Are you interested in a career working with and caring for animals? This program is designed to provide the technical knowledge and skills required to become a veterinary technician working in association with practicing veterinarians and clients.
Program Features
Training related to the care of companion, large, and laboratory animals
Excellent teaching facilities modeled from a veterinary clinic
Accredited by the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians, Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Veterinary Medical Association
Small working groups with excellent student to instructor ratios
Program facilities inspected by the Canadian Council on Animal Care
Graduates consistently achieve top scores on the Veterinary Technician National Exam to become Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT)
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
5 September 2024
Ridgetown Campus
120 Main Street East,
RIDGETOWN,
Ontario (ON),
N0P 2C0, Canada
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Equivalent
A minimum cumulative average of 60% in 6 Grade 11 or Grade 12 U, C, M, or O level courses (excludes Co-op credits)
Includes a minimum of Grade 11C Math and Grade 12C English
OR Mature Student Status
IELTS International English Language Testing System: Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet based: minimum total score of 89 with no individual scaled score of less than 21. Computer based: minimum score of 250. Paper-based: minimum score of 600. Test of written English: with a score of 5
CAEL Canadian Academic English Language Assessment: Minimum overall band score of 70
MELAB Michigan English Language Assessment Battery: Minimum overall score of 85 including composition score of 83 and oral score of 3
PTE Pearson Test of English: Minimum overall score of 60 with no score less than 60 in the individual components
ELCP Advanced Level of the English Language Certificate Program: Successful completion of the University of Guelph’s Open Learning Advanced level ELCP (levels 9 and 10) is also considered an acceptable form of testing
Located an hour outside Toronto, U of G provides a career-focused education combining academic excellence with a unique student experience.