Although the AS Degree in Respiratory Care is not a fully online program, the required courses to apply to this program, are available to you fully online.
Albany State University offers the core curriculum fully online for students. If you are a student who is beginning the exciting educational journey into any HealthCare Career Program, you can fully complete online all the required courses to officially submit your application to the Respiratory Care program.
Please Note: The number of credit hours you see on the print degree screen only reflects the pre-requisite core classes needed to apply to the AS Degree in the Respiratory Care Program and does not imply an earned AS degree with those hours.
Respiratory Therapists are the health care professionals who care for people with breathing problems. You can live without food for a few weeks, you can live without water for a few days, but if you are deprived of air you will die within minutes. Most people take breathing for granted until there is a problem then breathing becomes a desperate struggle. Unfortunately many people either already have or will develop breathing disorders in the years ahead.
Under the direction of Physicians, Respiratory Therapists assist in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with cardiopulmonary problems. Respiratory Therapists must understand the functioning of the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems and are a vital part of hospitals emergency response teams. A career in Respiratory Therapy allows you the opportunity to work with people of all age groups from premature infants, to children, to adults, to the elderly. You can choose to specialize in areas such as critical care, home care, pulmonary diagnostics, neonatal intensive care, and more. Respiratory Therapists are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, home care companies, doctors’ offices, diagnostic and rehabilitation clinics, sleep clinics, educational institutions and more.
| Program Advisor | Allethea Brooks | (229) 500-2231 | Allethea.Brooks@asurams.edu |
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| Online Specialist | Distance Learning | 229-500-2907 | asuonline@asurams.edu |
Albany State University recommends the following course track for transfer students. If you would like to use a different track, please contact your Online Support Specialist.
| Course | Title | Credits | Term | Grade |
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REQUIRED Courses needed in order to apply to Respiratory Care (13-17 hours) | ||||
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Must Select ENGL 1101, POLS 1101, and either MATH 1001 or MATH 1111. In addition, must also select either Option #1 *BIOL 1100k or Option #2 Preferred BIOL 2411k and BIOL 2412k. *PLEASE NOTE: BIOL 1100k is an institutionally developed course that will not transfer outside of Albany State University nor count towards many other programs or degrees within the institution. For this reason, it is strongly recommended to the student to take Option #2 which includes the sequence of BIOL 2411k and BIOL 2412k in place of the offered BIOL 1100k. | ||||
| BIOL 1100K | Human Anatomy and Physiology for the Health Care Professional | 4 | ||
| BIOL 2411K | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| BIOL 2412K | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 | ||
| MATH 1001 | Quantitative Skills and Reasoning | 3 | ||
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 | ||
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 | ||
Other Core Classes (Can be taken while IN or BEFORE Program) (20-24 hours) | ||||
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(MUSC 1100 or ARTS 1100); (PHSC 1011k or PHYS 1111k); plus all the other classes listed. This represents all the other core classes available online that anyone selected for acceptance in the Respiratory Care Program will have to take. Whether the student chooses to complete any of these classes prior to applying to the program (or waiting to take while in the career program) is an individual decision. However, it is important to understand that in addition to academic excellence, the more of these core classes completed, the greater your odds improve for being accepted into the career program of Respiratory Care when you apply. | ||||
| ALHE 1120 | Medical Terminology | 2 | ||
| ARTS 1100 | Art Appreciation | 3 | ||
| BIOL 2211K | Introduction to Microbiology - HYBRID (Not Fully Online) | 4 | ||
| CHEM 1151K | Survey of Chemistry I | 4 | ||
| MUSC 1100 | Music Appreciation | 3 | ||
| PHSC 1011K | Physical Science I | 4 | ||
| PHYS 1111K | Introductory Physics I | 4 | ||
| PSYC 1101 | General Psychology | 3 | ||
Institutional Requirements (0-1 hours) | ||||
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Depending on your enrollment status you may be required to take ASU 1101 (1 credit hour) ASU 1101 is required for first-time college students or transfer students bringing in less than 12 transfer credit hours. | ||||
| ASU 1101 | First Year Experience/Pathway to Success | 1 | ||
This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue a job in this field or related fields. Although career and professional development services are available to students and graduates, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.