Respiratory Care Curriculum
Respiratory Care Associate of Science degree
AS – 25585
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS – 17 Credits
*MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE STARTING THE PROGRAM
**MAY BE IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION
COMMUNICATIONS – 3
ENC 1101 – College Composition I*
MATHEMATICS – 3
MAC 1105 – College Algebra (or higher)*
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY – 4
BSC 2086C – Human Anatomy & Physiology II*
HUMANITIES – 3
PHI 2010 – Introduction to Philosophy
SOCIAL SCIENCES – 3
POS 2041 – American National Government
Or
AMH 1020 – History of the United States: 1877 to the Present
NATURAL SCIENCES – 4
BSC 2085C Human Anatomy & Physiology I*
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (may be completed during program)
CHM 1025C – Intro to Chemistry – 4
MCB 2010C – Microbiology – 4
FIRST-YEAR (1ST SEMESTER – FALL)
RET 1024C – Intro to Respiratory Care – 3
RET 1026C – Fundamentals of Respiratory Care – 4
RET 1485 – Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology – 3
RET 2483 – Patient Assessment – 3
FIRST-YEAR (2ND SEMESTER – SPRING)
RET 1264C – Fundamentals of Resp. Care II – 4
RET 1293 – Cardiopulmonary Medicine – 4
RET 1832 – Clinical Respiratory Care I – 4
SUMMER SEMESTER (10 WEEKS)
RET 1414 – Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic – 3
RET 1534 – Special Topics in Respiratory Care – 3
RET 1833 – Clinical Respiratory Care II – 2
SECOND-YEAR (1ST SEMESTER – FALL)
RET 2714 – Pediatric/Neonatal Care – 4
RET 2876 – Clinical Respiratory Care III – 4
SECOND-YEAR (2ND SEMESTER-SPRING)
RET 2934 – Respiratory Care Seminar – 3
RET 2877 – Clinical Respiratory Care IV – 4
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS: 76
ALL COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A “C” OR HIGHER IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AS IN RESPIRATORY CARE.
The courses with the RET prefix are Respiratory Care-specific courses. The RET courses are a total of 46 credits. The program is 21 months in length. Four terms of the total five terms of the program are in the hospital setting with a minimum of 16 hours per week. The program has Polk State College clinical instructors for each clinical setting with excellent instructor-to-student ratios.
Please direct any questions to Program Director Jordan Emro, BS, RRT at 863.298.6874.