Respiratory Care

Degree Plan | Associate of Applied Science

Institutional Requirements
Credits : Lecture : Lab
College Success Skills
2 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Pre-Enrollment Courses
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 2 Lab Hrs.
Anatomy & Physiology II (lab)
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 2 Lab Hrs.
Anatomy and Physiology I
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Anatomy and Physiology II
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
General Education Courses
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Composition I
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Fine Arts Appreciation
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Introduction to Sociology
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Summer I - 1
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Introduction to Respiratory Care
2 Credit Hrs., : 1 Lec. Hrs.,: 4 Lab Hrs.
Basic Resp Care Pharmacology
2 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 1 Lab Hrs.
Fall 1
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Clinical - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 4 Lab Hrs.
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
2 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 1 Lab Hrs.
Respiratory Care Procedures I
3 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 4 Lab Hrs.
Respiratory Care Sciences
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 1 Lab Hrs.
Spring 1
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Respiratory Care Procedures II
3 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 4 Lab Hrs.
Clinical - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
3 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 18 Lab Hrs.
Mechanical Ventilation
4 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 4 Lab Hrs.
Summer I - 2
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Clinical Respiratory Care
4 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 20 Lab Hrs.
Fall 2
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Cardiopulmonary Disease
2 Credit Hrs., : 1 Lec. Hrs.,: 3 Lab Hrs.
Critical Care Monitoring
2 Credit Hrs., : 1 Lec. Hrs.,: 2 Lab Hrs.
Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 1 Lab Hrs.
Clinical - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
3 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 18 Lab Hrs.
Spring 2
Credits : Lecture : Lab
Specialties in Respiratory Care
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 3 Lab Hrs.
Respiratory Care Examination Preparation
2 Credit Hrs., : 1 Lec. Hrs.,: 4 Lab Hrs.
Mechanical Ventilation for the Neonatal/Pediatric Patient
3 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 4 Lab Hrs.
Clinical - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
3 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 18 Lab Hrs.
Total Credits
Program Credits: 66
Lecture Hours: 41
Lab Hours: 118