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 | ||
| RESP 612 | ||
| RESP 613 | ||
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| RESP 620 | CLINICAL PRACTICE I | 5 |
| RESP 621 | INTRODUCTION TO NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC DISEASE | 3 |
| RESP 622 | ||
| Credit Hours | 8 | |
| Summer | ||
| RESP 630 | ||
| RESP 631 | ||
| RESP 632 | ||
| RESP 633 | ||
| Credit Hours | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| RESP 640 | ||
| RESP 641 | ||
| RESP 642 | ||
| RESP 654 | PRINCIPALS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & POPULATION MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| RESP 650 | ||
| RESP 651 | ||
| RESP 652 | ||
| RESP 653 | ||
| Credit Hours | 0 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 14 | |