Prerequisites
Prerequisite classes for the respiratory care program, and how they meet the KU Core requirements, are listed in brackets following courses below. As courses are constantly being evaluated and approved for inclusion in the KU Core Curriculum, please check for the most up to date course listings which meet each goal.
Students having completed a single combined anatomy and physiology course will need to complete either a second, higher-level anatomy and physiology course, or otherwise take a separate course in physiology only.
KU Core goals 1.1, 5 and 6 will be fulfilled through courses taken during the last two years of the respiratory care program at KU Medical Center.
University of Kansas course numbers are noted below. Equivalent courses from other institutions may be accepted pending transcript evaluation.
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Prerequisite Course
Minimum 2.5 overall GPA is required, with a grade of "C" or better on each course.
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Recommended
KU Course
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Credit
Hours
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Basic Sciences
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Fundamentals of Human Anatomy w/ lab
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BIOL 240 and 241
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5 hrs
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Principles of Human Physiology w/ lab
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BIOL 246 and 247
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5 hrs
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Basic Microbiology w/ lab 1 (see below)
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BIOL 200 and 203
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5 hrs
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Introduction to Chemistry
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CHEM 110
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3 hrs
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Course to fulfill KU Core goal 3.2 (Physics 114 preferred)
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PHSX 114
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3 hrs
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Mathematics
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College Algebra
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MATH 101
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3 hrs
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Elementary Statistics (meets goal 1.2)
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MATH 365
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3 hrs
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English
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English Composition (meets goal 2.1a)
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ENGL 101
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3 hrs
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Critical Reading & Writing (meets goal 2.1b)
or Business Writing
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ENGL 102
or BUS 305
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3 hrs
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Communication
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Speaker-Audience Communication (meets goal 2.2)
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COMS 130
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3 hrs
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Humanities
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Course to fulfill Goal 4.2 (Western Civilization preferred)
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HUM 204
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3 hrs
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Intro to Philosophy (meets goal 3.1)
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PHIL 140 or PHIL 160
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3 hrs
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Social Sciences
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General Psychology (meets goal 3.3)
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PSYC 104
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3 hrs
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Course to fulfill Goal 4.1 (Elements of Sociology preferred)
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SOC 104
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3 hrs
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Other
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Medical Terminology
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HEIM 230
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3 hrs
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Introduction to Respiratory Care 2 (see below)
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RESP 200
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1 hr
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1 Course MCRB 200/203 also accepted for this requirement.
2 The RESP 200 course requirement applies to students entering the program fall 2021 and subsequent classes.
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Last modified:
May 04, 2020
