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Health Science Major

Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by major = 52
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 34
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
      • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 13 including:
      • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
      • CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
      • CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
      • CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
      • PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours
      • PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 3 including:
      • CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 8 including:
  • BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
  • BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
• Major Option = 62-64
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 122-124
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 1-3
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive = 125
• 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.

1. Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive Requirements (15 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • HSCI 125G, Orientation to Respiratory Therapy - 1 hour
     • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
     • CSP 417, Counseling Skills - 3 hours
     • PE 265, Advanced First Aid & Critical Care - 2 hours
2. Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive Electives (12 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 = 12.
   • A minimum of 6 hours must be upper division (300-400 level).
     • BIOL 110, Introduction to Epidemiology - 3 hours
     • BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
     • BSAD 295, Business Communications - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101)
     • ECON 410, Health Care Economics - 3 hours
     • FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
     • HSCI 140GS, Introduction to Public Health - 3 hours
     • MGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
     • MGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
     • MGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
     • PE 229, Wellness Interventions - 3 hours
     • PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 4 hours
     • PHIL 120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
     • PSY 231GS, 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
     • SPCH 300, Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours
     • SPCH 332**, Logic Argumentation and Reasoning - 3 hours
     • STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
     • May take one of the following options**:
       • SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
       • SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS or permission)
       • ** Courses recommended by Nebraska Methodist College.
3. Clinical Year (35-37 hours required)
   • 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 recommended 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)