Respiratory Therapy (Completion)
The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy Completion Program provides an education that is relevant and professionally sound to meet the respiratory therapy needs of the health care community. The respiratory therapist works with all members of the health care team in identifying and solving problems of respiratory disease and disorders of the cardiopulmonary system. The curriculum includes biological and physical sciences basic to understanding the functioning of the human breathing system, such as anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, chemistry, mathematics, microbiology, and physics and is designed to advance the knowledge of credentialed respiratory therapists.
Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy
Core Curriculum (Credit: 42 hours)
Area A: Essential Skills (Credit: 9 hours)
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 credits |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 credits |
| Area A Math Elective | 3 credits |
Note: Courses required for Area A must be completed within the first 30 hours.
Area B: Institutional Options (Credit: 4 hours)
| Perspectives Elective | 4 credits |
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts (Credit: 6 hours)
| Literature Elective | 3 credits |
| Area C Elective | 3 credits |
Area D: Science, Math and Technology (Credit: 11 hours)
| CHEM 1151K | Survey of Chemistry I | 4 credits |
| CHEM 1152K | Survey of Chemistry II | 4 credits |
| Area D Elective | 3 credits |
Area E: Social Sciences (Credit: 12 hours)
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1865 | 3 credits |
| OR | |
| HIST 2112 | United States History since 1865 | 3 credits |
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| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 credits |
| AND | |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)
Required Courses (Credit: 15 hours)
Guided Elective (Credit: 3 hours)
Suggested Area F Electives include:
Credit by Validation (Credit: 21 hours)
Credit by validation (CV) is given for the following Respiratory Therapy courses based on the RRT credential and accepted as 3000-level courses:
| RESP 2202 | Clinical Experience II | 3 credits |
| RESP 2203 | Mechanical Ventilation | 4 credits |
| RESP 2204 | Case Studies in Respiratory Care and Ethical Issues | 3 credits |
| RESP 2205 | Pediatrics/Neonatology | 3 credits |
| RESP 2206 | Clinical Experience III | 3 credits |
| RESP 2209 | Clinical Experience IV | 3 credits |
| RESP 2215 | Advanced Airway Techniques | 2 credits |
Upper-Division Classes (Credit: 39 hours)
| HLSA 3310 | American Health Care System | 3 credits |
| HLSA 3320 | Health Care Management | 3 credits |
| RESP 3010 | Advanced Mechanical Ventilation | 3 credits |
| RESP 3020 | Intensive Respiratory Physiology | 3 credits |
| RESP 3030 | Respiratory Research | 3 credits |
| RESP 3040 | Advanced Pediatrics/Neonatology | 3 credits |
| RESP 3050 | Advanced Adult Critical Care | 3 credits |
| RESP 4010 | Case Management and Protocol Evaluation | 3 credits |
| RESP 4020 | Quality Control & Collaborative Care | 3 credits |
| RESP 4030 | Polysomnography | 3 credits |
| RESP 4040 | Respiratory Community Health | 3 credits |
| RESP 4050 | Mentoring and Preceptorship | 3 credits |
| RESP 4060 | Pulmonary Function Technology | 3 credits |
Total Hours: 120