Students accepted into this program will be required to successfully complete Directed Clinical Practice/ clinically-based courses held in health care facilities. These facilities may require background checks, including fingerprinting, as a condition of placement at the clinic. Refusal to submit to a background check, or failure to meet clearance criteria established by the health care facility, may prevent placement in the Directed Clinical Practice/clinically-based course and thus, it may not be possible to successfully complete the program. Health care facilities also require adherence to strict standards of conduct. Facilities may refuse educational access to any person who does not adhere to the facility's standards of safety, health and ethical behavior. This may be cause for removal from the program.

Students who complete the Animal Health Technology Program will be able to: Properly and safely restrain the various species that are commonly seen in veterinary medicine. Properly and accurately perform and record a thorough physical exam using medical terminology on the various species seen in veterinary medicine. Properly and accurately collect, analyze, and interpret blood, urine, and fecal samples from small animals, exotics, pocket pets, avians, and large animals. Produce a series of diagnostic radiographs in common domestic species. Induce anesthesia, monitor the patient during the procedure, and then recover the animal completely from the anesthetic and surgical event. Students will be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.