3. Division:

SECTION A - Course Information

5. Subject:

6. Short Course Title:

7. Effective Term::

2. Course Title:

1. Course ID:

4. Department:

AGHE 62A

Clinical Pathology

Natural Sciences Division

Agricultural Sciences Department

Agriculture: Animal Health Technology

Clinical Pathology

Summer 2011

1. Recommended Class Size:

a. Maximum Class Size:

b. Class Size Approval Date:

3. Contact Hours for a Term:

Lecture:

Lab:

Activity:

Total Hours

1 Unit of credit per eighteen (18) hours of lecture contact hours for a term

1 Unit of credit per fifty-four (54) hours of lab, activity or clinical contact hours for a term

SECTION B - Official Course Information

2. Method of Instruction:

o

o

þ

o

o

Lecture

Laboratory

Lecture and Laboratory

Independent Studies

Distance Learning (Distance

Education Delayed) for

online courses.

o

o

o

o

Work Experience, Occupational

Work Experience, General

Open Entry/Exit

Distance (Hybrid Online) for

online supported courses

Note: If not a variable unit/hour course, enter the hours in the "Low" column only. Leave the hours in the

"High" column blank.

Clinical:

54.00

54.00

To

To

To

To

To

Low High

108

Lab/Lecture Parity? o þ

4. Credit Units: To4.00

5. Taxonomy of Programs (TOPS) Information:

a. TOPS Code and Course Program Title:

24

Yes No

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010210 - *Veterinary Technician (Licensed)

b. Course Control Number:

(To be entered by the Instruction Office Only.)

o

6. SAM Priority Code:(Select One)

o

þ

o

o

ApprenticeshipCourses offered to apprentices only.

Advanced OccupationalCourses taken in the advanced stages of an occupational program. Each “B” level course must

have a “C” level prerequisite in the same program area.

Clearly OccupationalCourses taken in the middle stages of an occupational program. Should provide the student with

entry-level job skills.

Possibly OccupationalCourses taken in the beginning stages of an occupational program.

Non-Occupational

7. Please place this course into the appropriate discipline by selecting from the drop down

list. The discipline placement indicates what preparation is needed to teach the course.

Discipline faculty may place their courses into more than one discipline as appropriate:

8. General Course Information

a. Course Credit Status:

b. State Transfer Code:

c. State Classification Code:

d. Basic Skills Status/Level:

e. Sports/Physical Education Course:

( Only check here if the course is a physical education course.)

f. Grading Method:

g. Number of repeats allowed:

h. Overlap/Duplicate Course:

9. Course Preparation:

Note: If this course has a new requisite, a content review supplemental form must be completed.

B Transferable, CSU/Private

I Career-Technical Education

N Not a Basic Skills Course

o Yes

Letter Grade Only

Non-repeatable Credit (equates to 0 repeats)

þ

AGHE 86

Prerequisite

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o Corequisite

o Advisory

o None

10. Course Special Designators

11. Course Program Status

þ Program Applicable o Stand-alone

12. Funding Agency Category:

þ

o

o

Not Applicable

Primarily developed using economic development funds

Partially developed using economic development funds

SECTION C - Transfer Status

Baccalaureate Status is granted by the Educational Design General Education and

Baccalaureate Level Subcommittee.

þ

o

CSU Transferable

UC Transferable

Approval Date:

SECTION D - General Education Request

Mt. San Antonio College and CSU General Education course approval are submitted to the Educational

Design GE and BL Subcommittee for approval.

1. The Articulation Officer submits the course directly to the CSU Chancellor for approval.

2. Upon receiving approval, the course is approved for the Mt. SAC Associate Degree GE and

placed in the area(s) CSU approval indicate(s).

o Yes þ No Approved for inclusion on Mt. SAC and CSU General Education List?

1. Mt SAC General Education Applicability:

2. CSU General Education Applicability (Requires CSU approval):

3. IGETC Applicability (Requires CSU/UC approval):

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1. Course Descriptions

a. Catalog Description

SECTION E - Course Content

Hematology, clinical chemistries, internal parasites, immunology, serology, and vaginal cytology of domestic

animals.

b. Class Schedule Description:

þ Yes o No Is a course description to be printed in the Class Schedule?

