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Nov 16, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Respiratory Therapy, A.A.S.
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Major Code: (93205)
Associate of Applied Science Learning Outcomes
The successful student will:
- Explain respiratory therapy techniques in a manner appropriate to current national standards, as defined by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
- Develop the application of clinical skills required for delivery of the practice Respiratory Therapy.
- Develop the skills to use critical thinking and analytical skills to promptly and accurately assess the condition of patients presenting with respiratory conditions, and to develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
- Safely and appropriately perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, advanced cardiac life support, and neonatal resuscitation according to national standards.
- Safely and appropriately treat and monitor patients in need of artificial respirators (life support) in the form of mechanical ventilators.
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General Education required courses:
Select one of the following two courses:
Total General Education hours: 30
Major Area required courses:
Total Major Area required hours: 34
Total required hours for degree: 64
* Prerequisites of BIO 11404 - Principles of Biology , MTH 11203 passed with “C” or higher or equivalent skill level as indicated on placement test. Also requires ENG 10502 passed with “C-” or higher or equivalent skill level as indicated on placement test.
The clinical education courses will be conducted at a variety of hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centers. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the various clinical education sites. The clinical education courses will be scheduled for day, evening, midnight, and weekend rotations due to the different types of exams and events that occur in the various clinical sites. This will provide the student a better overall understanding of the diversity of the respiratory therapy field.
Respiratory Therapy Academic Progression Requirements:
- All RCP courses must be taken in sequential order.
- The student must receive a minimum of a “C” (78%) or better in all RCP courses, PHT Pharmacology for Respiratory Care, PHT 14303 - Pharmacy Math for RCP , BIO 10104 , and CHM 10404 - Principles of Chemistry to continue in the sequence.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be maintained throughout the program.
- The student must successfully complete all 65 semester hours in order to graduate.
Failure to meet any of the above Respiratory Therapy academic requirements will result in the student’s dismissal from the program. The student may reapply to the program the next calendar year.
Graduation Requirements
- Meet all Rio Grande graduation requirements
- Earn a minimum “C” grade in all required RCP courses
- Earn a minimum “C” grade in PHT 14302 and PHT 14303
Additional Information:
For further information, individuals interested in the Respiratory Therapy Program may contact the Office of Admissions, University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, Ohio 45674-0500 or Christina Miller, Respiratory Therapy Program Director, 740-245-7301 or cmiller@rio.edu.
Applicants may also contact the University by telephone 740-245-5353 or 1-800-282-7201 (Toll Free in OH, WV, and KY), or by fax 740-245-7260.
The University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College reserves the right to change the admission requirements or policies. All requirements will be periodically updated.
To view and/or print a copy of the Respiratory Therapy Fact Sheet, which includes a suggested course sequence; visit the Respiratory Therapy website at https://www.rio.edu/academics/find-your-program/respiratory-therapy
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