Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)

VCS 7000 Clinical Sciences Elective

Description: Subspecialty clinical elective course in veterinary medical clinical training. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Offered for variable credit, 2-4 credit hours, maximum of 4 credit hours.

Credit hours: 2-4

Contact hours: Contact: 2-4 Other: 2-4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7002 Anesthesiology

Description: Management of clinical anesthesia in various domestic species. Previously offered as VCS 7843. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7012 Anesthesiology Elective

Description: Expansion of the previously met requirements for the management of clinical anesthesia in various domestic species. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7022 Cardiology Elective

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in veterinary cardiology. Previously offered as VCS 7913. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7032 Cardiology III

Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Description: Students will take part in outpatient receiving including history taking, cardiovascular examination, forming a problem list and case assessment and forming a treatment plan. Students will be responsible for preoperative and postoperative care of patients as well as the care of all hospitalized patients. Students will also assist with after-hours cardiology emergencies. Cardiology students also share EMS and isolation ward duties. Graded on a pass-fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7042 Small Animal Wellness & Disease Prevention

Description: Receiving and managing emergency and general medical and surgical cases in companion animals. Previously offered as VCS 7733.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7052 Small Animal Wellness & Disease Prevention Clerkship Elective

Description: Receiving and managing emergency and general medical and surgical cases in companion animals.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7062 Small Animal Primary Care Elective

Description: Expansion of previously met requirements in small animal general medicine and/or surgery. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7072 Diagnostics

Description: Clinical experiences in animal necropsy, clinical pathology, clinical parasitology, and other investigative methods to study diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and treatment of animals. Previously offered as VCS 7953. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7082 Equine Medicine

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of equine medical diseases. Previously offered as VCS 7723. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7092 Equine Medicine Elective

Description: Expansion of the previously met requirements for the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention of equine medical diseases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7102 Equine Medicine Clerkship

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of equine medical diseases at approved, college-overseen, off-site equine practices. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7112 Equine Performance Medicine Elective

Description: Equine sports medicine diagnostic techniques and therapeutic approaches. Previously offered as VCS 7853. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

Additional Fees: VM Consummable VCS 7112 fee of $50 applies.

VCS 7122 Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine Elective

Description: Expansion of the previously met requirements for the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of equine surgical diseases. Previously offered as VCS 7793. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7132 Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of equine surgical diseases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7142 Externship I

Description: Off-site clinical experiences in veterinary medicine. Previously offered as VCS 7813. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7152 Externship II

Description: Off-site clinical experiences in veterinary medicine. Previously offered as VCS 7710 and VCS 7823. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7162 Externship III

Description: Off-site clinical experiences in veterinary medicine. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7172 Externship IV

Description: Off-site clinical experiences in veterinary medicine. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7182 Externship V

Description: Off-site clinical experiences in veterinary medicine. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7192 Externship VI

Description: Off-site clinical experiences in veterinary medicine. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7202 Field Services and Production Medicine Elective

Description: Ambulatory field service veterinary experiences with production animals. Previously offered as VCS 7893. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7212 Field Services and Production Medicine Clerkship

Description: Field service veterinary experiences with production animals with approved, college-overseen, off-site ambulatory practices. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7222 Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of food animal diseases. Previously offered as VCS 7763. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7232 Food Animal Medicine and Surgery Elective

Description: Expansion of the previously met requirements in diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention of food animal diseases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7242 Food Animal Medicine and Surgery Clerkship

Description: Clinical experiences with food animals at approved, college-overseen, off-site food animal practices. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7252 Hospital Based Theriogenology Elective

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, and management of reproductive diseases in common domestic species. Previously offered as VCS 7933. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7262 Hospital Based Theriogenology III

Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Description: Students will admit and provide primary care with assistance from the surgery and medicine service to cases that are presented to the VTH with a primary theriogenology component. Managed companion animal cases include canine C-sections, canine breeding cycle management, canine pyometras and canine prostatic cases. Food Animal cases include bovine dystocias, BSEs, bull preputial lacerations, small ruminant dystocias, etc. Participation in morning case rounds in surgery and medicine sections (both large and small animal) will be attended when responsibility is shared. Graded on a pass/fail basis

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7272 Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Elective

Description: Expansion of previously met requirements in small animal emergency and critical care. Previously offered as VCS 7703. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7282 Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care III

Prerequisites: VCS 7272 Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care I.

Description: Clinical rotation in small animal intensive care/critical and emergency medicine. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7292 Bovine Theriogenology Elective

Description: Clinical experiences in bovine reproductive management and disease. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7302 Equine Theriogenology Elective

Description: Clinical experiences in equine reproductive management and disease. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7312 Large Animal Theriogenology Elective I

Description: Clinical experiences in large animal reproductive management and disease. Previously offered as VCS 7770 and VCS 7773. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7322 Large Animal Theriogenology Elective II

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in large animal reproductive management and disease. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7332 Large Animal Theriogenology Clerkship

Description: Clinical experiences in large animal reproductive management and disease at approved, college-overseen, off-site large animal practices. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7342 Ophthalmology

Description: Clinical experiences in small animal, equine, exotic, and food animal ophthalmology. Previously offered as VCS 7903. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7352 Ophthalmology Elective

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in small animal, equine, exotic, and food animal ophthalmology. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7362 Professional Development Experience III

Description: Applied and clinical experiences in professional, organized, or regulatory veterinary medicine. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Previously offered as VCS 7833.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7372 Radiology

Description: Clinical experiences in diagnostic radiography, ultrasound, and other special imaging modalities. Previously offered as VCS 7713. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7382 Radiology Elective

