Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Technology
North Dakota State University · Veterinary Technology Program, Department of Animal Sciences · Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Science in Veterinary TechnologyBS
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyStated for United States
- Format
- On campusFull four-year degree: one-year pre-professional course of study, then the professional program.
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-year on-campus bachelor's in veterinary technology with a pre-professional first year and a limited-enrollment professional phase that includes clinical practicums and a clinical externship.
Role the program prepares for: Veterinary technologist in clinical practice, research, public health, education or industry.
- Subject
- Veterinary technology
- Department
- Veterinary Technology Program, Department of Animal Sciences
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree. A bachelor’s title does not by itself show whether a program leads to veterinarian, nurse or technician roles: the study pathway is shown separately.
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyPrograms preparing veterinary technicians or technologists, depending on the jurisdiction. This is a different role from veterinary nursing in some countries and the same role under another name in others.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program page says it prepares veterinary technologists and that graduates are designated as veterinary technologists.“Students who complete a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology are designated as Veterinary Technologists”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | Full four-year degree with a one-year pre-professional course of study followed by the professional portion. | – | Pre-professional year first; formal application and selection are needed to progress into the professional program.Source |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: North Dakota State University, Veterinary Technology Program, Fargo ND - Bachelor of Science; listed as FULL ACCREDITATION, next evaluation 2031
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Full four-year degree: one-year pre-professional course of study, then the professional program.
- Clinical components
- Clinical practicums, then a clinical externship after all veterinary technology courses.
- Campus attendance
- On Campus
- Clinical placement
- Clinical externship at veterinary clinics, zoos, research laboratories or animal rehabilitation facilities.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Fargo campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- At least 12 college credits completed by the end of the spring semester of application; cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)