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
Entry-Level Program
Core IMPACTS (Credit: 42 hours)
It is recommended that students pursuing a Respiratory Therapy Entry Level degree follow these recommendations for optimal progression of degree completion. Failure to follow these recommendations will result in having to take additional coursework outside of Core IMPACTS requirements to meet the requirements for the major.
Mathematics & Quantitative Skills:
Any permitted course may be used to satisfy the Mathematics & Quantitative Skills Core IMPACTS requirement. It is suggested that students pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy entry level complete one of these courses: MATH 1001, MATH 1111, MATH 1112 MATH 1113, or MATH 1251 in this area. Not completing the recommended course may require additional credit hour accrual.
Technology, Math, & Science (Lab Science):
Any permitted course may be used to satisfy the Technology, Math, & Science Option Core IMPACTS requirement. It is suggested that students pursuing a respiratory therapy entry level degree complete one of the following lab science sequences: BIOL 1001-1002 (Introductory Biology I and II and Lab), BIOL 2107-2108 (Principles of Biology I and II and Lab), CHEM 1151-1152 (Survey of Chemistry I and II and Lab), CHEM 1211-1212 (Principles of Chemistry I and II and Lab), PHYS 1111-1112 (Introductory Physics I and II and Lab), or PHYS 2211-2212 (Principles of Physics I and II and Lab) in this area. Not completing the recommended course sequence may require additional credit hour accrual.
Social Science:
Any permitted course may be used to satisfy the Social Science Core IMPACTS requirement. It is suggested that students pursuing a respiratory therapy entry level degree complete one of these courses: ECON 2105, ECON 2106, PSYC 1101, SOCI 1101, SOCI 1160 in this area. This is a preferred course and will have no bearing on the completion of the degree.
See listing of requirements for Core IMPACTS
Field of Study (Credit: 18 hours)
Required Courses (Credit: 15 hours)
*If PSYC 1101 was satisfied in Core IMPACTS, students must complete an elective from the below list of guided electives that has not already been taken.
Guided Elective (Credit: 3 hours)
*Note: If any of the below courses satisfied a requirement in Core IMPACTS, students must complete another course from the below list that has not already been taken.
Upper-Division Respiratory Therapy Courses Required for Entry-Level Program (Credit: 60 hours)