Respiratory Therapy - Santa Monica College

Respiratory Therapy from Santa Monica College is a Campus Associate Respiratory Care degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy involves satisfactory completion of a minimum of 69-71 semester units with a C average or higher including at least 55 semester units in the Respiratory Therapy area of emphasis. Program Learning Outcomes: Students who complete the Respiratory Therapy program will accurately initiate, conduct, and modify prescribed therapeutic procedures using clinical data. Graduates will participate in developing and evaluating respiratory care plans and monitor and record patient?s response to the care, both in clinical settings and emergency situations. FIRST YEAR: (33-35 units) SUMMER SESSION: (6 units) Two General Education Courses* (6) FIRST SEMESTER: (13-15 units) Microbiology 1, Fundamentals of Microbiology (5) or [ELAC] Microbiology 20, General Microbiology (4) RES TH 1, Introduction To Respiratory Therapy (2) or [ELAC] RESP TH 1, Introduction to Respiratory Therapy(1) RES TH 60, Respiratory Physiology (4) or [ELAC] RESP TH 6, Respiratory Physiology (4) RES TH 29, Neonatal/Pediatric RT (4) or [ELAC] RESP TH 29, Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Therapy (4) SECOND SEMESTER: (14 units) [ELAC] RESP TH 2, Fundamentals of Respiratory Therapy (4) RES TH 70, Pathophysiology (4) or [ELAC] RESP TH 7, Applied Medicine and Pathology (3) and [ELAC] RESP TH 23, Advanced Respiratory Pathophysiology (1) RES TH 30, Adult Critical Care Monitoring (3) or [ELAC] RESP TH 30, Adult Critical Care Monitoring & Diagnostics (3) Physics 12, Introductory Physics (3) or [ELAC] RESP TH 21, Physics of Respiratory Care (3) SECOND YEAR: (36 units) All second year courses are East Los Angeles College courses and are offered only on the ELAC campus. SUMMER SESSION: (4 units) RESP TH 15, Introduction to Clinical Experience (4) THIRD SEMESTER: (17 units) RESP TH 3, Application of Respiratory Therapy and Clinical Experience I (5) RESP TH 4, Application of Respiratory Therapy and Clinical Experience II (5) RESP TH 27, Physician Clinical Rounds, Critical Thinking Lab 1 (1) Two General Education Courses* (6) WINTER SESSION: (1 unit) RESP TH 31, Neonatal Resuscitation (1) FOURTH SEMESTER: (14 units) RESP TH 5, Application of Respiratory Therapy and Clinical Experience III (5) RESP TH 11, Application of Respiratory Therapy and Clinical Experience IV (5) RESP TH 28, Physician Clinical Rounds, Critical Thinking Lab 2 (1) View more details on Santa Monica College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Respiratory Care courses.