The AS in Respiratory Therapy curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington - Fort Wayne - Indianapolis - Lafayette - Lake County - Richmond - Sellersburg - South Bend / Elkhart - Terre Haute
The AS in Respiratory Therapy curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington - Fort Wayne - Indianapolis - Lafayette - Lake County - Richmond - Sellersburg - South Bend / Elkhart - Terre Haute
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^ = Capstone Course
** = RESP 208 (Clinical Applications and Concepts in Critical Care III 5 credits) can be substituted for RESP 206 and RESP 207
*** = MATH 136: College Algebra recommended to prepare for physics
# = Prerequisites which must be completed at time of program application
## = Must be the equivalent of CHEM-C 101 at IUPUI
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
# | APHY 101 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
# | ENGL 111 | English Composition | 3 |
IVYT 112 | Student Success in Healthcare | 1 | |
## | MATH 123 | Quantitative Reasoning or higher | 3 |
Select one of the following: | |||
PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
SOCI 111 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
Semester total: 13 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
# | APHY 102 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3-5 | ||
*** | CHEM 101 | Introductory Chemistry | |
*** | CHEM 111 | Chemistry I | |
*** | CHEM 115 | General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry | |
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | ||
BIOL 201 | General Microbiology | ||
BIOL 211 | Microbiology I | ||
Select one of the following: | |||
COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 | |
COMM 102 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
Semester total: 12-15 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
RESP 101 | Assessment and Caring for a Respiratory Patient | 6 | |
RESP 103 | Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | |
RESP 106 | Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology | 3 | |
Semester total: 12 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
RESP 102 | Advanced Assessment and Care of a Cardiopulmonary Patient | 3 | |
RESP 107 | Clinical Applications of Assessment and Caring for a Respiratory Patient | 4 | |
RESP 104 | Concepts in Adult Critical Care | 3 | |
RESP 105 | Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology | 3 | |
Semester total: 12 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
RESP 202 | Pediatric and Neonatal Advanced Critical Care | 3 | |
RESP 108 | Clinical Applications in Advanced Assessment | 2 | |
RESP 203 | Advanced Emergency Management | 1 | |
Semester total: 6 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
** | RESP 208 | Clinical Applications and Concepts in Critical Care III | 5 |
RESP 201 | Advanced Concepts in Cardiopulmonary Diagnotic Procedures | 4 | |
Semester total: 9 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
^ | Resp 205 | Advanced Respiratory Care and Comprehensive Review | 3 |
RESP 204 | Extended Care for the Cardiopulmonary Patient | 2 | |
RESP 209 | Advanced Clinical Applications in Critical Care and Specialty Rotations | 3 | |
Semester total: 8 | |||
Associate of Respiratory Therapy Total: 72-75 |
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* = A student who hold the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the NBRC and are actively practicing as a Respiratory Therapist with at least one full year of work experience post-graduation from the Ivy Tech program who hold an active RCP license should email askhpp@iupui.edu for more details about receiving special credit for these two clinical courses.
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
MATH 15400 | Trigonometry | 3 |
BIOL-N 217 | Human Physiology | 5 |
Chemistry Lab: Choose 1 of the following: | ||
CHEM-C 121 | Chemistry Lab | 2 |
CHEM-C 125 | Chemistry Lab | 2 |
Written Communication: Choose 1 of the following: | ||
ENG-W 231 | Professional Writing Skills | 3 |
ENG-W 230 | Writing in the Sciences | 3 |
ENG-W 270 | Argumentative Writing | 3 |
Semester total: 13 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
PHIL-P 120 | Ethics | 3 |
SWK-S 221 | Life Span Development | 3 |
XXXX XXX | Approved Cultural Understanding Gen Ed Elective | 3 |
XXXX XXX | Statistics Course from Analytical Reasoning List B | 3 |
General Physics with lab: Choose 1 of the following: | ||
PHYS 21800 | General Physics | 4 |
PHYS-P 201 | General Physics I | 5 |
Semester total: 16-17 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
PULM-F 371 | Pulmonary Diagnostics | 3 |
PULM-F 420 | Intro to Research in Respiratory Care | 2 |
PULM-F 451 | Cardiorespiratory Monitoring and Special Techniques | 4 |
PULM-F 456 | Respiratory Care Practicum III | 6* |
PULM-F 461 | Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Geriatrics | 3 |
Semester total: 18 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
PULM-F 430 | Management and Leadership for Respiratory Care | 3 |
PULM-F 440 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support | 2 |
PULM-F 445 | Seminar in Cardiorespiratory Care | 3 |
PULM-F 480 | Patient Education Techniques | 3 |
PULM-F 485 | Respiratory Care Practicum IV | 6* |
Semester total: 17 |
IU School of Medicine Degree Completion Courses (Semesters 8 and 9): 29-30 Credits
IU School of Medicine Professional Curriculum (Semesters 10 and 11): 35 Credits
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy Total = 64-65 Credits