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Respiratory Care Education



Junior Year

To enroll in courses taught at the KU Medical Center campus, make sure to select
<Medical Center Campus> for "Campus" and <Univ of KS Medical Ctr - KUMC> for "Location."

FALL SEMESTER

Course

Credit - hrs

RESP 303 Intro to RC Procedures

5

RESP 600 Introduction to Pharmacology

1

RESP 310 Clinical Pharmacology II

1

RESP 318 Pulmonary Pathology

3

RESP 325 Clinical Process

2

HEIM 330 Medical Terminology

3

RESP 330 Cardiopulmonary Physiology

4

Total fall semester hours

19


Course

Credit - hrs

SPRING SEMESTER

RESP 311 Clinical Pharmacology III

1

RESP 340 Mechanical Ventilation

5

RESP 345, 365, 385, 395 Critical Care I, II, III, IV

4

RESP 350 Clinical Application I

2

RESP 355 Clinical Application II

2

RESP 390 Pulmonary Function

2

Total spring semester hours

16


Course

Credit - hrs

SUMMER SEMESTER

RESP 375 Clinical Application III

3

RESP 402 Pulmonary Rehabilitation

3

RESP 663 Scientific Investigations I

1

Total summer semester hours

6



Senior Year

To enroll in courses taught at the KU Medical Center campus, make sure to select
<Medical Center Campus> for "Campus" and <Univ of KS Medical Ctr - KUMC> for "Location."

Course

Credit - hrs

Be sure and check deadline date to submit Application for Degree. Application is located under Enroll and Pay.

FALL SEMESTER

RESP 400 Advanced Critical Care

5

RESP 401 Neonatal Respiratory Care

4

RESP 425 Advanced Critical Care Procedures

2

RESP 661 Management Principles in Health Care

3

RESP 662 Education Principles in Health Care

2

RESP 664 Scientific Investigations II

1

RESP 667 Registry Review

2

RESP 668 Intro to Sleep Studies (prerequisite for Sleep Practicum in Spring semester)

(1)

Total fall semester hours

19 (20)

Course

Credit - hrs


SPRING SEMESTER

RESP 405 Ethics, Law, and Health Care

2

RESP 665 Scientific Investigations III

1

RESP 670 Clinical Specialty Practicum

10

Total spring semester hours

13

All students must pass an advanced cardiac life support providers course before graduation. There are on-campus courses and online (distance learning) courses – make sure you enroll in the correct courses!

Please refer to the KU Undergraduate Catalog for detailed descriptions: http://www.catalogs.ku.edu/undergraduate/