Respiratory Therapy Associate Degree Course Requirements, 2022
Course Requirements
| Course Hours Per Week | Semester | ||||
| A45720 |
Class
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Lab
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Clinical
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Credit
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| FIRST SEMESTER (Fall) | |||||
| ACA-115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| BIO-165 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| CHM-151 | General Chemistry I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RCP-110 | Intro to Respiratory Care | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| RCP-114 | C-P Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | 19 | ||
| SECOND SEMESTER (Spring) | |||||
| BIO-166 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| CHM-152 | General Chemistry II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| ENG-112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RCP-111 | Therapeutics/Diagnostics | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| RCP-113 | RCP Pharmacology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | 18 | ||
| THIRD SEMESTER (Summer) | |||||
| RCP-115 | C-P Pathophysiology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RCP-210 | Critical Care Concepts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| *** | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| FOURTH SEMESTER (Fall) | |||||
| RCP-139 | RCP Clinical Practice I | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| RCP-211 | Adv Monitoring/Procedures | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| RCP-213 | Neonatal/Ped’s Concepts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | ||
| FIFTH SEMESTER (Spring) | |||||
| RCP-149 | RCP Clinical Practice II | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| RCP-215 | Career Preparation | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| *** | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | ||
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit |
74
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