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Respiratory Care

WELCOME TO RESPIRATORY CARE (RESP)

FIRST SEMESTER RESP TECHNICAL COURSES

Number	Title	Credits
RESP 101	Introduction to Respiratory Care	4
RESP 103	Medical Terminology	1
RESP 120	Intro to Clinical / Lab Sessions	2
CHEM 101	Basic Chemistry	3
MATH 131	Intermediate Algebra	3
ENG 106	Composition	3

SECOND SEMESTER RESP TECHNICAL COURSES

Number	Title	Credits
RESP 121	Clinical Application of RC I	4
RESP 102	Intermediate Respiratory Care	4
PSY 116	Intro to Psychology
or SOC 121	Critical Thinking	3
BIO 250	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIO 251	Microbiology and Infection Control	2

SUMMER RESP COURSES

Number	Title	Credits
RESP 200	Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology	3
RESP 203	Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology	2
RESP 208	Home Care, Rehab. of Card. Patient	3
RESP 220	Clinical Application of RC II	4
RESP 202	Applications of Physical Principles in RC 2	2

THIRD SEMESTER RESP TECHNICAL COURSES

Number	Title	Credits
RESP 204	Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology	2
RESP 205	Mechanical Ventilation & Critical Care I	3
RESP 206	Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics	3
RESP 221	Clinical Applications of RC III	5

FOURTH SEMESTER RESP TECHNICAL COURSES

Number	Title	Credits
RESP 207	Mechanical Ventilation & Critical Care II	3
RESP 210	Advanced Cardiac Life Support & Sum
	Concepts	3
RESP 222	Clinical Application of RC IV	5
ENG	Humanities / Speech Elective	3
PE	Physical Education Elective	1

SUMMER RESP TECHNICAL COURSES

Number	Title	Credits
RESP 212	Problem Solving & Decision Making in Patient
	Management	2
RESP 213	Cardiovascular Monitoring & Assessment	2
RESP 223	Clinical Application of Respiratory Care V	5
RESP 270	Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care	3
		Total = 87

All students will be required to pass the first semester which is an Allied Health pre-semester before being admitted into the Respiratory Care Program.

CLASS TIMES: Class times will vary depending on the semester. The Respiratory Care Program does not run on a block schedule. Please discuss class times with the faculty.

CLINICAL TIMES: Clinical times vary depending on the hospital you are assigned to. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the clinical site and any cost incurred.

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