Respiratory Care
Associate of Science 3 + 1 Program Bachelor of Health Science
2023-2024 Curriculum RC . AS , RC . BHS
A student must complete the course and credit requirements as defined on this curriculum sheet to be a candidate for the Associa Bachelor of Health Science in Respiratory Care . Additional policies and procedures may be found in the current University Catalog
GMC : Growing Mercy Connections
GENERAL EDUCATION AND CORE CURRICULUM
MAJOR
Respiratory Care - 65 Credits
RC200 * Introduction to AH 2
Skills for Exploring - 6 Credits RC210 * Medical Terminology 1
UNV100 * GMercyU Success 2 RC230 * Respiratory Theory I 4
UNV101 * GMercyU Service 1 RC231 * Respiratory Theory II 3
ENG101 * College English 3 RC232 * Respiratory Theory III
3 RC233 * Respiratory & Cardiac Physiology 3
Signature Seminar - 6 Credits RC234 * Respiratory Pharmacology 3
Seminar * 3 RC240 * Respiratory Procedures I 1
Seminar 3 RC241 * Respiratory Procedures II 1
RC242 * Respiratory Procedures III 1
Exploring Society and Global Diversity - 9 Credits |
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RC250 * |
Clinical Respiratory Care I |
3 |
HIS , SOC , PSY , ECN , GEO , POL Elective |
3 |
RC251 * |
Clinical Respiratory Care II |
3 |
PSY100 * |
General Psychology |
3 |
RC330 * |
Advanced Respiratory Theory I |
3 |
PSY111 * |
Statistics |
3 |
RC331 * |
Advanced Respiratory Theory II |
3 |
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RC332 * |
Advanced Respiratory Theory III |
3 |
Exploring the Natural World , Mathematics & Technology - |
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23 credits |
RC336 * |
Respiratory Pathophysiology |
4 |
BIO107 * |
Anatomy & Physiology I |
3 |
RC334 * |
RC Research - Capstone |
3 |
BIO107L * Anatomy & Physiology I Lab 1 RC337 * Respiratory Seminar - Capstone
4 BIO108 * Anatomy & Physiology II 3 RC340 * Advanced Respiratory Procedures I 1 BIO108L * Anatomy & Physiology II Lab 1 RC341 * Advanced Respiratory Procedures II 1 BIO121 * Microbiology 3 RC342 * Advanced Respiratory Procedures III 1
CIS101 * Intro to Desktop Computing 3 RC350 * Advanced Clinical Respiratory I 2
CHM115 * Chemistry for Health Professions 3 RC351 * Advanced Clinical Respiratory II 3
MTH136 * Topics of Math 3 HA / HS Elective 3
PHY111 * |
Physics for Allied Health |
3 |
HA / HS Elective
HA / HS Elective
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3 3 |
Exploring the Spiritual World - 9 Credits |
PHL |
Elective |
3 |
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Prerequisites : English proficiency and high school chemistry or |
RS * |
Elective |
3 |
physics . |
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RS Elective or PHL Upper Level Elective |
3 |
* Courses are required for AS program . |
Exploring the Arts and the Imagination - 9 Credits |
ENG |
Eng Elective |
3 |
ENG200 * |
Public Speaking |
3 |
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LLFA Elective |
3 |
Years 1 , 2 and 3 qualify student for an Associate Degree in Respiratory Care and NBRC Certification and Registry Eligibility .
Online labs for required sciences are not transferrable .
Grade / GPA Requirement - The minimum passing grade is C ( a grade of C- is not acceptable ) for all courses in Core III Natural World , Mathematics and the major . The minimum major GPA is 2.0 and minimum cumulative GPA is 2.0 .
Credit Requirements - A minimum of 100 credits is required for the AS . A minimum of 127 credits is required for the BHS .
Office of the Registrar 7 / 18 / 2023