Health Science Comprehensive Major
Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 5607
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- + 5 hours General Studies coursework required by major = 49
- English Language minimum = 9 including:
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level.
- Natural Sciences minimum = 13
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
(see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12 including:
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
- Personal Development minimum = 3
- CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
(Prereq: CHEM 145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM
160; three years of high school science including biology and a minimum score of 20 on
the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- Major Option = 70-72
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 127-129
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Respiratory Therapy Technology = 127-129
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
- A. Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive Requirements (15 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
- BIOL 211, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
- PE 265, Advanced First Aid & Critical Care - 2
hours
BSED 320, Business Communications - 3 hours
- HSCI 125G, Orientation to Respiratory Therapy
- 1 hour
- B. Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive Electives (20 hours required)
- Students must take a total of 90 hours including General Studies,
WI and CD requirements and BS Science-related course requirements and Respiratory
Therapy Comprehensive Requirements and Electives; minimum elective hours = 20.
Choose from the following list of recommended electives. Students may also take other approved
electives from BIOL. CHEM,
PHYS, PSY, CSIS and MATH. These
elective hours may include the prerequisites needed for upper level courses. See advisor
for approval.
BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours (Prereq
PHYS 205GS)
PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
**PHIL 120GS,
Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
**PE
229, Wellness Interventions - 3 hours
FCSC 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
CHEM 150GS, Introduction to Organic and
Biochemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 300, Environmental Chemistry - 3 hours or 4
hours (Prereq: CHEM 250*; or CHEM 360* and CHEM 360L*)
BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
BMGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
** Courses required by Nebraska Methodist College.
- D. Clinical Year
- Complete clinical year (35-37 hours required) at approved
Hospital/School of Respiratory Therapy. The clinical program is worth 37 credit hours.
There are numerous clinical training programs, both in-state and out-of-state, to which
students can apply. The University of Nebraska is currently affiliated with the clinical
programs at Alegent Health in Omaha and Nebraska Methodist College in Omaha. Gaining
acceptance to an affiliated school for the clinical portion is a competitive process and
admission cannot be assured by successful completion of pre-respiratory therapy courses.
Courses with asterisks (**) are required by Nebraska Methodist College.
Register for the following every semester during clinical
training:
HSCI 430, Special Topics in Health Sciences - 1
hour (to total 4-6 hours)
11 May 2006
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