Admissions - Application Deadline Extended to March 15, 2024
Do you want to know more about how to get accepted into the Veterinary Technology program at Columbus State? Do you understand the criteria for acceptance into the Veterinary Technology? These questions and more will be answered at upcoming Question & Answer Information Sessions for Pre-Veterinary Technology Students at Columbus State. The session will include: admission criteria and curriculum, application procedures, how to best plan for courses prior to admission and opportunities in the Veterinary Technology profession.
Are you still interested in the Vet Tech Program for Autumn 2024? It's not too late- You are in luck!
The Vet Tech Program Application Deadline has been extended until March 15, 2024!
✔️If you have a pending Vet Tech application submitted by the January 23 deadline, there is nothing further to do!
📄If you have attended an In-Person information session but did not submit your Vet Tech application- please do so and complete all of the required items.
👓If you missed an information session, you have an opportunity to view a recorded ZOOM session here:
Passcode: 7?^^E^qB
Let Dr. Erin Kelly (ekelly13@cscc.edu) know if you cannot open or view this link.
Once you have viewed it (you can speed to 1.25 or 1.5x speed), answer the following questions as proof you have watched the session at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/0s5hG0Bx0Q
How many adjunct (part-time) faculty members does the program have?
What is the current average hourly wage for Central Ohio veterinary technicians?
What organization oversees Veterinary Technician Specialties?
Easy as that! The sooner you view, the sooner you can get your application submitted
to the program. (Hint: The link to the application to the program is at the end of the quiz) and complete the required acceptance criteria.
⏰The HESI A2 Entrance exam is one required item that needs to be scheduled and completed. Information about scheduling is here: CSCC Healthcare HESI A2 Exams It is scheduled through RegisterBlast. Scheduling is likely several weeks out FYI.
You are strongly encouraged to meet with a Health and Human Services Advisor to ensure you complete all criteria by the deadline. They can be contacted by your Blackboard Appointment link, email hhsadvising@cscc.edu or make an appointment at the following link: https://www.cscc.edu/services/advising/hhs-advising.shtml
Vet Tech Application Checklist
Otterbein University 2+2 Program Plan of Study
Otterbein University Equine Veterinary Technology Combination Curriculum
Ohio State University Animal Science Combination Curriculum
Important Information about the Rabies Vaccination Requirement
According to the Centers for Disease Control, Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease. It can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid animal. Humans, like most other mammals, are susceptible to the Rabies virus. Those who work in the veterinary field are at high risk of exposure to the Rabies virus. As a student in Columbus State's Veterinary Technology Program, you will be exposed to many animals that could potentially be harboring the Rabies virus. Although the disease is not prefalent in this area, there continue to be confirmed cases of domestic aniamls with rabies in the region year to year. Others areas of Ohio and the country have increased prevalence.
Because of the untreatable natures of this disease, the AVMA-CVTEA (accrediting agency for the program) requires that you protect yourself with a prophylactic series of injections prior to entrance into the program. Therefore, all students entering the Vet Tech Program after May 15, 2022 must complete the Rabies pre-exposure vaccination series (or show proof of protective titer in the last 2 years) prior to handling any dogs, cats, or ruminants and/or participating in any clinical placements.
Students should be aware that the Vet Tech Program collaborates with veterinary clinics. local humane societies and farms to provide students with required experience in animal preventative care, diagnostics, treatments, and surgery. Students who do not receive the Rabies vaccination will follow the Program's Comprehensive Rabies Mitigation plan and may not be able to complete required portions of the Vet Tech Program and therefore may not be able to graduate.
The cost of this vaccination series varies and can range from $ 900-$1,200. Student is responsible for this cost. Financial Aid or your personal medical insurance may provide coverage for this vaccine. Contacting your insurance company directly may encourage coverage of the vaccine as well. A letter from the Veterinary Technology Program Coordinator indicating the importance of this vaccine to the profession is available upon request.
Admissions Requirements
Listed below are additional requirements for admission to the Veterinary Technology:
- High school graduate or GED equivalency.
- Placement into ENGL 1100 - Beginning Composition, or completion of ENGL 0190 with a grade of "C" or better.
- Placement into “No Reading Required” (students with college transfer credit for ENGL 1100 are not required to take the reading portion of the placement test).
- Placement into STAT 1350, Introduction to Elementary Statistics, or completion of MATH 1030, MATH 1025 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or above
- Grade point average of 2.5 or better (in recently completed coursework).
- Attend an IN PERSON information session.
- HESI A2 - https://www.cscc.edu/academics/departments/nursing/pdf/HESI%20ProctorU.pdf
Upon provisional acceptance into the Veterinary Technology, the student will be required to complete the following Health Requirements:
- Complete a Health Statement declaring all allergies, medications, and physical limitations or restrictions.
- Declaration that the student meets the Essential Health Standards set by the program. (more information will be distributed at this Link: )
- Tuberculin Testing (Mantoux) within the past year.
- Tetanus Booster (TDaP) within the past eight years.
- The student must obtain health insurance coverage and keep the coverage on a continual basis while attending CSCC as a Veterinary Technology student.
- Rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis vaccination series or proof of rabies immunity by titer within the last two years.
- Drug Test and Background Check