RESPIRATORY THERAPIST: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]
Total Credit Hours: 62 to 66
Courses
GENERAL COURSES | TITLES | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
ENGL 110 ** | COMPOSITION I | 3 |
COMM 110 ** | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY | 3 |
PSY 110 ** | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
BIOL 140 ** or BIOL 205 ** and BIOL 206 ** | HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY or PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I and PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | 4 or 4 and 4 |
BIOL 210 ** | MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS * | 3 | |
PROGRAM COURSES | TITLES | Credit Hours |
HLTH 108 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM INTERPRETATION | 1 |
HLTH 121 ** | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 |
RESP 112 | FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE I | 4 |
RESP 115 | RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICUM I | 3 |
RESP 121 | FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE II | 5 |
RESP 122 | CARDIOPULMONARY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 2 |
RESP 123 | PHARMACOLOGY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE | 2 |
RESP 125 | RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICUM II | 3 |
RESP 127 | CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASES | 3 |
RESP 201 | INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL VENTILATION | 1 |
RESP 210 | FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE III | 5 |
RESP 220 | RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICUM III | 3 |
RESP 231 | FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE IV | 4 |
RESP 235 | RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICUM IV | 3 |
RESP 240 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY CAPSTONE | 1 |
* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.
** Underlined courses may be taken prior to admission into the program.
Recommended Course Sequence
SEMESTER | COURSES |
|---|---|
1st Semester | ENGL 110; RESP 112; RESP 115; RESP 122; HLTH 121 |
2nd Semester | RESP 121; RESP 123; RESP 125; RESP 127; BIOL 205 or BIOL 140 |
Summer Semester | PSY 110; RESP 201; BIOL 210 |
3rd Semester | RESP 210; RESP 220; BIOL 206 (if needed); Humanities/Fine Arts |
4th Semester | RESP 231; RESP 235; RESP 240; HLTH 108; COMM 110 |
Department Contact Information
Health Careers
Peoria Campus, Cedar, Room 105
(309) 690-7530