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Total Semester Credit Hours: 76
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
227
SPRING SEMESTER 2
COM 140 RCP 245 RCP 211 RCP 215
Intro to Intercultural Communication 3 Clinical Practice V 0 Advanced Monitoring/Procedures 3 Career Prep-Advanced Level 0 Totals 6
0 0 3 0 15 5 3 0 4 3 0 1 6 15 13
The program has a limited enrollment and only admits a class in the fall of each
year. Applications must be completed and submitted and supporting documents must be received no later than March 1 of the same year. If all slots have not been lled after the above deadline, there may be extensions to the deadline. Please check with the Admissions Of ce about the status of the program.
PHASE I - To be completed by April 1
The applicant must:
1. Complete an application (if not currently enrolled). Designate Respiratory Therapy,
AAS A45720 as the program of interest. If you are a current student, see Admissions
to complete a change of major form if you wish to apply to the program.
2. Be a high school graduate or have earned a high school equivalency diploma (GED).
Exception: current high school students
3. Submit of cial copies of all transcripts (high school and college). Transcripts must be
sent directly from the institution. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure
that all necessary records are sent to the College Admissions Of ce.
4. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale on the most recent academic transcript with ten semester hours completed excluding develop-
mental courses.
6. Meet the Southwestern Community College placement requirements. This may be
met by one of the following:
a. High school GPA of 2.8 or higher within the past 10 years
b. High school GPA of 2.2-2.79 within the past 10 years: student will be
eligible for admission after successful completion of ENG 111 and MAT 110 or MAT 143 and their corresponding corequisites. This is a required corequisite for the program.
c. High school GPA of below 2.2 within the past 10 years: student will be eligible for admission after completion of required transition English and math courses.
d. High school graduation prior to the past 10 years: student will be eligible for admission after successful completion of the RISE placement test or the required transition English and math courses.
6. Complete a minimum of 6 hours of observation time in Respiratory Therapy at a health care facility. A form for documenting is available from the program advisor. It is the prospective students responsibility to obtain necessary documentation of atten- dance and return to the admissions of ce. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule your observation visits, if you have questions about possible site, please get approved list from program advisor.
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