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Respiratory Care - Associate of Applied Science
Develop skills through classroom and clinical experience to become a respiratory therapist. This program is approved by the Council on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs.
Special program application: you must fulfill certain requirements before requesting a program application.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Apply to take the exam given by the National Board of Respiratory Care to become a certified respiratory therapist. This degree also qualifies graduates to take the registered respiratory therapist exam. Become licensed in Arizona. Work in hospitals, special-care facilities and other settings taking care of cardiopulmonary patients.
Academic Options: While this degree is not intended for transfer to a 4-year university, many of the courses are transferable.
Locations: West Campus
Department/Contact Information: Division Dean: 206-6783, Lead Faculty: 206-3107
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Students must receive a C grade or better in all core courses to progress to the next semester.
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses.* Select courses to fulfill C or G requirement.** |
| Reading Requirement: complete this requirement before enrolling in general education courses |
Humanities and Social Science Requirement: Complete a course from the
Humanities/Fine Arts or the Leadership/Ethics categories. |
3 |
| Subtotal |
3 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Required Core Courses |
| RTH 110 |
Introduction to Respiratory Care |
4 |
| RTH 112 |
Respiratory Physiology |
4 |
| RTH 121/121LB |
Basic Therapeutics in Respiratory Care |
5 |
| RTH 123/123LB |
Basic Assessment and Monitoring |
4 |
| RTH 124 |
Pharmacology for Respiratory Care |
3 |
| RTH 125LC |
Clinical Procedures I |
1 |
| RTH 135LC |
Clinical Procedures II |
5.5 |
| RTH 162 |
Principles of Mechanical Ventilation |
3 |
| RTH 241/241LB |
Critical Care Therapeutics |
3 |
| RTH 243/243LB |
Advanced Assessment and Monitoring |
3 |
| RTH 245LC |
Clinical Procedures III |
4 |
| RTH 246 |
Cardiorespiratory Disorders I |
3 |
| RTH 251/251LB |
Advanced and Specialty Therapeutics |
5 |
| RTH 255LC |
Clinical Procedures IV |
4 |
| RTH 256 |
Cardiorespiratory Disorders II |
3 |
| RTH 257LB |
Clinical Applications and Professional Development |
1 |
| Subtotal |
55.5
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| Support Courses |
| BIO 205IN |
Microbiology |
4 |
| WRT 102 |
Writing II |
3 |
| PSY 101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
4 |
| Subtotal |
11
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| Total |
69.5 |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Communication - WRT 101 & WRT 102; Analysis and Critical Thinking - MAT 122 & BIO 205IN; Humanities and Social Sciences - PSY 101 fulfills 4 credits in the Social Science category; Computer and Information Science - core courses fulfill this requirement.
* Select courses so that at least one course is marked "C" (cultural diversity) or "G" (global awareness).
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