Respiratory Care
Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner
Prior to Admission: BIO 137 and MAT 150 or MAT 110. All RCP courses in this plan are offered on Mon/Wed//Fri. General Education courses should be taken on Tues/Thurs schedule, or during the summer sessions.
***NOTE*** Each option will take the same courses unless an additional course specific to the selected is noted.
General Education & Support Classes
Course | Credit Hours |
---|---|
*BIO 137 Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
BIO 139 Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
*MAT 150 College Algebra or *MAT 110 Applied Mathematics or *MAT 146 Contemporary College Math |
3 |
Oral Communications** | 3 |
Social Interaction** | 3 |
Writing I/Accessing Information** | 3 |
Heritage/Humanities** | 3 |
General Education Total | 23 |
Recommended Additional Courses
Course | Credit Hours |
---|---|
BIO 226 Principles of Microbiology or BIO 225 Medical Microbiology |
3 |
ENG 102 Writing II | 3 |
* Pre-Requisite Courses
**General Education Courses
NOTE: Computer Literacy must be documented by competency exam
or by completion of computer literacy course
Acceptance into the Respiratory Care Program
- Application for admission to college
- Respiratory Care application
- Required minimum ACT or COMPASS scores
Test Scores Test Math Reading Writing ACT 19 20 18 COMPASS 25 (Alg.) 85 74
*See COMPASS Placement Scores in Master Advising Quick Guide for placement into developmental courses. - Documentation of observation hours.
- Official transcript of all post-secondary coursework.
- Documentation of attendance at a Respiratory Care preadmission conference.
- All developmental courses must be taken prior to prerequisite courses.
- All pre-requisite courses must be taken prior to program admission.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) courses must be completed prior to admission.
Core Requirements
Taken upon program admission
Course | Credit Hours |
---|---|
RCP 110 Cardiopulmonary Anat & Phys | 3 |
RCP 120 Theory & Principles of Resp Care | 4 |
RCP 130 Pharmacology | 3 |
RCP 150 Clinical Practice I | 2 |
Course | Credit Hours |
---|---|
RCP 125 Cardiopulmonary Evaluation | 4 |
RCP 175 Clinical Practice II | 3 |
RCP 180 Ventilatory Support | 3 |
RCP 210 Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology | 3 |
Course | Credit Hours |
---|---|
RCP 190 Advanced Ventilatory Support | 2 |
RCP 200 Clinical Practice III | 3 |
RCP 204 Emergency & Spec Proc I | 3 |
RCP 212 Neonatal/Pediatric Resp Care | 3 |
Course | Credit Hours |
---|---|
RCP 228 Preventive and Long-Term Respiratory Care | 2 |
RCP 214 Advanced Diagnostic Proc | 3 |
RCP 225 Clinical Practice IV | 3 |
RCP 250 Clinical Practice V | 3 |
Total Credits | 76-78 |
Revised August 27, 2020