The first year of the Respiratory Care program is all pre-professional coursework. Students will apply for acceptance into the Respiratory Care program in the Spring Semester during completion of their pre-professional year. Upon acceptance into the Respiratory Care program, all professional coursework will be completed over 4 semesters.
Pre-Professional Course Requirements
Med. Term (e.g. MEDT 301 – Medical Terminology) (2)
ENG 112 Varieties of Writing (3)
MATH 112 College Algebra I (3) OR
MATH 120 College Algebra (5) OR
MATH 115 Introduction to Statistics (3) OR
STAT 200 Using Statistics (3)
CHEM 100 Introduction to Chemistry (3) OR
HS CHEM (High School Chemistry)
CHEM 109/110 Elementary Chemistry (with lab) (4) OR
AHTH 132 Applied Physics and Chemistry for Allied Health (3) *
BIOL 331 Human Anatomy & Physiology I/lab (4) **
BIOL 332 Human Anatomy & Physiology II/lab (4) ** OR
AHTH 131 Human Anatomy & Physiology for Allied Health (5)
BIOL 314/315 Microbiology for Health Professionals/lab (4) ** OR
AHTH 130 Basic Microbiology (with lab) (3)
AHTH 140 Pharmacology for Allied Health (3) ***
Gen. Psych (e.g. PSYC 101 General Psychology) (3-4)
Total Pre-Professional Hours: 22 – 27
Professional Course Requirements
AHTH 140 Pharmacology for Allied Health (3) ***
RC 105 Introduction to Respiratory Care (web-based) (2)
RC 120 Principles of Respiratory Care I (with lab) (3)
RC 121 Principles of Respiratory Care II (with lab) (3)
RC 202 Cardiopulmonary/Renal Anatomy and Physiology (3)
RC 203 Pulmonary Pathophysiology (3)
RC 221 Respiratory Critical Care Procedures (with lab) (4)
RC 222 Principles of Respiratory Care III (with lab) (3)
RC 240 Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care (3)
RC 260 Cases and Reviews in Respiratory Care (2)
RC 251 Respiratory Care Directed Practice (3)
RC 261 Respiratory Care Directed Practice (2)
RC 271 Respiratory Care Directed Practice (2)
RC 281 Respiratory Care Directed Practice (4)
Ethics Medical Ethics or Bioethics (e.g. PHIL 342) (2-3)
Elective BG Perspective Elective (General Education Elective) (3) ****
Total Professional Hours: 41 – 45
Total Program Hours: 63 - 72
* Students taking AHTH 132 instead of CHEM 109/110 will need to obtain a BG Perspective Elective (General Education Elective) (3).
** Students taking BIOL 331, 332 instead of AHTH 131 will also need to take BIOL 205 Concepts in Biology (5) as prerequisite.
*** AHTH 140 is part of the pre-professional course requirements for those students attending our Lorain County Community College offerings.
**** BG Perspective elective is not required for students taking CHEM 109/110 or equivalent.
Transfer Students:
For equivalent prerequisite coursework from another school you may wish to go to: http://www.miami.transfer.org Formal transcript evaluations are performed by the Transfer Evaluation Office following submission of an application and official transcript's. Please mail these to the Admissions office. Lorain County Community College students can also go to the LCCC/RC program guide
to view equivalent coursework. Terra Community College also provides all prerequisite coursework. Please contact an academic adviser for equivalencies.