Kent State University Catalog 2011

University Catalog

Respiratory Therapy Technology - A.A.S. Program Requirements

Respiratory Therapy Technology semester-by-semester Roadmap

Type Legend: KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (38 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	RTT	11000	Introduction to Respiratory Therapy	2
		11003	Application and Mechanism of Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology	3
		11004	Therapeutics	6
		11006	Introduction to Clinical Respiratory Therapy	3
		11008	Blood Gas Analysis	2
		21000	Critical Care	5
		21001	Mechanical Ventilation	5
		21003	Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Therapy	2
		21004	Advanced Diagnostics	3
		21005	Rehabilitation and Continuing Care	2
		21010	Respiratory Therapy Capstone	3
		21012	Basic Research Development and Analysis	2
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (32 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	11010 11020 20020	Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health (3) and Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health (3) or Biological Structure and Function (5)*	5-6
		20021	Microbiology	3
KBS	CHEM	10050	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	COMM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication	3
	HED PTST	14020 10009	Medical Terminology or Medical Terminology	1
	PHY	12111 13001	Physics for Health Technologies (3) or General College Physics I (4)	3-4
KSS	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
	RTT	11001	Respiratory Care Pharmacology	2
		11002	Cardiopulmonary Diseases	3
Kent Core Composition				6
MINIMUM TOTAL				71

*BSCI 20020 Biological Structure and Function fulfills Kent Core Basic Sciences.

All courses required in Respiratory Therapy Technology require a minimum C (2.0) grade.