General Education and Pre-Program Courses - 31 Credit Hours

• ORT 1000 - Student LMS Training 0 Credits
• ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits

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• ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION - 6 CREDIT HOURS

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
• MATH 1123 - College Algebra* 3 Credits

• COMPUTER LITERACY - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• CIS 1013 - Information Systems 3 Credits
• CIS 1023 - Introduction to Computing* 3 Credits

• SOCIAL SCIENCES - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
• SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits

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  PRE-PROGRAM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
  Completion of the following courses is required before admission to the Respiratory Care program:

• BIOL 2224 - Anatomy & Physiology I* 4 Credits
• BIOL 2234 - Anatomy & Physiology II* 4 Credits
• BIOL 2244 - Microbiology* 4 Credits

• Select one of the following courses:

• CHEM 1104 - Chemistry For Non-Majors* 4 Credits
• CHEM 1204 - General Chemistry I* 4 Credits

Major Specific Courses - 46 Credit Hours

• RESP 1103 - Foundations of Respiratory Care 3 Credits
• RESP 1104 - Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credits
• RESP 1113 - Pulmonary Disease 3 Credits
• RESP 1114 - Cardiopulmonary Assessment & Diagnostics 4 Credits
• RESP 1124 - Respiratory Equipment & Basic Therapeutics 4 Credits
• RESP 2103 - Applications of Respiratory Care 3 Credits
• RESP 2112 - Resuscitation Techniques 2 Credits
• RESP 2114 - Critical Respiratory Care 4 Credits
• RESP 2143 - Clinical Practicum I 3 Credits
• RESP 2221 - Professional Development 1 Credits
• RESP 2222 - Adjunctive & Specialty Respiratory Care 2 Credits
• RESP 2224 - Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care 4 Credits
• RESP 2234 - Clinical Practicum II 4 Credits
• RESP 2235 - Clinical Practicum III 5 Credits

77 Credit Hours Total

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Additional Hours

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UAFS recognizes 57 NPC credit hours from this Associate of Applied Science degree.

UAFS will also accept 18 additional hours from courses listed below taken at NPC for a maximum of 75 transferable hours. These courses may also be taken at UAFS (campus or online, if available).

• MATHEMATICS - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• BUS 2123 - Business Statistics** 3 Credits
• MATH 1133 - Trigonometry* 3 Credits
• MATH 1293 - Introduction To Statistics* 3 Credits
• BUS 2213 - Business Calculus 3 Credits

• ORAL COMMUNICATION - 3 CREDIT HOURS

• SPCH 1103 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking* 3 Credits

• FINE ARTS - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits
• MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits
• PHIL 1123 - Introduction To Philosophy* 3 Credits

• ^{UAFS will accept PHIL 1123 as either a Fine Arts or Humanities requirement}

• SPAN 1103 - Beginning Spanish I* 3 Credits

• HUMANITIES - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• ENG 2223 - American Literature I* 3 Credits
• ENG 2233 - American Literature II* 3 Credits
• ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
• ENG 2283 - World Literature II* 3 Credits

• HISTORY/GOVERNMENT - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
• HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
• POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits

• SOCIAL SCIENCES - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses not previously taken:

• ANTH 1113 - General Anthropology* 3 Credits
• ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits
• ECON 2213 - Microeconomics* 3 Credits
• HIST 2253 - World Civilization To 1500* 3 Credits
• HIST 2263 - World Civilization Since 1500* 3 Credits
• POLS 1123 - American State And Local Government* 3 Credits
• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
• SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits
• SOC 2203 - Social Problems* 3 Credits

• also accepted:  HIST 2223, HIST 2233, POLS 1113 if not previously taken

Remaining Courses to be Completed at UAFS

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