Homeschool Program

Homeschool Program

Students work with a parent or homeschool instructor to complete the required curriculum and apprenticeship. Parents/instructors assign lessons and activities and track student progress.
Students must complete the curriculum and apprenticeship in their chosen career track (outlined below).

Career Tracks

Students who complete the program are eligible to earn the veterinary assistant (VA) title and a completion of program certificate.
Clinical: companion, livestock, and exotic animal health.
Students following this track are eligible to earn the clinical veterinary assistant (VA) certificate and program completion certificate.
One Health: animal, human, and environmental health. Students following this track are eligible to earn the One Health veterinary assistant certificate and a program completion certificate.
Laboratory: animal health research and diagnostics. Students following this track are eligible to earn the Laboratory veterinary assistant certificate and a program completion certificate.
Veterinary Assistant graduates are eligible to receive a certification through a third party organization by examination.

Print & Web-Based Curriculum:

Books: available through the Texas A&M AgriLife Bookstore
Web-based resources available through Texas A&M AgriLife Learn. Web-based resources are separated by track and intended for use along with corresponding book.
Students are required to complete 100 lessons in their chosen career track.

Veterinary Science Certificate Program – Curriculum Options
Track	Option 1: Clinical	Option 1: One Health	Option 1: Laboratory
Option 1: includes both print books and online teacher resource	Core curriculum (book) Veterinary Science: Preparatory Training for the Veterinary Assistant (75 core & 25 clinical lessons) Web-based resource: Veterinary Science Teacher Resources	Supplement (book) One Health Science & Technology (25 lessons) Web-based resource: One Health Teacher Resource	Supplement (book) Laboratory Science & Technology (25 lessons) Web-based resource: Laboratory Science Teacher Resources
Track	Option 2: Clinical	Option 2: One Health	Option 2: Laboratory
Option 2: includes online curriculum only (no print books needed)	Web-based curriculum: Veterinary Science Independent-Study Curriculum (no books required)	Web-based curriculum: One Health Independent-Study Curriculum (no books required)	Web-based curriculum: Laboratory Science Independent-Study Curriculum (no books required)
The clinical track is the only pathway to certification as a veterinary assistant. One Health and Laboratory tracks are provided as enrichment curriculum but does not lead to certification.

Web-Based Teacher Resources – Prices

Web-Based: Veterinary Science Teacher Resource – Clinical Track ($150 annual subscription)
Web-Based: One Health Teacher Resources – One Health Track. ($75 annual subscription)
Web-Based: Laboratory Science Teacher Resources – Laboratory Track. ($75 annual subscription).

Complete 225 apprenticeship hours.

Students complete a minimum of 225 clinical skill hours in an apprenticeship under appropriate supervision.
- Veterinarian or credentialed technician or LVT, CVT, RVT or LVMT in veterinary practice.
  - Students following the clinical track will use the VSCP Skills List to track required skills.

Earn the veterinary assistant (VA) certificate in their track.

Students who complete the curriculum receive a completion of program certificate and are eligible to earn the veterinary assistant (VA) certificate in their track by examination.

– Clinical Veterinary Assistant Certificate
– One Health Veterinary Assistant Certificate
– Laboratory Veterinary Assistant Certificate

Apply for certification – $50 (clinical track only).

Veterinary Assistant Certificate Examination. You can find more information on our Industry Based Certification page.
Students who pass the exam earn the veterinary assistant (VA) title and receive a certificate of completion designating them as a veterinary assistant.