Admissions
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.
Veterinary Technology Questions & Answers Sessions:
LINK to the Q & A Sessions: https://cscc.webex.com/meet/kfannin
| Thursday, January 6, 2022, from 11 AM to 12 Noon | Monday, January 10, 2022, from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM-LHS Only | Monday, January 10, 2022, 6 pm to 7 pm |
| Tuesday, January 11, 2022, from 6 pm to 7 pm | Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 4 pm to 5 pm | Saturday, January 15, 2022, from 10 am to 11 am |
| Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 1 pm to 2 pm | Thursday, January 20, 2022 from 7 am to 8 am | Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 9 am to 10 am |
It is important that you view the VIRTUAL Mandatory Information Session below and answer the Registration Quiz so we can email you out the application to the program and make sure you meet all the criteria by the January 23, 2022, admissions deadline!
Information Session
Admissions Presentation Slides
Please note that a Virtual Veterinary Technology Information Session IS REQUIRED as part of the admission criteria. Students must view the information session and fill out the QUIZ to receive an application to the program. (It will be emailed within 14 days after you have completed the Registration Quiz. This applies to all new applicants, including those who have already declared a Veterinary Technology major with Records and Registration. Previous applicants who have applied and were not accepted the previous year(s) complete the Virtual Veterinary Technology Information Session and fill out the Registration Quiz... WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER MARCH 1, 2021 FOR THE 2022 APPLICATION YEAR.
Mandatory Information Sessions are VIRTUAL and can be viewed at any time. The Veterinary Technology Q & A sessions will be offered several times each semester and are NOT required, but helpful if you have questions about the program. If you cannot attend a Q & A session, please email Kelly Fannin, VIST Program Coordinator at kfannin@cscc.edu with your questions.
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 phone at 614-287-2779, email hhsadvising@cscc.edu or make an appointment at the following link: https://www.cscc.edu/services/advising/hhs-advising.shtml
Physical Information Sessions are not available at this time due to COVID. For more information about the CSCC COVID Response, see the following link: https://www.cscc.edu/about/coronavirus/
APPLICATION CHECKLIST WILL BE UPDATED AFTER MARCH 1, 2021 FOR THE 2022 APPLICATION YEAR!!
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
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 a Virtual Veterinary Technology Mandatory Information Session (Applicants will receive a separate admission application for the Veterinary Technology Program after completing the Registration Quiz. Applicants will not be considered for admission until the Virtual information session has been attended and the Registration Quiz has been completed.
- HESI A2 - instructions for completing this test for the 2022 application year will be available after MARCH 1, 2021.
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 vaccination or signed waiver.
- Drug Test and Background Check