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
Preadmission Courses:
Minimum of 41 Lower-Level Respiratory Care Units from division Respiratory Care coursework from a CoARC accredited program.
| RESP 130 | Fundamentals of Respiratory Care I | 4.00 |
| RESP 131 | Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Skills I | 11.00 |
| RESP 132 | Pulmonary Assessment | 4.50 |
| RESP 133 | Respiratory Care Clinical Application I | 1.50 |
| RESP 134 | Introduction to Pharmacology and Drug Therapy | 4.50 |
| RESP 135 | Fundamentals of Respiratory Care II | 4.00 |
| RESP 136 | Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Skills II | 5.50 |
| RESP 137 | Respiratory Care Clinical Application II | 9.00 |
| RESP 138 | Clinical Medicine I | 1.50 |
| RESP 139 | Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care | 4.50 |
| RESP 230 | Advanced Theory of Respiratory Care I | 2.50 |
| RESP 231 | Advanced Respiratory Care Skill Laboratory I | 3.00 |
| RESP 232 | Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease I | 2.50 |
| RESP 233 | Advanced Respiratory Care Clinical Application I | 4.00 |
| RESP 234 | Advanced Theory of Respiratory Care II | 4.00 |
| RESP 235 | Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease II | 5.00 |
| RESP 236 | Advanced Respiratory Care Clinical Application II | 9.00 |
| RESP 237 | Advanced Respiratory Care Skills Laboratory II | 5.50 |
Upper-Level Major General Education:
| RESP 301 | Medical Ethics and Patient Advocacy | 3.00 |
| RESP 302 | Multicultural Human Relations in Health Care | 3.00 |
| RESP 303 | Principles of Health Education | 3.00 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9.00 |
Core Program Major Courses:
| RESP 401 | Quality Improvement in Health Care | 3.00 |
| RESP 402 | Advanced Cardiopulmonary Respiratory Care | 3.00 |
| RESP 403 | Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Care | 3.00 |
| RESP 404 | Advanced Respiratory Case Management | 3.00 |
| RESP 405 | Pulmonary Specialties I | 3.00 |
| RESP 406 | Pulmonary Specialties II | 3.00 |
| RESP 407 | Health Care Research Design and Methodology | 3.00 |
| RESP 408 | Advanced Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care | 3.00 |
| RESP 409 | Leadership and Management in Health Care | 3.00 |
| RESP 410 | Respiratory 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