Major: 3284
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Effective Term: 2021 Spring
Last Admit Term: 2021 Summer
Award: AAS Total Credits: 78.5-96 CIP Code: 51.0908 |
Primary College:
Initiating College: Gateway Community College
Program Availability: Not Found
Program Availability: College-Specific
Field of Interest: Health Sciences
Instructional Council: Allied Health (51) GPA: 2.00 |
SOC Code: Upon completion of this program, students may pursue a career as:
29-1126.00 Respiratory Therapists 25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
Program Prerequisites: None
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Required Courses | |||||||||||
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+ RES118 Vascular Access in Respiratory Care Practice 0.5 | Credits: 52.5 |
Restricted Electives | |||
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Optional: Students seeking university transfer may select zero (0) to eight (8) credits from the courses below: | Credits: 0-8 |
General Electives | |||
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General Education Requirements | |||
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General Education Requirement | Credits: 12 | ||
General Education Core | Credits: 6 | ||
First-Year Composition | Credits: 3 | ||
+ Three (3) credits of First Year Composition are met by ENG101 or ENG107 in the Program Prerequisites area.
+ ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) | |||
Oral Communication | Credits: 3 | ||
Any approved general education course from the Oral Communication area except COM225 Public Speaking. 3 | |||
Critical Reading | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by CRE101 or equivalent as indicated by assessment in the Program Prerequisites area.
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Mathematics | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by MAT120 or MAT121 or MAT122 or equivalent course or higher-level algebra course in the Program Prerequisites area.
Students considering university transfer should take: + MAT150 College Algebra/Functions 5 | |||
General Education Distribution | Credits: 6 | ||
Humanities, Arts and Design | Credits: 3 | ||
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area. 3
Recommend a 3-credit Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] general studies designation meeting the Awareness Area [C], [G], and/or [H]. See the AGEC Matrix for course designations. | |||
Social-Behavioral Sciences | Credits: 3 | ||
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology 3
In addition to PSY101, students considering university transfer should take HES100 in the Restricted Electives area. | |||
Natural Sciences | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by CHM130 and CHM130LL in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Learning Outcomes | |||
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1. Prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs). (RES130, RES140, RES220, RES230, RES280, RES297, BIO160, BIO201, BIO202, CHM130, CHM130LL, HCC/RES109, PSY101, (COM), (CRE), [FYC], [MA])
2. Demonstrate assessment and evaluation of the patient in keeping with the application of appropriate care that aligns with established hospital regulations and standards. (RES142, RES226, RES232, RES240, CHM130, CHM130LL) 3. Utilize technology in the management of patients. (RES118, RES133, RES142, RES144, RES220, RES226, RES230, RES232, [MA]) 4. Demonstrate the ethical and professional standards expected of respiratory care professionals. (RES118, RES130, RES131, RES133, RES134, RES136, RES140, RES142, RES144, RES220, RES224, RES226, RES230, RES232, RES235, RES240, RES270, RES280, RES291, RES292, RES297, [HU]) 5. Communicate information regarding clinical status to appropriate members of the health care team. (RES130, RES140, RES142, RES220, RES226, RES230, RES232, RES297, (COM), [FYC]) | |||
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 24, 2020 |