Master of Respiratory Care

Program Director

Mary Yacovone
1110 Cushwa Hall
(330) 941-1764
mlyacovone@ysu.edu 

Program Description

The Master of Respiratory Care program has been designed specifically for respiratory therapists who desire to enhance their career options in clinical and/or leadership roles within the respiratory care profession. The many resources available to respiratory care practitioners through key professional organizations are also integrated throughout the program. The core of the program builds on skills related to clinical research, grant writing, leadership development, and technology applications related to educational/administrative settings. Specialty tracks encourage the student to further develop their skill base in education, management, and advanced clinical applications.         

Admission Requirements

All respiratory care applicants must meet the following requirements: 

• Regular admission requires a cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
  Applicants with a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 to 2.99 may be admitted provisionally.
  Applicants with a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of less than 2.7 will be required to submit an official report of the Graduate Record Examination (General Test) scores completed within the last five years for admission consideration.
• Current state license as a respiratory care practitioner
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) professional RRT (advanced practitioner) credential
• Membership in the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in order to access data/projects that will be needed in academic coursework
• An (optional) personal interview and/or additional information as requested by the program’s admission committee.
• Students not meeting regular admission requirements may be provisionally admitted. See the Graduate Catalog under Provisional Admission.

Applicants must submit the following items to Graduate Admissions:

• Official transcripts from each college or institution of higher learning attended (other than YSU)
• Three (3) letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s academic or professional background
• A letter of intent stating one’s professional goals and how graduate education in respiratory therapy will help fulfill said goals
• An official report of the Graduate Record Examination (General Test) scores completed within the past five years if the applicant’s cumulative grade point average is less than 2.7