Respiratory Therapy Completion Program (B.S.R.T)
The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy Completion Program (BSRT-Bridge) is a degree advancement program which provides the practicing AS or AAS prepared Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) an education that is relevant and professionally sound to meet the respiratory therapy needs of the healthcare 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 focusing on specialty areas in Respiratory Therapy, as well as research, education, and management.
Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy
Completion/AS to BS Bridge Program
Core Curriculum (Credit: 42 hours)
Area A: Essential Skills (Credit: 9 hours)
Note: Recommended Elective: MATH 1111
Note: Courses required for Area A must be completed within the first 30 hours.
Area B: Institutional Options (Credit: 4 hours)
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts (Credit: 6 hours)
| Literature Elective | 3 |
| Area C Elective | 3 |
Area D: Science, Math and Technology (Credit: 11 hours)
Students must take CHEM 1151K Survey of Chemistry I (4 credits) or CHEM 1211K Principles of Chemistry (4 credits), with a required lab science sequence.
Area E: Social Sciences (Credit: 12 hours)
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1865 | 3 |
| OR | |
| HIST 2112 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
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| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
| AND | |
| Area E Elective | 3 |
| Area E Elective | 3 |
Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)
Required Courses (Credit: 15 hours)
Guided Elective (Credit: 3 hours)
Suggested Area F Electives include:
PSYC 1101: Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits. (If PSYC 1101 is used in Area E choose chemistry, physics, statistics or psychology from the list above)
Elective (3 Hours) – Guided electives must be chemistry, physics, statistics, or psychology from the list above.
Credit by Validation (Credit: 21 hours)
Credit by validation (CV) is given for the following Respiratory Therapy courses based on the RRT credential and awarded through Prior Learning Credit (PLA) application.
Upper-Division Classes (Credit: 39 hours)
Credit by validation (CV) is given for the following Respiratory Therapy courses based on the earned additional specialty credentials from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
- Adult Critical Care Specialist (RRT-ACCS) credential - RESP 3050 Advanced Adult Critical Care
- Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (RRT-NPS) credential- RESP 3040 Advanced Neonatal Pediatrics
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) credential- RESP 4060 Pulmonary Functions
Total Hours: 120