天天吃瓜

Bachelor's of Science in Respiratory Care

This program is no longer accepting students or applications as of Fall 2025.

 
 
 

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Associate's in Respiratory Therapy or Equivalent Required

Building upon the foundation of an associate degree in respiratory therapy, 天天吃瓜 at Ashtabula鈥檚 Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care is the solution for both students completing an associate degree and working respiratory therapists that wish to expand their career options.  Our accredited completer program is offered in an accelerated format that offers 7-week courses and is completely online.  Applications are now being accepting and students may apply online for admission to 天天吃瓜 State Ashtabula.

Students enrolled in the program benefit from:

  • The ability to work while taking online courses
  • Courses developed following the AARC鈥檚 鈥2015 and Beyond鈥 competency guidelines
  • Up to 41 semester hours of credit for coursework completed in an accredited associate degree program
  • A clear 鈥減rogram roadmap鈥 that shows required classes to earn your degree

A Bachelor鈥檚 degree is earned with successful completion of 39 semester hours of upper division course work.  The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care degree program is designed to prepare qualified graduates of associate degree programs with the necessary knowledge and skills for a role in management, research, teaching, and more.  In addition, the program uses best practices to teach leadership skills, disease management, and sleep medicine specializations to enhance students鈥 practice of respiratory care.  


Program Goal

To provide graduates of entry into respiratory care professional practice degree programs with additional knowledge, skills, and attributes in leadership, management, education, research, and/or advanced clinical practice that will enable them to meet their current professional goals and prepare them for practice as advanced degree respiratory therapists.

BSRC RoadMap/Course Listing

 

Course Subject and Title

Credit  Hours

SPRING

7 week course

First half

RSPC 30002 Leadership and Management in Respiratory Care

3

7 week course

Second half

RSPC 30004 Educational Instruction in Respiratory Care 

3

7 week course

First half

RSPC 40002 Research Development in Respiratory Care

3

7 week course

Second half

RSPC 40004 Advanced Practice in Respiratory Care

3

SUMMER

7 week course

RSPC 30000 Professional Practice in Respiratory Care

3

7 week course

RSPC 30006 Sleep Medicine and Polysomnography

3

FALL

7 week course

Second half

RSPC 40008 Chronic Disease Management Principles 

3

7 week course

First half

RSPC 40006 Contemporary issues and trends in Respiratory Care

3

7 week course

Second half

RSPC 40075 Information and Patient Care Technology for Professional Practice

3

 

 

LIS 30010 Information Fluency in the Workplace and Beyond: Offered Spring AND Fall  Semesters

RSPC 41092     Practicum for Resp Care: Offered Spring AND Fall semesters

NURS 46000     Healthcare Policy: Offered Spring, Summer, AND Fall semesters

 

** Statistics Elective is required before you can register for RSPC 40002 **

Additional coursework needed can be scheduled as student desires based on GPS plan.

Accreditation

天天吃瓜 is an affiliate of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

The 天天吃瓜 at Ashtabula's Bachelor of Science Degree in Respiratory Care, CoARC number 510014 holds Continuing Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.  
CoARC 264 Precision Blvd. 
Telford, TN 37690, USA 
Telephone: 817-283-2835 
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CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an 'outcomes based' process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.

Questions

To learn more about the BSRC degree contact  Program Director Amy Rodenhausen at arodenha@kent.edu or 440-964-4362.