Respiratory Care

Curtis Kuhlman, Academic Adviser.

The 2-year, upper division program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree is a sequence of additional professional course work intended to prepare respiratory therapists for positions in education, management, or science. Course work in the science emphasis may be applied toward meeting the entrance requirements for dentistry and medicine. Those electing to study on a part-time basis must complete the junior and senior years with a 4-year period.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses:

ANTH 225	Cultural Anthropology	4
	or
SOCI 236	Privilege and Oppression	4

BIOL 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
	or
BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 143	General Biology	4

BIOL 222

Microbiology

5

CHEM 101	Introductory Chemistry	4
CHEM 102	Introductory Chemistry	4
	or
CHEM 141-146	General Chemistry	12

CPTR 110	Principles of Computing	2
ENGL 121	College Writing I	3
ENGL 122	College Writing II	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing	3

HLTH 110	Wellness for Living	3
	or
HLTH 220	Human Nutrition	4

PHYS 201	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 204	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
	or
	High School Physics

PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4

Humanities

Select courses from at least three subject areas: ART 251; MUHL 124; PHIL 205; HIST 121, 122, 221, 222; ENGL 204, 210, 211, 212

Mathematics

Two years of HS Algebra/C grade or better or Intermediate Algebra or MDEV 003 required

Religion

4 credits/year (max 8 credits)

Social Sciences

(2 areas/ 12 credits min) Select additional credits from: ANTH 225; ECON 204; GEOG 252; PLSC 224; SOCI 204, 225; 

Electives

To meet minimum total requirements of 82 credits