Offered by Health Science Programs:

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
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.
Natural Sciences minimum = 13
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 hours
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
BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
Major Option = 68
Minimum total hours required coursework = 125
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
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 Comprehensive Requirements (12 hours required)
Take all of the following:
BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 hours
Take one from the following non-field biology courses:
BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 161, CHEM 161L, and CHEM 250; or CHEM 360, CHEM 360L, CHEM 361 and CHEM 361L)
BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours
BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 104GS, BIOL 107GS or equivalent, and one year of Chemistry)
BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 309, BIOL 460 and CHEM 351)
BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS, BIOL 309, CHEM 161GS, CHEM 161LGS and organic chemistry)
BIOL 485, Advanced Genetics - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 460 or BIOL 461)
Take one course from:
BIOL 460, Genetics - 4 hours
BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
B. Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive Electives (21 hours required)
Students must take a total of 90 hours including General Studies and BS Science-related course requirements and Respiratory Therapy Comprehensive Requirements and Electives; minimum elective hours = 21.
Take approved electives from BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, PSY, CSIS and MATH.
(Elective hours may include the prerequisites needed for upper level courses.)
C. Clinical Year. (35-37 hours required)
Students' fourth year will be their Clinical Year at an affiliated School of Respiratory Therapy. Admission to an affiliated school is very competitive and not guaranteed.
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