Program Start Date: Fall term
Minimum Program Length: 6 consecutive terms, day
Curriculum
Faculty
Program Description
Respiratory care students assess a patient's need for respiratory care, administer the repsiratory therapy, evaluate the patient's response and modify the care to provide the maximum benefit to the patient.
Practical Experience
Students develop skills through lab simulations and clinical rotations at affiliated hospitals and other designated health care agencies.
Professional Opportunities
Certified and registered respiratory therapists work in hospitals, home care settings, nursing homes and physicians' offices.
Unique Aspects
Graduates are eligible to apply to take the national certification and the registry examinations to become certified and registered respiratory therapists. Graduates must first successfully complete the entry-level certification exam before they can take the registry exams.
EEDA Career Cluster
Health Sciences
Course Requirements for Respiratory Care
Prerequisites
• One unit high school biology or chemistry or equivalent|
• One unit high school algebra or equivalent
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• AHS 104 Medical Vocabulary/Anatomy
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3
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A. General Education Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
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CPT 101 Introduction to Computers
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3
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ENG 101 English Composition I
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3
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ENG 102 English Composition II
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3
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MAT 101 Beginning Algebra
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3
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PSY 201 General Psychology
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3
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B. Major Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
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AHS 111 Health Related Sciences
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4
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AHS 124 Anatomy and Physiology for Resp Car
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4
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RES 111 Pathophysiology
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2
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RES 121 Respiratory Skills I
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4
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RES 123 Cardiopulmonary Physiology
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3
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RES 131 Respiratory Skills II
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4
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RES 141 Respiratory Skills III
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3
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RES 151 Clinical Applications I
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5
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RES 152 Clinical Applications II
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3
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RES 204 Neonatal/Pediatric Care
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3
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RES 232 Respiratory Therapeutics
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2
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RES 241 Respiratory Care Transition
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1
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RES 242 Advanced Respiratory Care Trans.
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1
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RES 244 Advanced Respiratory Skills I
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4
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RES 245 Advanced Respiratory Skills II
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2
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RES 246 Respiratory Pharmacology
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2
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RES 247 Advanced Respiratory Pharmacology
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2
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RES 255 Clinical Practice
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5
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RES 275 Advanced Clinical Practice
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5
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RES 277 Advanced Clinical Practice II
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5
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C. Electives and/or Other Additional Courses Required for Graduation
• The student must complete one elective course which totals a minimum of 2.0 credit hours. AHS 102 is highly recommended.
• The Respiratory Care Program uses weighted admission criteria to admit qualified applicants. Current respiratory program and advisement information are available on the SCC website (www.sccsc.edu) under the academic programs section. The minimum grade point average for admission into the program is 2.5.
Minimum semester credit hours required for graduation: 84