Respiratory Therapy, Bachelor of Science

Program Description:

The purpose of this program is to enhance the education of RRT graduates with a current NBRC credential to provide them with professional growth and skills in areas of management, cultural diversity, and supervisory skills across various healthcare settings. FNU awards a Bachelor of Science degree upon completion. The program is designed to be taken on line in its entirety, and or to be taken partly on line and partly on campus.

Program Requirements (120 Credits)

General Education (41 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501

College Study Skills

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
ENC 1102	English Composition II	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (6 Credits)

PHI 1600	Ethics	3
	Any Humanities Course

Social Science (6 Credits)

DEP 2004	Human Growth and Development	3
PSY 1012	General Psychology	3

Natural Science (12 Credits)

BSC 1085C	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BSC 1086C	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
CHM 1033	Chemistry	3
CHM 1033L	Chemistry Lab	1

Mathematics (7 Credits)

MAC 1105	College Algebra I	3
STA 2014	Introduction to Statistics	4

Lower Level Requirements (6 Credits)

HSC 1531C	Medical Terminology	3
MCB 2000C	Microbiology	3

Lower Level with RRT Credential (38 Credits)

RET 1026C	Respiratory Care Equipment	4
RET 2286	Management of Intensive Care Patient	2
RET 2264C	Mechanical Ventilation I	3
RET 2265C	Mechanical Ventilation II	3
RET 2414C	Cardiopulmonary Function.	3
RET 2484C	Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology	3
RET 2503L	Advances in Cardiopulmonary Functions	3
RET 2714C	Pediatrics/Neonatal Respiratory Care	3
RET 1832L	Respiratory Therapy Clinical I	3
RET 2833L	Respiratory Therapy Clinical II	3
RET 2834L	Respiratory Therapy Practicum III	3
RET 2835L	Respiratory Therapy Practicum IV	3
RET 2836L	Respiratory Therapy Practicum V	3

Upper Level (36 Credits)

HSA 3412	Cultural Diversity in Health Care	3
PLA 4522	Health Care law	3
HSA 4502	Risk Management	3
RET 4050	Research Methods	3
RET 4715	Advanced Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care	4
RET 3419	Diagnostic & Nontraditional Health Care Delivery	3
RET 4536	Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation	3
RET 3023	Introduction to Cardiopulmonary Science	3
HSC 3612	Clinical Exercise Physiology for Health Science	3
RET 4034	Problems in Patient Management	3
RET 4445	Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics	3
RET 4616	Advanced Seminar in Respiratory Therapy	2

NOTE: A total of up to 60 credits may be transferred from the General Education and/or Elective courses taken during a degree program. FNU reserves the right to transfer the appropriate courses.