Description: Expansion of previously met requirements in clinical experiences in diagnostic radiography, ultrasound, and other special imaging modalities. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7392 Small Animal Internal Medicine

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, and management of small animal internal medicine cases. Previously offered as VCS 7743. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7402 Small Animal Internal Medicine Elective

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of small animal internal medicine cases. Previously offered as VCS 7512. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7412 Small Animal Internal Medicine III

Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Description: Diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention of companion animal medical diseases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7422 Small Animal Surgery

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of small animal specialty surgical cases. Previously offered as VCS 7753. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7432 Small Animal Surgery Elective

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of small animal specialty surgical cases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7442 Surgical Fundamentals in Shelter Patients

Description: Clinical experiences in surgery and anesthesia with pet adoption candidates. Previously offered as VCS 7883. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7452 Ultrasound Elective

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in veterinary ultrasonography. Previously offered as VCS 7863. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7462 Ultrasound/Clinical Pathology III

Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Description: Participants will attend radiology rounds daily as well as observing and/or performing diagnostic ultrasound exams on common domestic animal species, and, when not actively participating in a clinical ultrasound study, in library research on the subject. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Previously offered as VCS 7873.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7472 Zoological Medicine Elective I

Description: Diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical or surgical conditions in zoo, exotic pet and wildlife species. Previously offered as VCS 7780 and VCS 7783. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

Additional Fees: VM Consummable VCS 7472 fee of $50 applies.

VCS 7482 Zoological Medicine Elective II

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical or surgical conditions in zoo, exotic pet and wildlife species. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

Additional Fees: VM Consummable VCS 7482 fee of $50 applies.

VCS 7492 Applied Canine Exercise Physiology Elective

Description: Clinical experiences with the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of exercise-specific injuries and disease in elite canine athletes and working dogs. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

Additional Fees: VM Consummable VCS 7492 fee of $450 applies.

VCS 7502 Small Animal Internal Medicine Clerkship

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of small animal internal medicine cases at approved, college-overseen, off-site practices with a boarded veterinary internist. Previously offered as VCS 7743. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7512 Small Animal Medicine Elective

Description: Expansion of previously met requirements for clinical experiences in small animal preventive care and the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of small animal general medical diseases. Same course as VCS 7402. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7522 Small Animal Medicine Clerkship III

Description: Designed to expose students to all aspects of small animal medicine cases at designated small animal veterinary practices. Same course as VCS 7412. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7532 Applied Diagnostic Medicine Elective

Description: Expansions of clinical experiences in the diagnosis of diseases commonly seen at the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7542 Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Clerkship

Description: Clinical experiences in small animal emergency and critical care at approved, college-overseen, off-site emergency practice. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7552 Public Health Practice for Veterinarians I

Description: Clinical year elective for students enrolled in the MPH Program intended to demonstrate competency in public health practice for veterinarians. Same course as MPH 5030. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7562 Public Health Practice for Veterinarians II

Description: Expansion of the clinical year elective for students enrolled in the MPH Program intended to demonstrate competency in public health practice for veterinarians. Same course as MPH 5030. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7572 Advanced Small Animal Ultrasound III

Description: This course is comprised of management of clinical cases, self-study, and hands-on instructional sessions.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7582 Externship VII

Description: Off-site clinical experiences in veterinary medicine. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7592 Behavior Medicine Elective

Description: Clinical reinforcement through the application of basic procedures and methods for diagnosing and treating common behavioral problems of the dog and cat. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7602 Dermatology Elective

Description: Expansion of clinical experiences in veterinary dermatology. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7612 Small Animal General Medicine

Description: Clinical experiences in small animal preventive care and the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of small animal general medical diseases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7622 Small Animal General Surgery and Dentistry

Description: Clinical experiences in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of small animal general surgical cases and dentistry. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7632 Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Description: Clinical experiences in small animal emergency and critical care. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7642 Small Animal General Medicine Clerkship

Description: Expansion of previously met requirements for clinical experiences in small animal preventive care and the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of small animal general medical diseases at approved, college-overseen, off-site small animal practice. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7652 Small Animal General Surgery and Dentistry Clerkship

Description: Diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention of general surgical diseases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7662 Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Description: Clinical experiences in large animal emergency and critical care. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7672 Dermatology Externship

Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Description: This two-week elective clinical rotation in dermatology is open to all 4th-year veterinary students. The elective emphasizes application of knowledge and skills learned in pre-clinical dermatology coursework, with hands-on patient care in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH). Students will participate in patient appointments, diagnostic procedures, dermatology service rounds, and grand rounds. The elective highlights both evidence-based dermatology practices and practical clinical approaches to common cases. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7682 Equine Ambulatory Elective

Description: Two-week elective rotation providing hands-on experience with equine ambulatory practice. Students gain skills in preventive medicine, lameness evaluation, dentistry, reproductive exams, emergency care, and client communication in field settings. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7692 International Externship

Description: An off-campus externship providing international clinical and cultural veterinary experiences. Students engage in patient care under supervision at an approved host institution. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7702 Neurology Elective

Description: Two-week elective rotation emphasizing diagnosis and management of neurological conditions in small animals. Includes case workups, advanced imaging, electrodiagnostics, medical and surgical management, and rounds. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Lab: 4 Contact: 4

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Clinical

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci

VCS 7912 Grand Rounds

Description: Seminar course on selected clinical and professional topics delivered by fourth-year veterinary students, departmental faculty, and invited experts. Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Credit hours: 2

Contact hours: Contact: 2 Other: 2

Levels: Professional

Schedule types: Independent Study

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci