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2010-2011
Respiratory
Therapy Technology
Associate in Applied Science
Degree
Curriculum code 1241
Special Admission Requirements
The respiratory therapy technology program begins only during the fall semester
and has special admission requirements and limited enrollment. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all admission requirements are met and all documents and scores are submitted on time. Only complete application files will be reviewed for admission. Please carefully review the
admission requirements.
Required Courses
(71 credit hours)
The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. The required
RES courses must be completed in the sequence indicated. Additional courses may
be completed prior to program admission or during the semester indicated. BIO-180,
BIO-181,
CHM-111,
and MTH
must have been completed no longer than 5 years prior to the program admission
deadline. Students must earn
a "C" or better in each RES class (theory and clinical) and MRT-110
and PHB-105.
For information about prerequisites and
corequisites, please see the course descriptions that are linked from each
course. Suggested Full-Time Schedule
First Semester
17 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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BIO-180 |
4
|
Human Anatomy and Physiology
I |
|
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CHM-111 |
4
|
Fundamentals
of Chemistry |
CHM-131
can meet this requirement |
|
RES-141 |
7 |
Respiratory Therapy Procedures I |
|
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RES-145 |
2 |
Respiratory Therapy Patient Care |
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| Total:
17 |
Second Semester
16 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
BIO-181 |
4
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Human Anatomy and Physiology
II |
|
|
RES-142 |
7 |
Respiratory Therapy Procedures II |
|
|
RES-154 |
2 |
Respiratory Clinical Practice I |
|
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MRT-110 |
3 |
Medical Terminology |
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| Total:
16 |
Summer
Semester I
8 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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RES-157 |
1 |
Respiratory Clinical Practice II |
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RES-158 |
2 |
Advanced Physiology & Clinical Application |
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| Total:
8 |
Third
Semester
18 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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COM-101 |
3 |
Composition I |
|
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MTH-109 |
2
|
Math
for Allied Health |
MTH-098,
135,
139
or higher can meet this
requirement |
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PSY-104 |
3
|
Life-span Developmental Psychology |
|
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RES-250 |
3
|
Respiratory Clinical Practice III |
|
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RES-254 |
3
|
Respiratory Therapy Procedures III |
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___-___ |
3
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Humanities and Fine Arts Choose from:
ARB,
ART,
FRE,
GER,
HUM,
JPN,
LIT,
MUS,
PHI,
SPA,
THE
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| Total:
18 |
Fourth
Semester
15 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
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COM-103 |
3 |
Speech Fundamentals |
|
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RES-137 |
1 |
Microorganisms & Disease Prevention |
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PSY-201 |
3
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Industrial/Organizational
Psychology |
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RES-251 |
4 |
Clinical Practice IV |
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RES-255 |
3 |
Respiratory Therapy Procedures IV |
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RES-200
or
PHB-105 |
1 |
EKG Application & Theory
Phlebotomy For Health Care Providers |
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| Total:
15 |
Graduation Requirements
Official high school transcript with date of
graduation or a GED certificate; minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0;
successful completion of all course requirements and the minimum number of
credit hours for the specific degree; minimum of 15 semester hours completed at
Moraine Valley; constitution requirement; a "C" grade or better in
COM-101 and a "C" grade or better in
COM-102 if
COM-102 is required for this program; successful completion of minimum level
of competency in Mathematics; submission of graduation petition to the Records Office by
published deadlines. (See college catalog
for details.)
For More Information
Information and requirements may change without
notice.
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