Undergraduate Programs
Respiratory Therapy
Professional Program
Courses in the professional program are sequential and must be taken in the order specified by the program faculty.
| Junior | |
| Fall | Credits |
| Introduction to Human Disease for Respiratory Therapists (PULM-F 303) | 2.0 |
| Cardiorespiratory Physiology (PULM-F 311) | 3.0 |
| Cardiorespiratory Assessment and Patient Care (PULM-F 315) | 3.0 |
| General Respiratory Care (PULM-F 325) | 4.0 |
| Respiratory Care Techniques I (PULM-F 326) | 2.0 |
| Cardiorespiratory Pharmacology I (PULM-F 333) | 2.0 |
| Total | 16.0 |
| Spring | Credits |
| Cardiorespiratory Diseases (PULM-F 350) | 3.0 |
| Life Support (PULM-F 355) | 3.0 |
| Respiratory Care Techniques II (PULM-F 356) | 2.0 |
| Respiratory Care Practicum I (PULM-F 385) | 3.0 |
| Neonatal-Pediatric Respiratory Care (PULM-F 405) | 2.0 |
| Cardiorespiratory Pharmacology II (PULM-F 444) | 2.0 |
| Total | 16.0 |
| Summer Session I | Credits |
| Respiratory Care Practicum II (PULM-F 395) | 4.0 |
| Total | 4.0 |
| Senior | |
| Fall | Credits |
| Pulmonary Diagnostics (PULM-F 371) | 3.0 |
| Introduction to Research in Respiratory Care (PULM-F 420) | 2.0 |
| Cardiorespiratory Monitoring and Special Techniques (PULM-F 451) | 3.0 |
| Respiratory Care Practicum III (PULM-F 456) | 6.0 |
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Geriatrics (PULM-F 461 | 3.0 |
| Total | 17.0 |
| Spring | Credits |
| Management and Leadership for Respiratory Care (PULM-F 430) | 3.0 |
| Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PULM-F 440) | 2.0 |
| Seminar in Cardiorespiratory Care (PULM-F 445) | 3.0 |
| Patient Education Techniques (PULM-F 480) | 3.0 |
| Respiratory Care Practicum IV (PULM-F 485) | 6.0 |
| Total | 17.0 |
Graduation Requirements Satisfactory completion of 125 credit hours to include 55 credit hours of prerequisite course work and 70 credit hours of professional course work. All course work must be completed in compliance with the program’s and school’s academic and professional policies.
Last Updated: March 26, 2010