Health Science, Respiratory Therapy Option, BS

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Major Code: HS03

General Education Requirements: 39-40 Hours (46-47 Hours*)

See Baccalaureate Degree General Education Curriculum Requirements.

Health Sciences Core: 21 Hours

HS 0305 - Intercultural Communication 3 *
HS 0350 - Fundamentals of Organizational Management 3
HS 0312 - Biomedical Ethics 3
MATH 0310 - Elementary Statistics 3
OR
GB 0321 - Business Statistics I 3
OR
SOC 0405 - Social Science Statistics 3
OR
PSY 0320 - Applied Statistics for the Behavioral and Natural Sciences 3
HS 0380 - Epidemiology 3
OR
HS 0370 - Environmental Health and Safety 3
HS 0390 - Health Care Systems 3
HS 0402 - Evidence Based Practice 3

Respiratory Requirements: 61 Hours

BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 *
RESP 0101 - Respiratory Therapy Foundations 3
RESP 0102 - Cardiopulmonary Sciences 3
RESP 0105 - Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology 3
RESP 0107 - Respiratory Therapy Procedures 3
RESP 0108 - Respiratory Therapy Procedures Laboratory 3
RESP 0120 - Cardiopulmonary Pathology 3
RESP 0125 - Clinical Respiratory Therapy Experience I 3
RESP 0129 - Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology 3
RESP 0222 - Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation (Life Support Technology) 4
RESP 0226 - Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics 3
RESP 0239 - Clinical & Laboratory Experience II 5
RESP 0307 - Cardiopulmonary Assessment 6
RESP 0311 - Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Therapy 3
RESP 0312 - Advanced Mechanical Ventilation (Advanced Life Support) 3
RESP 0313 - Alternate Site Respiratory Therapy 3
RESP 0340 - Advanced Level Respiratory Therapy Clinical Experience 5
RESP 0341 - Research Issues, Methods & Problems in Respiratory Therapy 1

Electives: 2-3 Hours **

Total Hours: 124

*Required courses satisfy major requirements and General Education Requirements.
** HS 0499 - Independent Study upper division elective(s) available after completion of the Respiratory and Health Science Core.
Students who transfer with an Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care may qualify for upper division retro-credit hours. See Retro Credit Program for details.