Respiratory Care Major, AS, RE00

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements: 20 Hours

• Area 1A   3 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B   3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A   3 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B   3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3     3 hours Natural Science - fulfilled by BIO 0121  
• Area 4     3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5     3 hours Humanities & Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5D   2 hours Health & Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Respiratory Therapy 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 and 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 and Laboratory Experience II 5
• RESP 0307 - Cardiopulmonary Assessment 3
• RESP 0311 - Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care 3
• RESP 0312 - Advanced Mechanical Ventilation (Advanced Life Support) 3
• RESP 0313 - Alternate Site Respiratory Care 3
• RESP 0340 - Advanced Level Respiratory Therapy Clinical Experience 5
• RESP 0341 - Research Issues, Methods, and Problems in Respiratory Care 2
• RESP 0348 - Capstone Simulation Learning 2

Total Hours: 82

BIO 121 fulfills General Education Core Curriculum Requirements Area 3 (3 hours).

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).

Students must pass the National Board for Respiratory Therapy Self-Assessment Exam (SAE) for both CRT and RRT prior to graduation from Missouri Southern State University.