Curriculum

Curriculum - Approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

First Year

Fall Prerequisites

NOTE: The following prerequisites, Anatomy & Physiology, Introduction to Respiratory Care, and Applied Physics for Respiratory Care are foundational for the practice of Respiratory Care Technology and therefore cannot be more than five years old at the time the student applies to the Respiratory Care Technology program.

NOTE: We will continue to ALLOW re-takes of courses in an attempt to improve your prerequisite GPA. If you choose to do so, however, the grade for the last attempt will be used during the calculation of your GPA for for admission to the Respiratory Care Technology program.

  • ENGL 1301 Freshman Composition I
  • MATH 1314 College Algebra OR MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods
  • RSPT 1371 Introduction to Respiratory Care
  • BIOL 2404 Anatomy & Physiology
  • RSPT 1227 Applied Physics for Respiratory Care

Spring

  • RSPT 1266 Practicum - Respiratory Care
  • RSPT 1340 Advanced Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
  • RSPT 1410 Respiratory Care Procedures I
  • RSPT 2317 Respiratory Care Pharmacology

Summer

  • RSPT 1260 Clinical - Respiratory Care
  • RSPT 1411 Respiratory Care Procedures II
  • RSPT 2310 Cardiopulmonary Disease

Second Year

Fall

  • RSPT 1267 Practicum - Respiratory Care
  • RSPT 2258 Respiratory Care Patient Assessment
  • RSPT 2414 Mechanical Ventilation
  • RSPT 2325 Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics
  • PHIL 2306 Ethics

Second Semester - Spring

  • RSPT 1241 Respiratory Home Care/Rehabilitation
  • RSPT 2233 Respiratory Care Case Management
  • RSPT 2266 Practicum - Respiratory Care
  • RSPT 2353 Neonatal/Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Care
  • PSYC 2301 General Psychology

Summer

  • RSPT 2230 Examination Preparation
  • RSPT 2267 Practicum — Respiratory Care

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