistry II (CHM1302 (≥C)
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3
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CHM 1103
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General Chemistry II- Lab
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1
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PHY 2301
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Physics II (PHY2300 (≥C)
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3
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PHY 2101
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Physics II- Lab
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1
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COM 2001
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Public Speaking
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4
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EST 3010/ANH EL
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Equine Health II or ANH Elective
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4
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YEAR 3 (FALL)
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BIO 3304
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Microbiology (BIO1301 & CHM 1303 ≥ C-)
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3
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BIO 3104
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Microbiology- Lab
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1
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CHM 2300
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Organic Chem I (CHM1303 (≥C)
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3
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CHM 2100
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Organic Chem I-Lab
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1
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EST 4024/ BIO 3302/3102
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EMS I or CVA & CVA Lab (EST2012/ n/a)
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4
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Elective
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Elective |
4
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YEAR 3 (Spring)
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BIO 3301
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Genetics (BIO1301 ≥ C-)
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3
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BIO 31041
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Genetics-Lab
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1
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BIO 3303
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Animal Physiology & Behavior Junior Standing
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3
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BIO 3103
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Animal Physiology & Behavior- Lab
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1
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CHM 2301
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Organic Chemistry II (CHM2300 ≥ C-)
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3
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CHM 2101
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Organic Chemistry II- Lab
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1
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Elective
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Elective
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2
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YEAR 4 (Fall)
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CHM 4200
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Biochemistry (CHM2300 ≥ C-)
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4
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Cult. & Soc.
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Cultural Understanding in a Global Context
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4
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ANH 1005**
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Animal Nutrition (BIO1302/n/a)
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4
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Elective |
4 |
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Year 4 (Spring)
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Senior Seminar
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BIO 4100 or EST 4030
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4
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BIO 4300
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Bioethics (Social and Community Resonsibility)
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4
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Cult. & Soc.
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Creative Expression & Self
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4
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Elective
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Elective
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2
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**ANH 1005 offered in the fall of odd numbered years, ***Chemistry/math placement test required.