Respiratory Care: Programs of Study

Program of Study

Freshman year,
Fall semester

Course

Credit hr

RCT 101

Fundamentals of Respiratory Care I

4

BIOL 2010

Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

or MATH 1530

Elementary Statistics – or –

 

or MATH 1710

Pre-calculus Algebra

3

ENGL 1010

English Composition I

3

PSY 203

Psychology – or –

 

or PSY 206

Developmental Psychology: Lifespan

3

 

Total

17

 

 

 

Freshman year,
Spring semester

 

 

RCT 102

Fundamentals of Respiratory Care II

4

RCT 120

Respiratory Pharmacology

2

RCT 191

Clinical Practice I

1

BIOL 2020

Human Anatomy & Physiology Ii

4

BIOL 2230

Microbiology

4

 

Total

15

 

 

 

Summer Semester

 

 

RCT 130

Intensive Care Monitoring

4

RCT 150

Arterial Blood Gases

4

RCT 192

Clinical Practive II

3

 

Total

11

 

 

 

Sophomore year,
Fall semester

 

 

RCT 221

Mechanical Ventilation

4

RCT 242

Respiratory Pathophysiology

3

RCT 293

Clinical Practice III

4

 

Humanities Elective

3

 

Total

14

 

 

 

Sophomore year,
Spring semester

 

 

RCT 212

Pulmonary Functions / Seminar

4

RCT 252

Neonatal / Pediatric Respiratory Care

4

RCT 294

Clinical Practice IV

4

COMM 1120

Introduction to Communication

 3

 

Total

15

 

Total program credit hours  

72