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Respiratory Care Education



Junior Year

To enroll in courses taught at the KUMC 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 (proposed 2)
RESP 663 Scientific Investigations I (proposed)
1
Total summer semester hours
6

Senior Year

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

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/

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