Curriculum

Curriculum

Students accepted into the program will be required to attend an orientation session. The date of this orientation will be included with your letter of acceptance. 

Students accepted into the program will be required to successfully complete, with a “C” or better each of the following courses for graduation: 

Freshman Year 

Course Code 

Course Name 

Hours 

Fall Semester 

RCT 1223 

Patient Assessment & Planning 

3 

RCT 1214 

Respiratory Care Science 

4 

RCT 1313 

Cardiopulmonary A & P 

3 

RCT 1416 

Respiratory Care Technology I 

6 

Total Hours 

16 

Spring Semester 

RCT 1613 

Pharmacology 

3 

RCT 1514 

Clinical I 

4 

RCT 2333 

Cardiopulmonary Pathology 

3 

RCT 1424 

Respiratory Care Technology II 

4 

RCT 1322 

Pulmonary Function Testing 

2 

Total Hours 

16 

Sophomore Year 

Course Code 

Course Name 

Hours 

Summer Semester 

RCT 2613 

Neonatal / Pediatrics 

3 

RCT 2433 

Respiratory Care Technology III 

3 

RCT 1522 

Clinical II 

2 

Total Hours 

8 

Fall Semester 

RCT 2534 

Clinical III 

4 

RCT 2545 

Clinical IV 

5 

RCT 2713 

Respiratory Care Seminar 

3 

Total Hours 

12 

Total Professional Phase Hours 

52 

Total Pre-requisite Hours 

23 

Total Credit Hours 

75 

Associate Applied Science Degree Awarded 

*Any student with a grade below a “C” will be dismissed from the program. 

Each community college president is asked to bring two (2) wrapped door prizes, minimum value of $50 each. We will have a station set up at the conference for you to drop off the door prizes.

Each community college is asked to provide name tags for their Board members, administration, and staff attending the conference.