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Respiratory Care (Therapy)

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Academic CredentialAssociate in Science (AS)
Total Credit Hours76
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwayHealth Sciences
AdvisorJennifer Barber
Program Coordinator
850.872.3837
jbarber@gulfcoast.edu

Academic Program SpecialistConnie Pimentel
850.913.3311
Health SciencesGCSC@gulfcoast.edu

Pathway NavigatorAli Payne
850.769.1551 ext. 5863
apayne7@gulfcoast.edu
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Respiratory Care (Therapy), AS (RESP-AS)

Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
Humanities Area
  *See General Education Core Requirements 3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
  •+*See General Education Core Requirements 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences Area
+*BSC 2085Human Anat/Phy I3 credit hours
+*BSC 2085LHuman Anat/Phy I Lab1 credit hours
+*BSC 2086Human Anat/Phy II3 credit hours
+*BSC 2086LHuman Anat/Phy II Lab1 credit hours
Social Sciences Area
•*PSY 2012General Psychology3 credit hours
  OR
•*SYG 2000Principles of Sociology3 credit hours
•*@POS 2041Amer National Government3 credit hours
  OR
•*@AMH 2010United States History I3 credit hours
  OR
•*@AMH 2020United States History II3 credit hours
Major Courses
*#HSC 1531Medical Terminology2 credit hours
*#RET 1005Mgt Cardiopul Micro Disorders3 credit hours
+*#RET 1024Respiratory Care I3 credit hours
+*#RET 1024LRespiratory Care I Lab2 credit hours
+*#RET 1264Respiratory Care II3 credit hours
+*#RET 1264LRespiratory Care II Lab2 credit hours
*#RET 1400Cardiopulmonary Procedures3 credit hours
*#RET 1483Cardiopulmonary Assessment3 credit hours
*#RET 1485Cardiopulmonary Anat Phys3 credit hours
+*#RET 1832Respiratory Care Clinical I1 credit hours
+*#RET 1833Respiratory Care Clinical II2 credit hours
*#RET 1934Selected Topics Seminar1 credit hours
*#RET 2007Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology3 credit hours
+*#RET 2280Respiratory Care IV3 credit hours
+*#RET 2280LRespiratory Care IV Lab2 credit hours
+*#RET 2714Respiratory Care V3 credit hours
+*#RET 2714LRespiratory Care V Lab2 credit hours
+*#RET 2834Respiratory Care Clinical III2 credit hours
+*#RET 2835Respiratory Care Clinical IV2 credit hours
+*#RET 2836Respiratory Care Clinical V3 credit hours
+*#RET 2878Respiratory Care III3 credit hours
+*#RET 2878LRespiratory Care III Lab2 credit hours
Total Degree Hours76


• General Education Core.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
# Applies only to AS degree and certificate programs.
= Career Certificate course.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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