Program Director
Dr. Kelly L. Colwell (330) 941-2631 klcolwell@ysu.edu
ACCREDITATION
The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (CoARC #510019) at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio is provisionally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care(CoARC), www.coarc.com. Current accreditation standing: CoARC granted Provisional accreditation for a maximum annual enrollment of up to 120 students.
Date of last campus visit: May 21, 2021
Date of next campus visit: To be determined
Overview
Respiratory care is an allied health profession concerned with the diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and management of patients with cardiopulmonary disorders. The respiratory care practitioner (RCP) is proficient in:
- therapeutic administration of medical gases and aerosols
- intermittent and continuous mechanical ventilation
- broncho-pulmonary hygiene
- basic and advanced cardiac life support techniques
- non-invasive patient monitoring
- pulmonary function evaluation
- arterial blood gas analysis
- airway management procedures
- pulmonary rehabilitation techniques
A licensed RCP must also be knowledgeable regarding various assessment techniques and patient education models. These skills are used with neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in acute, sub-acute, and home care settings. To function effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team, the RCP must have a sound understanding of:
- the physiological, psychological, and cultural needs of the patient
- the role of the various therapeutic interventions in the patient care plan
- development of broad-based skills to more effectively contribute to the overall care of the patient
Theory and laboratory experiences are provided prior to the student's entry into the clinical education phase of the program. This program can be completed in four calendar years. It includes three summer sessions. A sleep diagnostics option is also available. Please visit Respiratory Care for more information.
The advanced placement option allows the undergraduate BSRC student to take up to 9 semester hours of graduate credit that can be applied to the Master of Respiratory Care program. Upon completion of the BSRC, the student must apply to and be accepted into the Graduate School and the Master of Respiratory Care Program in order to apply the graduate credits earned during the BSRC program. To be accepted into the BSRC Advanced Placement option, the student must meet the following criteria:
- Junior standing with an overall GPA of a minimum of 3.2; or,
- Junior standing in BSRC Completion Program and have completed 15 semester hours of required core upper division courses and have an overall minimum GPA of 3.2
Once accepted into the BSRC Advanced Placement Option, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.0 to continue to take graduate level courses.
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (CoARC #200247) at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). To view CoARC Program outcomes please visit CoARC Outcomes Data.
The goals of the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care are:
- To prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs).
- To prepare leaders for the field of respiratory care by including curricular content that includes objectives related to acquisition of skills one or more of the following: management, education, research, and advanced clinical practice (which may include an area of clinical specialization).
Polysomnography Certificate Goal:
To prepare sleep disorder specialists with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of polysomnography practice as performed by sleep disorder specialists (SDS).
COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
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Pre-Respiratory Courses | ||
BIOL 1545 & 1545L | Allied Health Anatomy and Physiology and Allied Health Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | 5 |
CHEM 1510 | Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences | 4 |
CHEM 1510L | Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences Laboratory | 0 |
MATC 1501 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
General Education Requirements | ||
ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
Mathematics requirement (met with MATH 2623) | ||
Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) | ||
PHIL 2625 | Introduction to Professional Ethics (required for major) | 3 |
One additional Arts and Humanities course | 3 | |
Natural Science (2 course; 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.) | ||
BIOL 1560 | Microbiology for the Health Professions (required for major) | 2 |
BIOL 1560L | Microbiology Laboratory for Health Professions (required for major) | 1 |
One additional Natural Science course (can be met with BIOL 1545/1545L or CHEM 1510/1510L) | ||
Social Science (6 s.h.) | ||
SOC 1500 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
Social and Personal Awareness (6 s.h.) | ||
PHLT 1568 | Healthy Lifestyles | 3 |
or PHLT 1531 | Fundamentals of Public Health | |
One additional S&PA course | 3 | |
HAHS 1500 | Strong Start FYE (First Year Experience course) | 2 |
Respiratory Care Courses | ||
RESC 1529 | 2 | |
MATC 2605 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
RESC 1531 | ||
RESC 1503 | Respiratory Procedures 1 | 3 |
