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Respiratory Care:
Master of Science Curriculum

PREPROFESSIONAL PHASE - PROGRAM PREREQUISITES
The preprofessional phase (lower-division college-level course work) requires a minimum of 29 quarter hours of prescribed study as outlined below.
General Education Requirements
Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree to include general education course work in mathematics (college algebra or above), communications, humanities and social and behavioral sciences as outlined below:

	Semester Credit Hours	Quarter Credit Hours
Communications (English, composition)	6	9
Mathematics (college algebra or higher)	3	3
Humanities, Fine Arts, Philosophy or Ethics (may not include a performance class)	6	6
Elective courses in Communications, Humanities, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Ethics, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences or Computer Science to total 60 semester credit hours for the core general education requirements for the College.	16	43
TOTAL	31	61

Professional Prerequisites*	Semester Credit Hours	Quarter Credit Hours
Human Anatomy and Physiology (or 4 hrs. Anatomy and 4 hrs. Physiology)	8	8
Chemistry (with Lab)	4	4
Physics (with Lab)	4	4
Microbiology (with Lab)	4	4
Psychology (courses with prefixes PSYC)	3	3
Computer Science (includes computer literacy	3	3
Statistics	3	3
TOTAL	29	29

PROFESSIONAL PHASE - RESPIRATORY CARE PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Two-Year Track Option
Students accepted into the professional phase begin course work in the fall quarter of the first year of the program. Course work in the professional phase is taken on a full-time basis in the following sequence:
FIRST YEAR

Fall Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 511	Introduction to Respiratory Care	5
RC 512	Cardiopulmonary Physiology	5
RC 513	Respiratory Equipment and Techniques	5
IDS 510	Health Care in America	2
	TOTAL	17
Winter Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 521	Patient Assessment	5
RC 522	Pulmonary Disease	5
RC 523	Mechanical Ventilation	4
RC 524	Pharmacology	3
	TOTAL	17
Spring Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 531	Critical Care	5
RC 532	Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics and Pulmonary Function Testing	5
RC 533	Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care	5
RC 534	Clinical Observation	2
	TOTAL	17
Summer Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 561	Education	5
RC 562	Management	5
RC 563	Introduction to Research	5
RC 564	Clinical Observation	2
	TOTAL	17

SECOND YEAR

Fall Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 571	Clinical Practice I	12
RC 572	Clinical Seminar I	3
RC 573	Research Project	2
	TOTAL	17
Winter Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 581	Clinical Practice II	12
RC 582	Clinical Seminar II	3
RC 583	Research Project	2
	TOTAL	17
Spring Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 591	Clinical Practice III	12
RC 592	Clinical Seminar III	3
RC 593	Research Project	2
	TOTAL	17

TOTAL Hours for Respiratory Care Program: 119

THREE-YEAR TRACK OPTION

The three-year track option of the professional phase is available to prospective students who still need to complete one or two of the program prerequisites, or wish to take a reduced course load due to work or family obligations. In order to be eligible for this track, students must complete 50 of the required 60 semester hours of program prerequisites prior to enrolling in the Respiratory Care Program. The student may then complete the remaining program prerequisites during year one and two of the three-year track. It is highly recommended that anatomy and physiology are completed before starting any track.
The professional courses work begins in the fall quarter of the first year of the program on a part time basis. Course work on the three-year track is taken on a part-time basis for years one and two and on a full time basis for year three in the following sequence:

FIRST YEAR

Fall Quarter – Year 1 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 512	Cardiopulmonary Physiology		5
IDS 510	Health Care in America		2
	TOTAL		7
Winter Quarter – Year 1 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 522	Pulmonary Disease		5
RC 524	Pharmacology		3
	TOTAL		8
Spring Quarter – Year 1 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 532	Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics and Pulmonary Function Testing		5
	Elective		2
	TOTAL		5-7
Summer Quarter – Year 1 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 401/561		Education	5
RC 402/562		Management	5
		TOTAL	10

SECOND YEAR

Fall Quarter – Year 2 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 511	Introduction to Respiratory Care		5
RC 513	Respiratory Equipment and Techniques		5
	TOTAL		10
Winter Quarter – Year 2 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 521	Patient Assessment		5
RC 523	Mechanical Ventilation		4
	TOTAL		9
Spring Quarter – Year 2 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 531	Critical Care		5
RC 533	Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care		5
RC 534	Clinical Observation I		2
	TOTAL		12
Summer Quarter – Year 2 – Three-year Track			Quarter Hours
RC 401/563		Research	5
RC 404/564		Clinical Observation II	2
		TOTAL	7

THIRD YEAR

Fall Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 571	Clinical Practice I	12
RC 572	Clinical Seminar I	3
RC 573	Research Project	2
	TOTAL	17
Winter Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 581	Clinical Practice II	12
RC 582	Clinical Seminar II	3
RC 583	Research Project	2
	TOTAL	17
Spring Quarter		Quarter Hours
RC 591	Clinical Practice III	12
RC 592	Clinical Seminar III	3
RC 593	Research Project	2
	TOTAL	17
TOTAL Hours for Respiratory Care Program: 119 - 121