2018-2019 Catalog

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Respiratory Care Therapist, AAS

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[AAS_RESC offered at LSC-Kingwood]

Pre-Requisite Semester

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I 3 Credits
BIOL 2401 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Credits
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology 3 Credits

First Year

First Semester

RSPT 1429 - Respiratory Care Fundamentals I 4 Credits
RSPT 1207 - Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology 2 Credits
RSPT 1166 - Practicum Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 1 Credits
RSPT 1213 - Basic Respiratory Care Pharmacology 2 Credits

Second Semester

RSPT 1160 - Clinical Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 1 Credits
RSPT 1411 - Respiratory Care Procedures II 4 Credits
RSPT 1431 - Respiratory Care Fundamentals II 4 Credits
RSPT 1325 - Respiratory Care Sciences 3 Credits

Third Semester

RSPT 1167 - Practicum Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 1 Credits
RSPT 2414 - Mechanical Ventilation 4 Credits
RSPT 2325 - Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics 3 Credits
BIOL 2402 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Credits

Second Year

First Semester

RSPT 2353 - Neonatal/Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Care 3 Credits
RSPT 2166 - Practicum Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 1 Credits
RSPT 2210 - Cardiopulmonary Disease 2 Credits

Second Semester

RSPT 2260 - Clinical Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 2 Credits
RSPT 2143 - Research in Respiratory Care 1 Credits
Elective Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 Credits
RSPT 2139 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1 Credits
RSPT 2130 - Respiratory Care Examination Preparation 1 Credits
BIOL 2420 - Medical Microbiology 4 Credits

Third Semester

RSPT 2366 - Practicum Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 3 Credits ¹
RSPT 2231 - Simulations in Respiratory Care 2 Credits

Total Credit Hours 66

¹Capstone course

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