School of Respiratory Care

St. John's Schools

Curriculum

Curriculum Photo The clinical portion of the program consists of over 800 hours of respiratory care practice and is given concurrently with respiratory courses throughout the curriculum. The program is affiliated with Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) . Upon completion of the program, the graduate will receive 71 college credits and an associate degree in general education from Lincoln Land Community College .

First Fall Semester

RCP 112	Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology	2 hours
RCP 113	Respiratory Care Practices & Procedures I	3 hours
RCP 114	Respiratory Care Practices & Procedures II	2 hours
RCP 115	Respiratory Care Practices & Procedures III	3 hours
RCP 119	Clinical Practice I	2 hours
HLT 205	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4 hours

First Spring Semester

RCP 121	Applied Sciences for Respiratory Care	3 hours
RCP 122	Advanced Respiratory Care Practices & Procedures I	3 hours
RCP 123	Advanced Respiratory Care Practices & Procedures II	3 hours
RCP 129	Clinical Practice II	3 hours
HLT 206	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	4 hours

Summer Session

RCP 230	Advanced Respiratory Care Practices & Procedures III	4 hours
RCP 239	Clinical Practice III	3 hours

Second Fall Semester

RCP 241	Advanced Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics & Monitoring	2 hours
RCP 242	Neonatal/Pediatric Advanced Life Support & Respiratory Care	2 hours
RCP 249	Clinical Practice IV	3 hours
POS 101 or 201	Politics/Government	3 hours
COM 111 or COM 104	Composition I or Communications I	3 hours
PSY 101 or SOC 101	American Politics or State and Local Government	3 hours

Second Spring Semester

RCP 251	Critical Thinking Skills for Respiratory Care	3 hours
RCP 252	Selected Topics in Respiratory Care	1 hours
RCP 259	Clinical Practice V	6 hours
COM 112 or COM 105	Composition II or Communications II	3 hours
Humanities Elective	See LLCC catalog for courses in the humanities category	3 hours

(subject to change)