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Respiratory Care - B.S. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; 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; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (33 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  NURS 46000 Healthcare Policy 3  
  RSPC 30000 Professional Practice in Respiratory Care 3  
  RSPC 30002 Leadership and Management in Respiratory Care 3  
  RSPC 30004 Educational Instruction in Respiratory Care 3  
  RSPC 30006 Sleep Medicine and Polysomnography 3  
  RSPC 40000 Disease Management in Respiratory Care 3  
WIC RSPC 40002 Research Development in Respiratory Care 3 C 2
  RSPC 40004 Advanced Practice in Respiratory Care 3  
  RSPC 40006 Contemporary Issues and Trends in Respiratory Care 3  
  RSPC 40075 Information and Patient Care Technology for Healthcare Professionals 3  
ELR RSPC 41092 Practicum for Respiratory Care 3  
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (86 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  BSCI
BSCI		 20021
30171		 Basic Microbiology (3) 3  or
General Microbiology (4) 3		 3-4  
KSS/DD PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3 3  
  Anatomy and Physiology, choose one series from the following 3: 5-6  
KBS
KBS

KBS
KBS

KBS

KBS
KBS		 ATTR
ATTR

BSCI
BSCI

BSCI

EXSC
EXCS		 25057
25058

11010
11020

20020

25057
25058		 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3)   and
Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3)
or
Foundational Anatomy and Physiology I (3)   and
Foundational Anatomy and Physiology II (3)
or
Biological Structure and Function (5)
or
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3)   and
Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3)		    
  Chemistry, choose from the following 3: 3-5  
KBS CHEM 10050 Fundamentals of Chemistry (3)    
KBS CHEM 10054 General and Elementary Organic Chemistry (5)    
KBS CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I (4)    
KBS CHEM 10061 General Chemistry II (4)    
  Physics, choose from the following 3: 3-4  
  PHY 12111 Physics for Health Technologies (3)    
KBS PHY 13001 General College Physics I (4)    
KBS PHY 13002 General College Physics II (4)    
KBS
KBS		 PHY
PHY		 13011
13012		 College Physics I (2)   and
College Physics II (2)		    
  Statistics, choose from the following 4: 3-4  
KMC MATH 10041 Introductory Statistics (4)    
  MIS 24056 Fundamentals of Business Statistics (3)    
  PH 30002 Introductory Biostatistics (3)    
  PSYC 21621 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I (3)    
  SOC
SOC		 32220
32221		 Data Analysis (3)   and
Data Analysis Laboratory (1)		    
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 0-5  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (recommended SOC 12050) 3  
  Kent Core Additional 3  
  Associate degree coursework and general electives 5 45  
  MINIMUM TOTAL 120  
  1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
  3. These are requirements for admission to professional study and must be completed with a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
  4. The following statistics courses are also approved, but currently are not offered 100 percent online: MATH 12022 Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences; and MATH 30011 Basic Probability and Statistics.
  5. Number of elective credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and 39 upper-division hours.


Special notes for major:

As this is a completer program for students with an associate degree, it is expected that courses in physics, chemistry, basic microbiology, general psychology, anatomy and physiology and general education (e.g. composition, mathematics, humanities and fine arts) were successfully completed and transferred to Kent State (or earned as part of a Kent State associate degree). If any or all of the Additional Program Requirements were not completed prior to enrollment in this program, they will be required to graduate with Bachelor of Science degree in Respiratory Care.