2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

Respiratory Care - Associate in Applied Science
Program Code: AAS.20579
Respiratory Therapists in Michigan are licensed health care providers. In order to be licensed you must earn a minimum of an Associate degree and
successfully complete National exams. As a Respiratory Therapist you will be qualified to assume primary clinical responsibility for all respiratory care
modalities, including responsibilities involved in the supervision of Certified Respiratory Therapist functions. The registered therapist is also capable
of serving as a resource person to the physician with regard to current practices in respiratory care and to the hospital staff regarding effective and
safe methods for administering respiratory care. Respiratory therapists who have a minimum of an associate degree from a respiratory therapy
education program supported by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), or its predecessors the Committee on Accreditation
for Respiratory Care (CoARC), or the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE) are eligible to apply for registration
by the National Board for Respiratory Care. The process consists of two written exams and clinical simulation. Applicants must pass all three to be
awarded the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential.
For the following General Education courses Section I must be successfully completed (“C” or better except for BIO 140 which must be completed with
a “B” or better) to qualify for validation. It is strongly recommended that Section II courses be completed prior to the clinical experience. ALL courses in
Section I and II are required for the Associate Degree.
General Education Courses - Section I
Course Credits Course Title Completed
BIO 140W 5 Essentials Of Human Anatomy & Physiology
OR
BIO 152W (4) Human Anatomy & Physiology I AND
BIO 153W (4) Human Anatomy & Physiology II
OR
BIO 240 (4) Human Anatomy AND
BIO 241 (4) Physiology
HSC 105 2 Medical Terminology
RT 100 2 Basic Sciences for Respiratory Care
General Education Courses - Section II
Course Credits Course Title Completed
ENG --- 3 Any Approved College Composition I Course
ENG 113 3 Technical Communication
LW --- 1 Any 1 Credit LW Course (As of fall 2007)
AND
LWA --- 1 Any 1 Credit LWA Course
OR
LW --- (2) Any 2 Credit LW Course (As of fall 2007)
POL --- 3/4 Any Approved American Government Requirement
PHL 215W 3 Health Care Ethics
OR
PSY 101W (3) Applied Psychology
OR
PSY 211W (4) General Psychology
OR
SOC 211W (3) Principles of Sociology
OR
COM 112W (3) Fundamentals of Oral Communication
23/28 SUBTOTAL
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