Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Requirements (includes Associate Degree)
Inorder to complete the bachelor of science degree in respiratory care, a student must take 124 semester hours and maintain a UT GPA of at least 2.0. A minimum of 64 hours must be taken at the 2000-4000 level, with a minimum of 32 hours at the 3000-4000 level. Following are the curriculum requirements.
| University Core Curriculum | 27-30 hours | |
| Lower Division Professional Courses | 30-35 | |
| Upper Division Professional Courses | 13 | |
| Required Professional Courses (7 hours) | ||
| RCBS 4160 | Clinical Assessment | 3 |
| RCBS 3300 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support | 1 |
| RCBS 4700 | Research Analysis in Respiratory Care | 3 |
| Area of Specialization (Select a minimum of 6 hours) | ||
| RCBS 4150 | Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care | 4 |
| RCBS 3230 | Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics II | 3 |
| RCBS 4510 | Respiratory Care in Alternate Sites | 3 |
| RCBS 4800 | Issues in Professional Practice | 3 |
| RCBS 4740 | Polysomnography I | 3 |
| RCBS 4760 | Polysommography II | 3 |
| Professional Support Courses | ||
| Required Professional Support Courses (16 hours) | ||
| HCAR 4360 | Quality Assurance in Health Care | 3 |
| HCAR 4530 | Problem Solving in the Health Care Environment | 4 |
| HCAR 4510 | Medical and Legal Aspects of Health Care | 3 |
| HCAR 4550 | Health Care Finance | 3 |
| PHIL 3370 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| Professional Support Electives (6 hours) Select two of the following courses: |
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| HEAL 3500 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| HEAL 3800 | Death and Dying | 3 |
| HEAL 4560 | Health Problems of Aging | 3 |
| HEAL 4700 | Nutritional Science | 3 |
| HEAL 4800 |
Public Health Research and Statistics |
3 |
| HIM 3200 |
Healthcare Resources, Payers & Consumers |
3 |
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General Electives |
21-26 |
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