Undergraduate Catalog

Registered Respiratory Therapist to Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy (R.R.T. to B.S.R.T.)

Flexible Scheduling

The B.S. degree completion program is completely online to allow working therapists to earn their bachelor’s degree while continuing in their careers.

Curriculum Overview

There are 30 required credits in the AS RRT – BSRT Curriculum. Students will earn the academic credentials required to pursue a graduate degree and expand their opportunities for professional development. Program coursework focuses on written and oral communication, patient advocacy, ethics, quality improvement, leadership and management, teaching in health care, critically reviewing studies, advanced respiratory care modalities and topics, and an inter-professional capstone. (Those students with a differing degree from AS will work with an Academic Advisor to complete additional coursework to fulfill requirements.)

Program Outcomes

The goal of the RRT to BS degree program is to provide professional respiratory therapists with additional knowledge and skills in order to meet current professional standards and goals.

Admission Requirements

Students must possess their initial credential as a respiratory therapist and an associate level degree. See below for transfer credit allowance.

Two Tracks of Completion

Students who enroll in the Respiratory Therapy Degree Advancement program will have two tracks from which to choose, in addition to the respiratory therapy courses. The tracks are: listed below:

Track A Elective: Language Track

Three courses in Language from the following:

SPAN 102

SPAN 212Intermediate Spanish II

3

SPAN 211Intermediate Spanish I

3

SPAN 307Medical Spanish

3

SPAN 111

Track B Elective: Philosophy and Religious Studies Track

Three courses in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the following:

PHIL 113Introduction to Philosophy

3

RST 112Modern Belief

3

PHIL 312Philosophy of Religion

3

RST 213Jesus in Contemporary Perspective

3

PHIL 315Ethics

3

Curriculum Sequence

Summer

RESP 350Leadership and Management in Healthcare

3

RESP 410Educational Principles in Healthcare

3

Fall

Track elective 1

3

RSCH Quantitative research

3

Spring

Track elective 2

3

RESP 320

3

Summer

Track elective 3

3

RESP 360

3

Fall

RESP 405

3

RESP 440

3

Total Credit Hours:30

Transfer Credits awarded

Number of Credits (maximum) 

AAS Degree Completed

62

AS Degree Completed

70

Additional credits awarded

20

Successful completion of RRT Credential Examination

Students must show successful completion of RRT credential in order to graduate from this program.

More explanation will be given once a student is accepted into the program.