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Respiratory Care


Prerequisite Courses

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Deadline to apply to KU's Respiratory Care program is February 1 each year. Students enter the program in fall semester in August.

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Students enter the KU respiratory care program after accumulating two years of college course work, totalling at least 64 hours. Since missing specific courses may delay or prevent your entry into the problem, it is strongly recommended students contact the program as early in their college career as possible to ensure all requirements will be met on time.

KU course numbers are provided as a guide. Students from other institutions need to verify equivalent course work will meet the program requirements. All courses are required unless otherwise noted and substitutions or exceptions are not allowed.

Biological Sciences (20 hrs.)

BIOL 100/102 Principles of Biology with lab (preferred)
     or BIOL 150 Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology (4 hrs.)
BIOL 200 Basic Microbiology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 203 Intro Microbiology Lab (2 hrs.)
BIOL 240 Fundamentals of Human Anatomy (3 hrs.) + BIOL 242 Human Anatomy Dissection Lab (3 hrs.) *
   or BIOL 440 Advanced Human Anatomy (with lab) (6 hrs.)
BIOL 246 Principles of Human Physiology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 247 Principles of Human Physiology Lab (2 hrs.)

* BIOL 241 Human Anatomy Observation Lab (2 hrs.) is an acceptable alternative to BIOL 242

Chemistry (5 hrs.)

CHEM 125 College Chemistry (5 hrs.)

Physics (3 hrs.)

PHSX 111 Introductory Physics (3 hrs.)

Math (6 hrs.)

MATH 101 College Algebra (or higher) (3 hrs.)
MATH 365 Elementary Statistics (or equivalent) (3 hrs.)

English (6 hrs.)

ENGL 101 Composition (3 hrs.)
ENGL 102 Critical Reading and Writing (3 hrs.)

Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences (3 hrs.)

HSES 248 First Aid (or Waiver) (3 hrs.)
See a program adviser for waiver eligibility.

Oral Communication (3 hrs.)

COMS 130 Speaker-Audience Communication (3 hrs.)
or COMS 150, or PHIL 148

Western Civilization, Non-western Culture
and Humanities (3 hrs.)

See principle course list in Undergraduate Catalog

Social Sciences (3 hrs.)

See principle course list in Undergraduate Catalog

Science or Math Elective (3 hrs.)

See principle course list in Undergraduate Catalog

Fine Arts (3 hrs.)

See principle course list in Undergraduate Catalog

Ethics/Religion/Philosophy (3 hrs.)

Recommended courses:
PHIL 160 Introduction to Ethics (3)
PHIL 365 Moral Issues in the Professions (3)
PHIL 370 Moral Issues in Medicine (3)
REL 787 Ethical Issues in Health Care (3)
See principle course list in Undergraduate Catalog

General Electives (6 hrs.)

See principle course list in Undergraduate Catalog

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