Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Respiratory Therapy Major, Degree Completion Option, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Respiratory Therapy Major, Degree Completion Option, B.S.

College of Nursing and Health Professions >> Respiratory Therapy 

In addition to the required supporting coursework and required respiratory therapy coursework, students in the degree completion option must meet all Core 39 requirements. A bachelor of science degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours, including a minimum of 30 hours completed at USI.

Supporting Courses (12 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
BIOL 272 - Medical Microbiology
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
PHYS 101 - Introduction to the Physical Sciences

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science (BA and BS).


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
HP 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Diversity.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
IPH 401 - Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3

Required Respiratory Therapy Courses (19-20 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
REST 451 - Management and Leadership in Respiratory Therapy
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
Credits: 3
REST 452 - Introduction to Research and Evidence Based Practice in Respiratory Therapy

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
REST 453 - Respiratory Therapy Disease Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
REST 454 - Advanced Critical Care
Term(s) Offered: Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
REST 455 - Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Geriatrics
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
REST 456 - Professional Issues in Respiratory Therapy

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
REST 460 - Independent Study of Respiratory Therapy
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-2
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