The major purpose of this guide is to elicit the necessary information for the writing of educational specifications for facilities to house career programs in laboratory animal science technology. The guide is also designed to: (1) assist planners in formation of creative solutions to the housing of desired educational programs, (2) prevent important considerations from being overlooked in the facility planning process, and (3) encourage logical and systematic facility planning. The document is organized into four major parts: (1) Introduction, a discussion of purpose, organization, assumptions, instructional trends, and guiding principles, (2) The Instructional Program, relating basic program features, educational objectives, program content, planning areas, and occupational preparation programs offered, (3) Distinct Types of Instructional Areas to be Provided, in which the actual space needed to house the vocational programs are described in detail, and (4) Annotated Bibliography, a list of reference sources. (DM)