Respiratory Care / Bachelor of Science in Biology to Master of Science in Respiratory Care 3 + 2 Program
Total Credit Hours: 142
Major Credit Hours: 99
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. We do not award any credit 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)
Please note: 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 quarter hours) will be transferred back to Lewis University to meet the B.S. requirements. Students 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 will need to return to Lewis to fulfill the degree requirements.
II. The following courses are taken at Rush University to obtain a B.S. in Biology: (51QH/34SH*)
See Rush University Catalog for course descriptions.
| RC-511 | Introduction to Respiratory Care | 5QH |
| RC-512 | Cardiopulmonary Physiology | 5QH |
| RC-513 | Respiratory Equipment and Techniques | 5QH |
| RC-521 | Patient Assessment | 5QH |
| RC-522 | Pulmonary Disease | 5QH |
| RC-523 | Mechanical Ventilation | 4QH |
| RC-524 | Pharmacology | 3QH |
| RC-531 | Critical Care | 5QH |
| RC-532 | Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics and Pulmonary Function Testing | 5QH |
| RC-533 | Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care | 5QH |
| RC-534 | Clinical Observation | 2QH |
| IDS-510 | Healthcare in America | 2QH |
(*Rush University operates on a quarterly basis versus a semester basis; credit hours are listed above according to Rush University quarter hour credits. Hence, 51 quarter hours equals 34 semester hours.)
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: 02-111 and 02-116 General Biology Labs I and II and 02-226 General Microbiology Lab.
IV. Consult the program Fact Sheet for the sequence of General Education courses. (43)