Darton State College

Respiratory Care (0366)

The required general education prerequisite courses are: (These may be taken in any order but must be completed prior to program acceptance)

Prerequisites:
ENGL 1101	English Composition 1	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra *	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
PSYC 1101	General Psychology	3
HIST 2111 or 2112	U.S. History	3
COMM 1000	Cultural Diversity in Communication*****	2
ALHE 1120	Medical Terminology	1
BIOL 1100k	Human Anat. and Phys. for Healthcare**	4
CHEM 1151	Introductory Chemistry***	4
PHSC 1011k	Physical Science 1****	4
BIOL 2115	Microbiology	4
		34
Spring Semester 1
RESP 1100	Introduction to Respiratory Care	1
RESP 1131	Patient Assessment & Protocols	3
RESP 1111	Fundamentals of Respiratory Care	3
		7
Summer Semester 1
RESP 1132	Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology	2
RESP 1133	Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology	3
RESP 1134	Cardiopulmonary Disease	2
		7
Fall Semester 1
RESP 1135	Mechanical Ventilation & Critical Care	4
		4
Spring Semester 2
RESP 1136	Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care	2
RESP 1137	Specialized Areas of Respiratory Care	2
RESP 1138	Advanced Cardiac Life Saving	2
		6
Summer Semester 2
RESP 2201	Clinical Practicum 1 (36 x 8)	5
RESP 2205	Clinical Professionalism	1
		6
Fall Semester 2
A Term
RESP 2210	Clinical Practicum 2 (36 x 8)	5
B Term
RESP 2220	Clinical Practicum 3 (36 x 8)	5
RESP 2330	Credential Preparation	1
		11
Totals
Total Respiratory		41
Total Core		34
Total		75

*	Students may take Math 1001 Quantitative Reasoning in place of College Algebra
**	Students may take BIOL 2111 and 2112 in place of BIOL 1100k
***	Students may take CHEM 1211 and 1212 in place of CHEM 1151
****	Students may take PHYS 1111 in place of PHSC 1011k
*****	Students may take any COMM course that satisfies the Oral Communication requirement

Responsible Department: Health Sciences - Respiratory Care
Program Contact: Bill Thomas
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