The AS in Respiratory Care curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington - Elkhart - Fort Wayne - Gary - Indianapolis - Lafayette - New Castle - Richmond - Sellersburg - Terre Haute
The AS in Respiratory Care curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington - Elkhart - Fort Wayne - Gary - Indianapolis - Lafayette - New Castle - Richmond - Sellersburg - Terre Haute
Symbol Key
^ = Capstone course
(P) = Preferred for IUPUI transfer
# = Prerequisites which must be completed at the time of program application.
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
#APHY 101 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 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: | ||
(P)PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
SOCI 111 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Semester 1: 13 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
#APHY 102 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
Select one of the following: | ||
CHEM 101 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 |
(P)CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
CHEM 115 | General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry | 4 |
Select one of the following: | ||
#BIOL 201 | General Microbiology | 4 |
#BIOL 211 | Microbiology I | 3 |
Select one of the following: | ||
(P)COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
COMM 102 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
Semester |
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 |
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 | 2 |
RESP 104 | Concepts in Adult Critical Care | 3 |
RESP 105 | Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology | 3 |
Semester 4: 11 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
RESP 202 | Pediatric and Neonatal Advanced Critical Care | 3 |
RESP 108 | Clinical Applications in Advanced Assessment and Care of a Cardiopulmonary Patient | 2 |
RESP 203 | Advanced Emergency Management | 1 |
Semester 5: 6 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
RESP 201 | Advanced Concepts in Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Procedures | 4 |
Select one of the following options: | ||
RESP 208 | Clinical Applications and Concepts in Critical Care III | 5 |
RESP 206 and RESP 207 | Clinical Applications and Concepts in Critical Care I and II | 5 |
Semester |
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 Speciality Rotations | 3 |
Semester 7: 8 | ||
Total credits: 71 |
NOTES for semester 8 and 9 below
NOTES for semester 10 and 11 below:
Requirement | IUPUI Course Numbers | Credit Hours |
Written Communication | ENG-W 231 | ENG-W 230 |OR ENG-W 270 | 3 |
Ethics | PHIL-P 120 | 3 |
Life Span Development | SWIK-S 221 | 3 |
Cultural Understanding | Any approved course from IUPUI General Education Cultural Understanding list. | 3 |
Chemistry (Lab) | CHEM-C 121 or CHEM-C 125 | 2 |
College Mathematics | MATH 15400 or MATH-M 119 | 3 |
Analytical Reasoning | Statistics Course from Analytical Reasoning List B | 3 |
Human Physiology | BIOL-N 217 | 5 |
General Physics w/lab | PHYS 218 or PHYS-P 201 | 4-5 |
Semester 5 and 6: 29-30 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
PULM-F 371 | Pulmonary Diagnostics | 3 |
PULM-F 420 | Introduction 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 7: 17 |
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 8: 17 |