VASE | Veterinary Allied Staff Education

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The post-secondary instruction requirements consist of 20 semester units, 30 quarter units or 300 hours of instruction to be accumulated in the fundamentals and principals of the following subjects. The charts below outline the California requirements to take the State RVT exam and demonstrate the VASE courses and class hours to meet the State requirements.

RVT California Exam Requirements		VASE Program Course	Class Hours
1.	Dental prophylaxis and extractions	Session VIII Session XVII	21
2.	Anesthetic instrumentation, induction and monitoring	Session V	18
3.	Surgical nursing and assisting, including instrumentation, suturing techniques and application of casts and splints	Session VI Session XVII	27
4.	Radiology and radiation safety	Session IX - XII	60
5.	Diseases and nursing of animals, including zoonotic diseases and emergency veterinary care	Session XIII Session XIV & XVI	78
TOTAL RVT Specific Hours			204

The subjects below may be contained within other courses or obtained as separate courses.

RVT California Exam Requirements		VASE Program Course	Class Hours
6.	Chemistry	Session II	27
7.	Math	Session I	18
8.	Biology	Session III	27
9.	Microbiology	Session VII	12
10.	Anatomy and Physiology	Session IV	18
TOTAL			102
GRAND TOTAL of VASE HOURS (RVT Specific & General Science)			306

All the instruction must be completed within five years prior to the date of the examination.

In addition to the classroom, the State requires practical experience consisting of 36 months (4,680 hours) under the direct supervision of a California licensed veterinarian and must be completed within 5 years prior to the examination.

The practical experience in the above paragraph must provide the applicant with knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas of communication with clients, patient examinations, emergency procedures, laboratory procedures, diagnostic imaging, surgical assisting, animal nursing, nutrition, dentistry, animal behavior, and pharmacology. The supervising veterinarian(s) must complete a check list attesting to proficiency in specific areas within the preceding categories.