BS in Registered Respiratory Therapy
The University of Toledo offers a bachelor of science in respiratory care degree (RRT to BSRT). This degree requires 120 credit hours for graduation and can be completed online. The RRT to BSRT degree completion program is designed for individuals who have completed an associate’s degree in respiratory care and have earned the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential granted by the National Board for Respiratory Care. The program includes upper division respiratory care courses and allows for student selection of an area of specialization to enhance professional growth. In addition, professional support courses encompass many issues in health care and health education that are relevant to the practicing professional.
To complete the RRT to BSRT degree, a student must take 120 semester hours and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 at the University of Toledo. A minimum of 64 hours must be taken at the 2000 to 4000 levels, with a minimum of 32 hours at the 3000 and 4000 levels.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum Courses | ||
| Select 42 hours of University Core Curriculum courses | 42 | |
| Lower Division Professional Courses | ||
| Select 30 hours of Lower Division Professional courses | 30 | |
| Upper Division Professional Courses | ||
| Required Professional Courses | ||
| RCBS 4160 | Clinical Assessment | 3 |
| RCBS 4700 | Research Analysis In Respiratory Care | 3 |
| Area of Specialization | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics II | ||
| Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care | ||
| Respiratory Care in Alternate Sites | ||
| Issues In Professional Practice | ||
| Professional Support Courses | ||
| ACTG 2310 | Financial Management for Health Care | 3 |
| HCAR 4360 | Quality Improvement In Health Care | 3 |
| HIM 4230 | Compliance and Ethical Issues | 3 |
| LGL 4230 | Health Care And The Law | 3 |
| PHIL 3370 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| Professional Support Electives | ||
| Select 6 hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Environmental Health | ||
| Prevention And Control Of Disease | ||
| Death And Dying | ||
| Health Problems Of Aging | ||
| Nutritional Science | ||
| General Electives | ||
| Select 15 hours of General Electives | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Hours | |
| HCAR 4360 | Quality Improvement In Health Care | 3 |
| HIM 4230 | Compliance and Ethical Issues | 3 |
| PHIL 3370 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| RCBS 4160 | Clinical Assessment | 3 |
| RCBS 4700 | Research Analysis In Respiratory Care | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ACTG 2310 | Financial Management for Health Care | 3 |
| LGL 4230 | Health Care And The Law | 3 |
| Professional Support Elective | 3 | |
| Respiratory Care Specialization Elective | 3 | |
| Respiratory Care Specialization Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| Professional Support Elective | 3 | |
| Elective (upper level) | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Student Learning Outcomes:
Recognize and identify in the professional literature best-practices of evidence-based medicine.
Apply appropriate statistical knowledge required to analyze applied/clinical and basic published research.
Apply critical thinking skills related to patient assessment and the development and modification of patient respiratory care plans
Explain the basic forms of business financing, capital decision processes, capital investment analysis, and financial statements and particularly how they apply to healthcare management.
Select and apply tools for data collection, analysis and problem resolution while incorporating requirements of Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Describe the importance of corporate compliance programs and standards, polices, and procedures healthcare organizations should have in place to assure compliance with government funded programs.
Analyze health care laws and legal issues, including treatment relationships, medical malpractice, the right to die, reproductive rights, bioethics, health care financing, public health, delivery systems and regulations
Apply ethics to the practice of respiratory care professionals.