RESC 1520 | Respiratory Care Assessment 1 | 2 |
PHYS 1506 | Physics for Health Care | 3 |
AHLT 3705 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
RESC 2621 | Cardiopulmonary Disease | 4 |
RESC 2620 | Respiratory Assessment 2 | 2 |
RESC 3706 | Respiratory Procedures 2 | 2 |
RESC 3720 | Mechanical Ventilation 1 | 2 |
RESC 2699 | Clinical Practice 1 | 1 |
AHLT 4806 | Research Methods | 3 |
AHLT 5840 | Comparative Health Systems | 3 |
RESC 3708 | Respiratory Clinical Specialties | 3 |
RESC 3725 | Mechanical Ventilation 2 | 2 |
RESC 3709 | Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care | 3 |
RESC 3750 | 2 | |
RESC 3740 | Clinical Practice 2 | 3 |
RESC 3731 | Respiratory Care Management | 3 |
RESC 3741 | Clinical Practice 3 | 3 |
RESC 3765 | Advanced Respiratory Care Diagnostics | 3 |
RESC 4838 | Respiratory Seminar 1 | 1 |
RESC 4831 | Pulmonary Care Management | 3 |
RESC 4835 | Clinical Practice 4 | 3 |
RESC 4842 | Respiratory Seminar 2 | 1 |
AHLT 4820 | Directed Research | 3 |
BSRC to MRC Advanced Placement Option | ||
RESC 6900 | 3 | |
RESC 6920 | 3 | |
*AHLT 5840 Comparative Health Systems must be take for graduate credit | ||
Total Semester Hours | 120-122 |
Bachelor of Science Respiratory Care (BSRC) Curriculum
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | S.H. | |
BIOL 1545 | Allied Health Anatomy and Physiology | 5 |
MATC 1501 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
HAHS 1500 | Strong Start FYE | 2 |
Semester Hours | 16-17 | |
Spring | ||
CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
CHEM 1510 | Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences | 4 |
CHEM 1510L | Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences Laboratory | 0 |
ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
SOC 1500 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
PHLT 1568 or PHLT 1531 | Healthy Lifestyles or Fundamentals of Public Health | 3 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
RESC 1529 | 2 | |
RESC 1531 | 3 | |
MATC 2605 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
BIOL 1560 | Microbiology for the Health Professions | 2 |
MLT 2687L or BIOL 1560L | Microbiology for Health Care Laboratory or Microbiology Laboratory for Health Professions | 1 |
PHIL 2625 | Introduction to Professional Ethics | 3 |
Semester Hours | 14 | |
Spring | ||
RESC 1503 | Respiratory Procedures 1 | 4 |
RESC 1520 | Respiratory Care Assessment 1 | 3 |
PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
AHLT 3705 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
Semester Hours | 13 | |
Summer | ||
RESC 2620 | Respiratory Assessment 2 | 3 |
RESC 2621 | Cardiopulmonary Disease | 4 |
Semester Hours | 7 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
RESC 3706 | Respiratory Procedures 2 | 3 |
RESC 3720 | Mechanical Ventilation 1 | 3 |
AHLT 4806 | Research Methods | 3 |
Elective Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
Semester Hours | 12 | |
Spring | ||
RESC 2699 | Clinical Practice 1 | 1 |
RESC 3708 | Respiratory Clinical Specialties | 3 |
RESC 3709 | Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care | 4 |
RESC 3725 | Mechanical Ventilation 2 | 3 |
RESC 3731 | Respiratory Care Management | 3 |
Semester Hours | 14 | |
Summer | ||
RESC 3740 | Clinical Practice 2 | 4 |
RESC 3750 | 2 | |
Semester Hours | 6 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
RESC 3765 | Advanced Respiratory Care Diagnostics | 3 |
RESC 3741 | Clinical Practice 3 | 3 |
RESC 4831 | Pulmonary Care Management | 3 |
RESC 4838 | Respiratory Seminar 1 | 1 |
AHLT 4813 | Adult Cardiac and Pediatric Advanced Life Support | 3 |
AHLT 5840 | Comparative Health Systems ((Must be taken for graduate credit)) | 3 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
RESC 4835 | Clinical Practice 4 | 3 |
RESC 4842 | Respiratory Seminar 2 | 1 |
AHLT 4820 | Directed Research | 3 |
Social & Personal Awareness Elective | 3 | |
RESC 6900 | 3 | |
RESC 6920 | 3 | |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Total Semester Hours | 130-131 |
Learning Outcomes
The student learning outcomes for the major in Respiratory Care are as follows:
- Upon completion of the program, graduates will demonstrate the ability to comprehend, apply, and evaluate clinical information relevant to their roles as advanced-level respiratory therapists (cognitive domain).
- Upon completion of the program, graduates will demonstrate technical proficiency in all the skills necessary to fulfill their role as advanced level respiratory therapists (psychomotor domain).
- Upon completion of the program, graduates will demonstrate professional behavior consistent with employer expectations as advanced-level respiratory therapists (affective domain).
The student learning outcomes for the Sleep Diagnostic Option in Respiratory Care are as follows:
- Upon completion of the program, graduates will demonstrate the ability to comprehend, apply, and evaluate clinical information relevant to their roles as sleep disorder specialists (cognitive domain).
- Upon completion of the program, graduates will demonstrate technical proficiency in all the skills necessary to fulfill their role as sleep disorder specialists (psychomotor domain).
- Upon completion of the program, graduates will demonstrate professional behavior consistent with employer expectations as sleep disorder specialists (affective domain).