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AAS Degree in Respiratory Care

Respiratory Care Therapist
(degree offered at LSC-Kingwood)

First Year

 Course

Number 

Title 

Credit 

 RSPT

 1207

 Cardiopulmonary A&P

 2 

 RSPT

 1166 

 Practicum

 1

 RSPT1

 1101

 Intro. to Respiratory Care

 1

 RSPT

 1325

 Respiratory Care Sciences

 3

 RSPT

 1429

 Respiratory Care Fundamentals I

 4

 RSPT

 1213

 Basic Respiratory Care Pharmacology

 2

 RSPT

 1160 

 Clinical

 1

 RSPT

 1431

 Respiratory Care Fundamentals II

 4

 RSPT

 2401

 Anatomy & Physiology I

 4

 RSPT

 1167

 Practicum

 1

 RSPT

 2210

 Cardiopulmonary Disease

 2

 RSPT1

 2414

 Mechanical Ventilation

 4

 BIOL

 2402

 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 

 4

Second Year

 Course

Number

Title 

Credit 

 RSPT

 1241

 Respiratory Home Care/Rehabilitation

 2

 BIOL

 2420

 Medical Microbiology

 4

 RSPT

 2166

 Practicum

 1

 RSPT

 2325

 Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics

 3

 RSPT1

 2353

 Neonatal/Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Care

 3

 KINE

 

 Any physical activity course

 1

 RSPT

 2160

 Clinical

 1 

 RSPT

 2139 

 Advanced Cardiac Life Support

 1

 RSPT 1,2

 2243

 Research Application

 2

 PSYC

 2301

 General Psychology

 3

 Elective 3

 

 Humanities/ Fine Arts

 3

 ENGL

 1301

 Composition & Rhetoric I

 3

 RSPT4

 2230

 Examination Preparation

 2

 RSPT4

 2366

 Practicum

 3

     Total Credit Hours for AAS Degree  65



1 Meets computer competency
2 Meets communication competency
3 Select course to meet multicultural requirement
4 Capstone course
Note: Students must meet math competency (Math 0308 or higher)

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