Respiratory Care Track Curriculum

The challenging, high-quality curriculum is designed with courses in a specific sequence, progressively building on expertise while advancing through the program.  All courses are delivered in Rochester.  Some coursework is delivered in a blended electronic and classroom format.  The curriculum combines professional medical and technical courses to promote professional advancement and clinical specialization in respiratory care. Academic coursework is offered at UMR or MSHS and is coordinated with clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic to optimize the learning expereience.  The upper-division curriculum is two years in length.  Grades in the required courses must be at least a C.  All courses in the track must be taken A-F, unless the couse is only offered S-N.  All students will participate in the same curriculum in years three and four.

Please refer to the University of Minnesota Rochester Catalog for course descriptions.

Fall Semester of Year Three - 16 credits

HP 3021      Patient Care Techniques (1 cr)
RESP 3011 Foundations of Respiratory Care (2 credits)
RESP 3101 Respiratory Care Modalities and Equipment I (4 credits)
RESP 3201 Cardiopulmonary Patient Assessment (4 credits)
RESP 3301 Clinical Practicum I (4 credits)
RESP 3401 Seminar in Respiratory Care I (1 credits)

Spring Semester of Year Three - 15 credits

RESP 3102 Respiratory Care Modalities and Equipment II (4 credits)
RESP 3202 Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology (3 credits)
RESP 3302 Clinical Practicum II (4 credits)
RESP 3402 Seminar in Respiratory Care II (1 credit)
RESP 3502 Clinical Research: Literature, Methodology, and Application (3 credits)

Upon successful completion of the Year Three coursework, students are eligible to take the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) CRT examination.

Fall Semester of Year Four - 17 credits

PHAR 3800 Pharmacotherapy for the Health Professions (online) (3 credits)
RESP 4400 Advanced Adult Respiratory Critical Care Techniques (3 credits)
RESP 4311 Advanced Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care (3 credits)
RESP 4321 Advanced Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics (2 credits)
RESP 4331 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Disease Prevention and Case Management (1 credit)
RESP 4341 Clinical Practicum III: Advanced Respiratory Care (3 credits)
RESP 4401 Clinical Practicum IV: Advanced Adult Respiratory Critical Care (1 credit)
RESP 4501 Research Project and Publication I (1 credit)

Spring Semester of Year Four - 12 credits

RESP 4342 Clinical Practicum V: Advanced Respiratory Care (3 credits)
RESP 4402 Clinical Practicum VI: Advanced Adult Respiratory Critical Care (1 credit)
RESP 4502 Research Project and Publication II (1 credit)
RESP 4602 Grand Rounds (2 credits)
HP 4802 Health Care Delivery Systems and Finance (3 credits)
HP 4902 Leadership and Management in Health Professions (2 credits)

Students majoring in the BSHP must complete at least 120 credits which may be transfer credits or credits from the University of Minnesota.  A minimun of 60 credits must be completed in the Respiratory Care Track. 

Upon successful completion of the Respiratory Care curriculum, you will receive a certificate from the Mayo School of Health Sciences and be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Health Professions from the University of Minnesota.  Students are then eligible to complete the NBRC board examination for the advanced-level respiratory care practitioner and obtain the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential.