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Curriculum:
Code:AAS.HP.RESP
Degree: AAS
Program: Health Programs,  Respiratory Therapy
Please see Page 29 of the current College Catalog [2009-2010] for further details regarding entrance requirements for Health Professions Programs.
Program Length: 24 months
GPA for admissions eligibility: 2.00
High School prerequisite courses: Chemistry with lab; Biology with lab; Algebra
College substitutions: BIO-109; CHM-100; MAT-035
Application Deadline: March 1
Program Admits: Fall semester
Note: High school Biology is waived if college Biology, preferably BIO-109, is successfully completed.
 
First Semester
BIO-109 Anatomy and Physiology I 4
RSP-119 Introduction to Respiratory Therapy 4
RSP-121 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Externship I 2
RSP-200 Pharmacology for Respiratory Therapists 2
WRT-101 English Composition I 3
Elective MAT/CIS Mathematics/Computer Science Elective, (Electives 3-4 cr) See footnoteSee footnote
3-4
Total: 18-19
 
Second Semester
BIO-209 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
CHM-112 College Chemistry 4
RSP-222 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology 4
RSP-225 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Externship II (16 hrs/wk = 224 hrs) 2
WEX-101 Dynamics of Health and Fitness 2
WRT-201 English Composition II 3
Total: 19
 
Summer Session
RSP-226 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Externship III Based on 6 weeks (40 hrs/wk =240 hrs) 2
Total: 2
 
Third Semester
BIO-104 Microbiology 4
RSP-122 Clinical Medicine 3
RSP-229 Mechanical Ventilation 4
RSP-231 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Externship IV 16 hrs/wk =224 hrs 2
RSP-240 Diagnostic Monitoring and Patient Assessment 4
Elective WEX... Dynamics of Health and Fitness Experience See footnote
1
Total: 18
Fourth Semester
RSP-227 Management in Health Care 2
RSP-235 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Externship V 16 hrs/wk =224 hrs 2
RSP-241 Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care 3
Elective Humanities Electives See footnote
6
Elective Social Science Elective See footnote
3
Total: 16
  Degree Total Credits: 73-74  
See footnote General Education Elective.
See footnote Recommended: MAT-130, MAT-150, MAT-155 or MAT-180.
Note: Students enrolled in this program ARE REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by the Basic Skills Placement Test.
To check your academic progress towards your degree requirements, point your browser to http://go.bergen.edu.
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