University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Health Science Programs:

Respiratory Therapy Technology -
Bachelor of Science

General Studies = 48

General Studies required by major:

CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hours

CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hours

PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

MATH 112*, Scientific Topics in Mathematics - 5 hours

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.

BS Science-related course requirements = 8

BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours

BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours

Major = 41 Minor (Biology or Chemistry) or 2nd Major - 24

Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 121

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 4

Minimum total hours required for BS in Respiratory Therapy Technology = 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.

A. Respiratory Therapy Technology Requirements

Take all of the following:

BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour

BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 hours

B. Student's fourth year will be their Clinical Year. 35 hours required