2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care - Degree Advancement Program
Respiratory Care Core (15 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- AHS 301 - Introduction to Health Care Research (3 credits)
- AHS 321 - Ethical and Legal Responsibilities in Health Care (3 credits) (SWS)
- AHS 340 - Health Care Management (3 credits)
- General Education - Issues
Remaining General Education Courses (credits vary)
Note: Many of these courses may have been fulfilled through the associate degree and/or with the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA).
- Art (3 credits)
- Historical Perspectives (3 credits)
- Global Perspectives (3 credits)
- Life Science (3 to 4 credits)
- Philosophy and Literature (3 credits)
- Physical Science (3 to 4 credits)
- Two courses in Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
- U.S. Diversity (3 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
Respiratory Care Major Courses (30 credits)
- RSC 315 - Quality Assessment and Health Outcomes (3 credits)
- RSC 316 - Health Care Informatics for the Respiratory Therapist (3 credits)
- RSC 318 - Gerontology for the Respiratory Therapist (3 credits)
- RSC 328 - Patient Assessment and Care Plans I (3 credits)
- RSC 401 - Evidence-Based Practice in Respiratory Care (3 credits)
- RSC 428 - Patient Assessment and Care Plans II (3 credits)
- RSC 438 - Respiratory Disease Management (3 credits)
- RSC 458 - Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics and Monitoring (3 credits)
- RSC 485 - Professionalism in Respiratory Care (3 credits)
- RSC 495 - Respiratory Care Capstone (3 credits)
Summary of Coursework
|
Coursework |
Credit Count |
|---|---|
|
Associate or Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Care |
Up to 80 credits can transfer to GVSU |
|
GVSU respiratory care core courses |
15 credits |
|
GVSU respiratory care major courses |
30 credits |
|
Remaining general education courses |
Credits will vary depending on the associate program |
|
Total |
Minimum of 120 credits |
Suggested Order of Coursework for a Respiratory Care Major
This is a one-year degree advancement program covering three semesters beginning in the winter semester. Students may complete the program on a full-time or part-time basis.
Year One:
Winter Semester (18 credits)
- RSC 315 - Quality Assessment and Health Outcomes (3 credits)
- RSC 318 - Gerontology for the Respiratory Therapist (3 credits)
- RSC 328 - Patient Assessment and Care Plans I (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- AHS 340 - Health Care Management (3 credits)
- General Education - Issues (3 credits)
Summer Semester (12 credits)
- RSC 316 - Health Care Informatics for the Respiratory Therapist (3 credits)
- RSC 428 - Patient Assessment and Care Plans II (3 credits)
- RSC 438 - Respiratory Disease Management (3 credits)
- AHS 301 - Introduction to Health Care Research (3 credits)
Fall Semester (15 credits)
- AHS 321 - Ethical and Legal Responsibilities in Health Care (3 credits)
- RSC 401 - Evidence-Based Practice in Respiratory Care (3 credits)
- RSC 458 - Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics and Monitoring (3 credits)
- RSC 485 - Professionalism in Respiratory Care (3 credits)
- RSC 495 - Respiratory Care Capstone (3 credits)