Veterinary technology is a Bachelor of Science degree program within the Department of Animal Sciences. Departmental offices are located in Hultz Hall and Robinson Hall, on the west side of the main NDSU campus. Veterinarians and licensed veterinary technologists comprise the primary faculty and staff, with other animal health and animal sciences professionals also teaching in the program.

The first year of the program is a pre-professional course of study that allows students the opportunity to decide if they want to apply for the limited-enrollment professional portion of the program. Courses offered to first year students include Introduction to the Veterinary Profession, Companion Animal Breeds, Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals, Medical Terminology for the Paraprofessional, and Animal Restraint. If, for any reason, you do not continue into the professional portion of the program, the credits earned during the first year may be transferred into other majors.

The professional portion of the program, which starts in the fall of the second year, is selective. Students must submit a supplemental application by April 1 of their first year in order to be considered for admission into the professional portion.