Curriculum

Curriculum - Approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
First Year
Fall Prerequisites
NOTE: As Anatomy and Physiology are foundational for the practice of Respiratory Care Technology, the Anatomy & Physiology courses 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/co-requisite GPA. If you choose to do so, however, the grade(s) for the re-take(s) will be AVERAGED with the original grade during calculation of your GPA 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