Required Courses
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 earn an associate degree in general education from Lincoln Land Community College with a major in respiratory care.
| 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 |
Intro to Psychology
or Intro to Sociology |
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) |
