Respiratory Care Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 155
Major Credit Hours: 106
The Rush University respiratory care program prepares students for rewarding careers as advanced respiratory care practitioners and provides a foundation for leadership in management, education and clinical specialization. Respiratory Care Programs are accredited by the .
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.
Biology majors may take a Biology class only two times. If the student has not achieved a minimum of a “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.
The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 (Introduction to Biology) when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.
A student entering this program must have an ACT composite score of 21.
Degree Requirements
I. Core Courses (65)
| 02-110 | General Biology I | 4 |
| 02-111 | General Biology I Lab | 1 |
| 03-110 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| 03-111 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 02-115 | General Biology II | 4 |
| 02-116 | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| 03-115 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| 03-116 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| 13-200 | Calculus I | 4 |
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| 13-211 | Calculus for the Life Sciences | 4 |
| 02-220 | Genetics | 4 |
| 02-221 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| 02-224 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| 02-226 | General Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| 03-220 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| 03-221 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 03-225 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| 03-226 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| 02-320 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| 02-335 | Advanced Clinical Physiology | 3 |
| 02-336 | Case Studies in Human Physiology | 1 |
| 02-355 | Biochemistry I- Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-356 | Biochemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 02-380 | Biochemistry Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-422 | Human Anatomy | 3 |
| 02-423 | Functional Human Anatomy Lab | 1 |
| 17-200 | College Physics I | 4 |
| 17-201 | College Physics I Lab | 1 |
II. Students admitted to the Respiratory Care Program in this manner will be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Lewis University at the successful completion of the first three quarters of study at Rush University.
A total of 119 credit hours will be taken at Rush University to earn the Masters in Respiratory Care. All courses taken during the first three quarters (51) will be transferred back to Lewis University to meet the B.S. requirements. The student must complete the first three quarters (Fall, Winter and Spring) in order to be awarded the B.S. degree from Lewis University. If they do not complete the first three quarters, they would need to return to Lewis to fulfill the degree requirements.
The following courses would be taken at Rush University to obtain a B.S in Biology*:
| RC-511 | Introduction to Respiratory Care | 5 |
| RC-512 | Cardiopulmonary Physiology | 5 |
| RC-513 | Respiratory Equipment and Techniques | 5 |
| IDS-510 | Healthcare in America | 2 |
| RC-521 | Patient Assessment | 5 |
| RC-522 | Pulmonary Disease | 5 |
| RC-523 | Mechanical Ventilation | 4 |
| RC-524 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| RC-531 | Critical Care | 5 |
| RC-532 | Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics and Pulmonary Function Testing | 5 |
| RC-533 | Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care | 5 |
| RC-534 | Clinical Observation | 2 |
* Rush University operates on a quarterly basis versus a semester basis; credit hours are according to Rush University quarter credits.
III. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by the successful completion of the following courses that contain strong writing components: General Biology Labs I and II and General Microbiology Lab.
IV. Consult the program fact sheet for the sequence of general education courses