Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care

Changes in health care require new skill sets and advanced knowledge in the field of respiratory care to meet requirements within the hospital setting and provide specific duties that exceed that of conventional respiratory care practitioners. This advanced knowledge is obtained through advanced degrees within the field of respiratory care. Our Advisory Board members have identified several such areas that require such advanced degrees. These areas include, but are not limited to:

  • Operation of blood gas laboratories and maintenance of quality control in the blood gas lab per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) standards.
  • Competency evaluation for employees throughout the department to maintain clinical standards of care.
  • Advanced Clinical Practitioners who perform duties beyond that which a typical respiratory care practitioner is prepared.
  • Subject matter experts responsible for developing protocols within the department and throughout the hospital environment.
  • Subject matter experts working in the medical device industry.
  • Educator and leadership positions within the health care setting.

  Preadmission requirements:

  • 30 or more general education units on the CSUGE or IGETC (Applicants must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher). If you have CSUGE or IGETC certification, please bring a copy of the certification to your meeting with the counselor.

     

  • The "Golden 4" (as defined by the CSUGE)

     

  • Associate Degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited institution identified in the Crafton Hills College Catalog (official transcripts required)

 

In addition, the applicant will also need to provide evidence of the following at their meeting with the counselor:

 

  • Minimum of Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Major/Program Requirements

Career and Academic Pathways

Preadmission Courses:

Minimum of 41 Lower-Level Respiratory Care Units from division Respiratory Care coursework from a CoARC accredited program.

RESP 130Fundamentals of Respiratory Care I

3.5

RESP 131Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Skills I

8.5

RESP 132Pulmonary Assessment

3.5

RESP 133Respiratory Care Clinical Application I

1.0

RESP 134Introduction to Pharmacology and Drug Therapy

3.5

RESP 135Fundamentals of Respiratory Care II

3.5

RESP 136Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Skills II

5.0

RESP 137Respiratory Care Clinical Application II

6.0

RESP 139Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

3.5

RESP 230Advanced Theory of Respiratory Care I

2.0

RESP 231Advanced Respiratory Care Skill Laboratory I

2.5

RESP 232Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease I

2.0

RESP 233Advanced Respiratory Care Clinical Application I

3.0

RESP 234Advanced Theory of Respiratory Care II

4.00

RESP 235Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease II

5.00

RESP 236Advanced Respiratory Care Clinical Application II

9.00

RESP 237Advanced Respiratory Care Skills Laboratory II

5.50

Upper-Level Major General Education:

RESP 301Medical Ethics and Patient Advocacy

3.00

RESP 302Multicultural Human Relations in Health Care

3.00

RESP 303Principles of Health Education

3.00

Total Credit Hours:9.00

Core Program Major Courses:

RESP 401Quality Improvement in Health Care

3.00

RESP 402Advanced Cardiopulmonary Respiratory Care

3.00

RESP 403Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Care

3.00

RESP 404Advanced Respiratory Case Management

3.00

RESP 405Pulmonary Specialties I

3.00

RESP 406Pulmonary Specialties II

3.00

RESP 407Health Care Research Design and Methodology

3.00

RESP 408Advanced Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

3.00

RESP 409Leadership and Management in Health Care

3.00

RESP 410Respiratory Care Capstone Project

4.00

Total Credit Hours:31.00

Total Credit Hours: 40.00


A student receiving a degree in this field will be able to:

  • Lead and manage complex systems across Respiratory Care and allied health fields.
  • Work collaboratively with other leaders and managers to gather, analyze, and interpret data and implement positive changes within across health care fields.
  • Demonstrate understanding of, and be able to critically think through, processes involved in generating positive patient outcomes across complex health care systems.
*Amended to catalog 7/19/2023