+ 5 hours General Studies coursework required by major = 49
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq:
ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above) ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
(Prereq: ENG 101GS or
ACT English score of 30 or above)
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)
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)
CSP 417, Counseling Skills - 3 hours HSCI 125G, Orientation to Respiratory Therapy
- 1 hour PE 265, Advanced First Aid & Critical Care - 2 hours
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.
A minimum of 16 hours must be upper division (300-400 level).
BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours BMGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours BSED 295,
Business Communications - 3 hours CSP 418,
Introduction to Counseling - 3 hours STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
**PE
229, Wellness Interventions - 3 hours PE
461, Physiology of Exercise - 4 hours (Prereq:
PE 310 or BIOL 215
or BIOL 226)
**PHIL 120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours (Prereq
PHYS 205GS) PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours PSY 313,
Physiological Psychology - 3 hours PSY 462,
Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours PSY 465,
Psychopharmacology - 3 hours FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours SPCH 300,
Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours
** Courses required by Nebraska Methodist College.
C. 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 2-3 hours)
