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Respiratory Care, Degree Completion, BS

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The Respiratory Care program offers a degree completion program for registered technologists in good standing, who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree in their field. The program is offered completely online. There is no on campus residency requirement.

Curriculum

Courses granted for Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

RCP 231 - Pulmonary Physiology Credit Hours: 4
RCP 235 - Arterial Blood Gases Credit Hours: 3
RCP 236 - Cardiopulmonary Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
RCP 241 - Respiratory Gas Therapeutics Credit Hours: 4
RCP 252 - Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology Credit Hours: 4
RCP 336 - Hyperinflation Therapies Credit Hours: 3
RCP 337 - Pulmonary Pathology Credit Hours: 4
RCP 350 - Introduction to Clinical Credit Hours: 9
RCP 351 - Mechanical Ventilation I Credit Hours: 4
RCP 352 - Mechanical Ventilation II Credit Hours: 4
RCP 386 - Critical Care I Credit Hours: 4
RCP 450 - Clinical Care I Credit Hours: 9
RCP 451 - Clinical Care II Credit Hours: 9
RCP 452 - Clinical Care III Credit Hours: 12
RCP 460 - Advanced Life Support Credit Hours: 2

Oregon Tech Degree Completion Courses

BIO 336 - Essentials of Pathophysiology Credit Hours: 3
CHE 360 - Clinical Pharmacology/Hlth Prf Credit Hours: 3
COM 205 - Intercultural Comm Credit Hours: 3
RCP 100 - Matriculation Credit Hours: 2
RCP 326 - Preparedness, Ethics, and Leadership Credit Hours: 2
RCP 335 - Exercise Physiol and Education Credit Hours: 2
RCP 345 - Cardiopulmonary Diag & Monitor Credit Hours: 3
RCP 353 - Mechanical Ventilation III Credit Hours: 4
RCP 366 - Clinical Simulation Credit Hours: 3
RCP 387 - Critical Care II Credit Hours: 2
RCP 388 - Adv Neonatal Respiratory Care Credit Hours: 4
RCP 440 - Case Management I Credit Hours: 3
RCP 441 - Case Management II Credit Hours: 3
RCP 442 - Case Management III Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
WRI 227Z - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 6
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 6

Prerequisite/Transfer Courses

BIO 234 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
BIO 200 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
BIO 231 - Human Anatomy/Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BIO 232 - Human Anatomy/Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
BIO 233 - Human Anatomy/Physiology III Credit Hours: 4
CHE 101 - Intro to General Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHE 104 - Intro to General Chemistry Lab Credit Hours: 1
MATH 111Z - Precalculus I: Functions Credit Hours: 4
or
STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I Credit Hours: 4
PSY 201Z - Introduction to Psychology I Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 202Z - Introduction to Psychology II Credit Hours: 4
or
PSY 203 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
COM 111Z - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
WRI 121Z - Composition I Credit Hours: 4
WRI 122Z - Composition II Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
MATH/SCI/SS Elective Credit Hours: 1

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