Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Health and Human Services

Bachelor of Science-Respiratory Care (*)


Liberal Studies: As follows:			             45-47

Composition: EN101, EN202

Humanities: three courses, one in each area (PH222 recommended)

Fine Arts: one course

Mathematics: MA105 or higher level

Natural Science: CH101-CH102

Social Sciences: PC101, SO151, non-Western course

Health and Wellness/ROTC: H&W recommended

Liberal Studies electives: one course, BE101/CO101/IM101

recommended 

Synthesis: not required

Writing Intensive: not required



Major:						                62

Required Courses: (1) (2)

RT101	The Profession of Respiratory Care 		1sh

RT326	Respiratory Care Clinical Practice I	        3sh

RT327	Pharmacology		                        3sh

RT328	Introduction to Respiratory Care	        4sh

RT329	Respiratory Care Instrumentation	        4sh

RT330	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	                2sh

RT333	Respiratory Care Clinical Practice II	        4sh

RT334	Respiratory Care Instrumentation 

         and Application	                        4sh

RT335	Nursing Arts		                        3sh

RT336	Cardiopulmonary Evaluation and 

         Clinical Correlation	                        4sh

RT337	Introduction to Pulmonary Functions	        1sh

RT425	Clinical Case Studies				3sh

RT426	Respiratory Care Clinical Practice III	        5sh

RT428	Essentials of Electrocardiology		        2sh

RT429	Design and Function of Respiratory 

         Care Department	                        2sh

RT430	Pulmonary Function Studies	                3sh

RT431	Pediatric Respiratory Care	                1sh

RT433	Respiratory Care Clinical Practice IV	        5sh

RT434	Neonatal Respiratory Care	                3sh

RT436	Respiratory Care Teaching	                2sh

RT437	Methods in Critical Care	                2sh

RT438	Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation	                1sh



Other Requirements:				                17

Science courses:

BI105	Cell Biology		                        3sh

BI150	Human Anatomy		                        3sh

BI151	Human Physiology		                4sh

BI241	General Microbiology	                        3sh

PY151	Medical Physics Lecture	                        3sh

PY161	Medical Physics Lab	                        1sh



Free Electives:				                        0


(#)Total Degree Requirements: 124-126 (1)
(1) Qualified students are encouraged to elect RT342 in which case total credits would be 126-130.
(2) RT 300- and 400-level courses are completed at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh
(#) See advisory paragraph Timely Completion of Degree Requirements in catalog section on Requirements for Graduation.

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