Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR INRESPIRATORY THERAPYRequired Core CoursesUnitsRPTH 400 Patient & Health Care Concerns. . . . . . . . 1.5RPTH 410 Intro to Patient Care & RespiratoryAssessment Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3RPTH 415 Respiratory Pharmacology . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5RPTH 420 Application of CardiopulmonaryAnatomy & Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3RPTH 430 Intro to Respiratory Therapeutics . . . . . . . . 6RPTH 438 Clinical Clerkship I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1RPTH 445 Respiratory Diseases I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2RPTH 448 Clinical Clerkship II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2RPTH 450 Respiratory Diseases II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3RPTH 458 Clinical Clerkship III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6RPTH 460 Respiratory Critical Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3RPTH 475 Hemodynamic Monitoring/Selected Topics in Respiratory Care . . . . . . . . . . . . 2RPTH 480 Diagnostic Testing and OutpatientRespiratory Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2RPTH 485 Clinical Medicine Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2RPTH 488 Clinical Clerkship IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6RPTH 490 Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care. 2.5RPTH 495 Respiratory Care Board Exam Prep/Review 2TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA . . . . . . 48.5Plus Chemistry, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology,Microbiology and General Education/other requirementsfor the Associate degree (refer to Associate DegreeRequirements).The College also offers a Certificate of Achievement forthose graduates having a prior Associate or abovedegree.SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGYSOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATERequired CoursesUnitsELEC 110 Fundamentals of Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ELEC 410 Introduction to Solar Installation and IntegrationorENVS 410 Introduction to Solar Installationand Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5ENVS 411 Solar Design, Estimation and Sales . . . . . . . 6ENVS 400 Environmental Literacy for CareerTechnical Programs or. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2ENVS 100 Introduction to Environmental Science . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.5-16.5SOLAR INSTALLATION CAREER CERTIFICATEELEC 110 Fundamentals of Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ELEC 410 Introduction to Solar Installationand Integration orENVS 410 Introduction to Solar Installationand Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5SPANISHASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR INSPANISHRequired Core CoursesUnitsSPAN 110 Elementary Spanish or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5SPAN 111/112 Elementary Spanish I, II . . . . . . . . . . . 6SPAN 120 Advanced Elementary Spanish or . . . . . . . . 5SPAN 121/122 Advanced ElementarySpanish I, II or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6SPAN 220 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I . . . . . . . 5SPAN 130 Intermediate Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SPAN 140 Advanced Intermediate Spanish . . . . . . . . . 3SPAN 161 Readings in Spanish American Lit. I . . . . . . 3SPAN 162 Readings in Spanish American Lit. II . . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA . . . . 22-24Plus General Education and other requirementsfor the Associate degree (refer to Associate DegreeRequirements).SURGICAL TECHNOLOGYSurgical Technologists are employed in hospitals, surgerycenters, and physician’s offices to deliver patientcare before, during and after surgery. Skyline’s programcombines academic and clinical instruction that includeslearning to prepare surgical instruments, passing them tothe surgeon, and handling specialized equipment.Graduates are eligible to take the national certificationexam for Certified Surgical Technologist (CST). The Sur -gical Technology Program at Skyline College is accreditedby the Commission on Accreditation of Allied HealthPrograms (CAAHEP).ADMISSION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTSStudents are admitted into the program only onceeach year. The program will typically start in summer sessionand complete at the end of the following springsemester. Admission to the Surgical Technology Programis by special application only. Special application formsare available from the Science/Math/Technology DivisionOffice and the College website. See application for submissiondates. Applicants who have previously applied,and wish to reapply, must submit new application materials.Selection of students is based on criteria approved bythe Skyline College Administration and consistent withState regulations. For further information on the SurgicalTechnology Program, please call 738-4221 or 738-4470.D E G R E E S / C E R T I F I C AT E S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u125