Respiratory Care, Associate of Applied Science Degree RCT3
The Respiratory Care Associate Degree is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the field of respiratory care. Learning opportunities develop academic and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes specialized training in areas such as pulmonary and cardiac pharmacology, medical gases, humidity/aerosol therapy, positive pressure ventilation, incentive spirometry, patient assessment, postural drainage, percussion/vibration, assessment of diseases and conditions, critical respiratory care, advanced critical care monitoring, pulmonary function testing, and pediatric and neonatal respiratory care. Program graduates receive a respiratory care associate degree, which qualifies them to take the examinations to become a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Students may become certified by taking the Entry Level Certification Examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Upon successful completion of the Certification (CRT) Exam, the graduate is eligible to take both parts of the Registry (RRT) Exams. To work in the state of Georgia, all respiratory care practitioners must apply and be granted a license. The only way to obtain a license is to pass at least the Entry Level Certification Exam.
Program Effectiveness Data
This is a competitive admissions program. Please see the Admissions section of the Student Handbook/Catalog for more information.
Program Curriculum
All pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to competitive admissions. All pre-requisite and occupational courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.
All RESP courses are program admit
BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, BIOL 2114L, BIOL 2117, BIOL 2117L, CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L: courses used for ranking in competitive admission.
General Education Core
Area I - Language Arts/Communications
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Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences
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Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Select three credit hours of MATH courses or four credit hours of CHEM courses from the following courses.
Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts
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Non-General Education Degree Courses
Occupational Courses
Total Credit Hours: 78
Total Credit Hours: 78