Health Science Major, Respiratory Care Option, BS, HS03

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 35 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and one without lab - 4 hours fulfilled by BIO 0121  - see options below for 3 hours
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by HS 0305  
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and 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.

Health Sciences Core: 18 Hours

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 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

Electives: 5 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (includes 39 upper division).

Total Hours: 120

BIO 121 fulfills General Education Core Requirement Area 3B (4 hours). HS 305 fulfills area 5C (3 hours).

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

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.

Health Science majors are required to take 15 of the 18 hours of the Health Science core at MSSU.