Accreditation Policies and Procedures of the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)
January 2010
Appendix D
Guidelines for Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology Degree
The CVTEA has developed the following guidelines for evaluation of baccalaureate veterinary technology degrees:
The mandate of the CVTEA is to accredit programs in veterinary technology, not individual degrees
granted by programs. Accreditation assures that the program meets the AVMA CVTEA Standards of
Accreditation.
The educational institution must determine the structure and outcomes of the veterinary technology
program needed to satisfy the CVTEA Standards of Accreditation. These include courses, program
sequence, clinical application, duration and degree, all of which may be determined by internal policies
and influenced by external regulatory standards.
The CVTEA recommends that accredited programs offering baccalaureate degrees develop curricula
that distinguish the program from an associate degree program. While satisfying the AVMA CVTEA
standards for veterinary technology education, the baccalaureate degree program may expand
veterinary exposure and offer added value options such as:
Laboratory Animal Medicine
Practice Management/Business
Research
Education
Emergency/Critical Care
Anesthesia
Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Dentistry
Internal Medicine
Accredited programs expanding degree options to include baccalaureate options must inform CVTEA
of this change but an additional level of accreditation will not be granted.
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