Respiratory Therapy Entry Level
Respiratory Therapy is a health care profession dedicated to the care, management, and life support of individuals having deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory Therapists are experts in the use of therapeutic and diagnostic aids to respiration. They must have a working knowledge of chemistry, microbiology, and physiology as well as respiratory therapy. The BSRT-Entry program is an entry-level degree program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The program's primary goal is to prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavioral) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs) and to prepare leaders for the field of respiratory care by including curricular content that includes objectives related to acquisition of skills in one or more of the following: management, education, research, advance clinical practice (which may include an area of clinical specialization).
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 |
| OR | |
| ENGL 1102H | Honors 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:
Upper-Division Respiratory Therapy Courses Required for Entry-Level Program (Credit: 60 hours)
Total Hours: 120