Degree Offered
Master of Respiratory Care (MRC)
Length of Program
Eighty-two (82) credit hours of graduate-level coursework over twenty-one (21) months.
Degree Requirements
The MRC program will be open to students who complete prerequisite coursework with or toward a bachelor’s degree with the core prerequisite coursework at an undergraduate accredited university but will not require prior competence in respiratory care.
Respiratory Care
The mission of admissions in the College of Allied Health Professions is to advance evidence-based recruitment and admissions practices that are inclusive, equitable and balanced with respect to experiences, attributes and metrics to recruit and admit applicants for the purpose of preparing highly competent, collaborative and compassionate professionals dedicated to improving the health and healthcare of all individuals and communities.
For specific admissions questions, application, and timelines, visit: Respiratory Care Admissions
Curriculum
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| RESP 610 | FOUNDATIONS OF RESPIRATORY CARE | 3 |
| RESP 611 | CARDIOPULMONARY ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY | 3 |
| RESP 612 | PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| RESP 613 | PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 1 |
| PAMM 690 | 5 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| RESP 620 | CLINICAL PRACTICE I | 5 |
| RESP 621 | INTRODUCTION TO NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC DISEASE | 3 |
| RESP 622 | INTRODUCTION TO ADULT CRITICAL CARE AND DIAGNOSTICS LAB IN RESPIRATORY CARE | 4 |
| RESP 623 | PULMONARY DISEASE IN ADULTS | 3 |
| RESP 624 | RESPIRATORY CARE & PHARMACOLOGY | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Summer | ||
| RESP 630 | CLINICAL PRACTICE II | 6 |
| RESP 631 | ADVANCED NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC PRACTICE | 4 |
| RESP 632 | ADULT CRITICAL CARE & DIAGNOSTIC PRACTICE | 4 |
| RESP 633 | INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & THE HEALTHCARE TEAM | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| RESP 640 | CLINICAL PRACTICE III | 6 |
| RESP 641 | PRINCIPALS OF TEACHING & LEARNING | 3 |
| RESP 642 | ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE & INNOVATION | 3 |
| RESP 654 | PRINCIPALS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & POPULATION MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| CAHP 723 | PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL INQUIRY | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| RESP 650 | CLINICAL PRACTICE IV | 6 |
| RESP 651 | CAPSTONE PROJECT RESPIRATORY CARE | 4 |
| RESP 652 | RESEARCH SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS | 3 |
| RESP 653 | CURRENT ISSUES & TRENDS IN RESPIRATORY CARE | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 82 | |