Hematology, clinical chemistries, internal parasites, immunology, serology, and vaginal cytology of domestic

animals.

2. Course Outline Information

a. Lecture Topical Outline:

- Care and use of laboratory equipment including microscope use and safety

- Hematology – red and white blood cell biology, White Blood Cell (WBC) differentials

- Hematology –Red Blood Cell (RBC) morphology, hemocytometer and refractometer

- Hematology – Complete Blood Count (CBC) and anemia disease

- Hematology leukograms

- Hematology – bone marrow disease, clotting cascade, coagulation, cross matching

- Clinical chemistry and vaginal cytology - estrous

- Clinical blood chemistry

- Heartworm disease

- Internal parasites - swine, cattle and horses

- Internal parasites – dogs and cats

- Immunology and virology

- Immunology and serological testing procedures

- Final exam

b. Lab Topical Outline:

- Orienting to the laboratory setting

- Performing packed Cell Volume/Total Protein (PCV/TP) with refractometer and CBC exam

- Performing blood smears and CBC

- Performing RBC and WBC counts with hemocytometer and platelet estimates

- Performing RBC and WBC morphology exams

- Performing CBC and differentials.

- Performing coagulation testing

- Performing machine serum chemistry and CBC

- Performing machine CBC and comparing to manual CBC testing

- Performing fecal exam – horses, swine and sheep

- Performing fecal exam – dogs and cats

- Performing fecal exam – birds and reptiles

- Crossmatching blood and blood typing

- Performing serology ELISA testing – parvo virus and feline leukemia

3. Course Measurable Objectives:

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1. Identify the five most common small animal parasite eggs.

2. Differentiate between the five types of white blood cells.

3. Identify and describe the immunology process.

4. Operate blood chemistry machines properly.

5. Demonstrate proper techniques in use of microscopes.

6. Distinguish and recognize various classifications of internal parasites.

7. Demonstrate proper techniques in staining glass blood slides.

8. Identify the different types of blood parasites.

4. Course Methods of Evaluation:

Category 1. Substantial written assignments for this course include:

- Semester-long laboratory notebook describing CBC procedures, recording data results from lab tests, explanation

of lab results, and determination of the meaning of CBC results.

- Critical essay of 3-4 pages analyzing a case study of a domestic animal and its lab results and coming up with a

medical diagnosis.If the course is degree applicable, substantial written assignments in this course are inappropriate because:

Category 2. Computational or non-computational problem solving demonstrations:

- Identification of different WBC and RBC

- Calculations of total WBC and RBC counts

- Determination of normal values for serum chemistry values

- Evaluation of fecal parasite eggs in different species of animals

- Identification of fecal parasite eggs

- Crossmatching of blood for blood transfusions

- Blood typing of canine blood

Category 3. Skills Demonstrations:

- Performance of a CBC

- Crossmatching for blood transfusions

- Performance of Serum chemistry test

- Demonstration of blood typing

- Procedures and evaluation for vaginal cytology

- Perform CBC on known sample

- Perform WBC and RBC count

- Perform platelet count

- Determine stage of estrous from vaginal cytology

- Fecal exam to determine internal parasites

Category 4. Objective Examinations:

- Multiple Choice questions of CBC parameter, different WBC and RBC, coagulation tests, vaginal cytology, fecal

parasites.

- Calculations (math) of Hemoglobin (Hb) parameters as MCV, MCHC, and WBC, RBC and platelet calculations

- Case study questions interpreting given lab values results and cause of disease state.

5. Sample Assignments:

1. From the blood sample provided, perform a complete CBC and differential exam.

2. From the blood sample provided, perform a manual RBC count and WBC count using a hemocytometer, and

compare to machine automatic counter.

3. Perform blood typing and crossmatch for a blood transfusion.

4. Perform a fecal floatation and direct fecal exam for internal parasite eggs.

5. Write a 2-3 page term paper on a topic extracted from the laboratory notebook.

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6. Representative Text:

Book 1:

Author:

Title:

Publisher:

Date of Publication:

Edition:

Hendricks

Laboratory

Procedures for the

Veterinary TechnicianForeyt

2007

5th

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