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

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