Students may only complete general education and prerequisites courses for this associate degree at IU Kokomo. The degree completion will require students to transfer to another campus

Respiratory therapists help in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of patients with heart and lung problems. Patients may be in newborn nursery units, in surgical and medical units, in emergency rooms, and in outpatient departments and intensive care units of hospitals. Patients may have chronic conditions that threaten their lives, or have birth defects or accident connected disabilities affecting their heart, lungs, or other body organs.

Respiratory therapists also perform patient care in carrying out physicians’ orders with specific therapeutic measures. They may provide and recommend specialized respiratory care. They are concerned about total patient welfare, realizing that some procedures may affect a patient’s overall physiologic status. Respiratory therapists use a variety of testing techniques to assist in medical research and diagnosis of disease in performing their function as a part of the health care team.

Please consult the IUPUI Bulletin for additional admission requirements and prerequisite courses.