Page 180 of Delgado Community College 2003-2004 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

RESPIRATORY CARE TECHNOLOGY DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DIVISION: ALLIED HEALTH/CITY PARK CAMPUS clinical problems of cardiopulmonary care. Respiratory therapists perform procedures that are both diagnostic and therapeutic. to the program is April 15. Prospective students must contact the Allied Health Admissions Office to initiate the application procedure. To be eligible to apply to the Respiratory Care Technology Program, the student must meet the following criteria: 1. Possess a high school diploma or equivalent. 2. Earn an overall college grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0. 3. Complete BIOL 251 and 253 (prerequisite for Anatomy and Physiology). 4. Be able to meet the programs technical standards. The respiratory therapist is qualified to assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care Respiratory Care Technology is the application of scientific knowledge and theory to practical The Associate Degree program is a limited enrollment program. The deadline for application modalities under the direction of a physician. The Associate Degree program satisfies educational requirements needed to take the National Advanced-Practitioner Registry Examination. REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR* RSPT 113 Intro. Clinical Care RSPT 114 Resp. Patient Care RSPT 115 Resp. Care I RSPT 116 Resp. Equipment I RSPT 117 Resp. Care II RSPT 118 Resp. Equip. I Lab RSPT 119 Physicians Lectures I RSPT 120 Resp. Equipment II RSPT 122 Resp. Equip. II Lab RSPT 150 Resp. Practicum I RSPT 155 Resp. Practicum II RSPT 157 Prof. Seminar I REQUIRED RELATED COURSES BIOL 251 Anat. Phys I BIOL 253 Anat. Phys. I Lab BIOL 252 Anat. Phys. II BIOL 254 Anat. Phys. II Lab 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 RSPT 250 RSPT 251 RSPT 252 RSPT 253 RSPT 254 RSPT 255 RSPT 256 RSPT 257 RSPT 258 RSPT 259 RSPT 260 CHEM 101 PHYS 101 PSYC 127 BIOL 211 Pul. Func. Test Clin. Resp. Care I Clin. Resp. Care II Mgmt. of Respt. Care Clinical Seminar Specialty Practicum Resp. Practicum III Pharmacology Prof. Seminar II Physicians Lectures II Physicians Lectures III 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 Elem. Chemistry 3 Elem. Physics 3 Gen. Psychology 3 Micro. Hum. Pathogens 3 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS** ENGL 101 English Comp. I 3 Humanities Requirement MATH 128 Expl. in Coll. Alg. 3 3 FREE ELECTIVES Choose three hours from credit courses that are numbered 100 or above. TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 71 Required grade of C or higher. Prerequisites for BIOL 251 are BIOL 141 and 143. Application to the program can be made once prerequisite courses have been completed. See General Education Requirements, p. 111, for approved Humanities courses. NOTE: See page 78 for Graduation Requirements. 186

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