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  • Entry Level Bachelor Degree in Respiratory Care (BSRC)

Entry Level Bachelor Degree in Respiratory Care (BSRC)

This program prepares students for a career in the healthcare field with a degree in respiratory care.

Program Goals

Goal 1:

To 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).

Goal 2:

To prepare leaders for the field of respiratory care by including curricular content that includes objectives related to the acquisition of skills in one or more of the following: management, education, research, advanced clinical practice (which may include an area of clinical specialization).

Goal 3:

To prepare our graduates to take the NBRC examination upon graduation and to achieve the high cut score on the TMC examination and to pass the CSE to become a Registered Respiratory Therapist.

Degree Awarded

  • Bachelor of Science In Respiratory Care

Facts about the Program

  • The program is 8 semester sequential program.
  • Classroom, laboratory, and clinical rotations are required.
  • Clinical training includes:
    • Patient evaluation and appropriate treatment selection
    • Assessment of treatment efficacy
    • Reviewing clinical data
    • Performing therapeutic procedures
    • Performing and promoting pulmonary wellness
    • Advanced training in the critical care areas
    • Specialty training in the neonatal intensive care
  • Specialty skill training in:
    • Critical thinking
    • Clinical and ethical decision making
    • Disease management
    • Patient and community education

Admissions Requirements

All applicants must be either a graduate of an accredited high school or have a high school equivalent through GED testing. All applicants are encouraged to take the ACT and submit results to St. Mary’s School of Respiratory Care. Students who have fewer than 12 hours of college credits are required to have taken the ACT examination.

High school seniors and applicants who have completed fewer than 12 college credit hours must have:

  • A minimum high school GPA of 3.0
  • A minimum of C on all college courses completed

The following high school courses are strongly recommended:

  • English - 4 units
  • Science - 3 units (chemistry, biology I and biology II)
  • Math - 2 units (one should be algebra)
  • Social Studies - 3 units

Applicants who have completed at least 12 college credit hours must have:

  • A minimum of C on each required non-respiratory course completed
  • An overall 2.0 GPA (C average) or better on ALL courses completed
  • An overall 2.0 GPA on all courses completed at Marshall University
  • Taken 12 college semester credit hours at the 100 level or above for a grade

GED applicants must:

  • Meet criteria for GED admission as stated in the Marshall University undergraduate catalog
  • Have completed at least 12 college credit hours at the 100 level and earned grades of C or above
  • Meet criteria for applicants who have completed at least 12 college credit hours

View the Courses in the Curriculum*

*pages 55-61 in the Course Catalog
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