Transfer Information: NVCC has formal articulation agreements for transfer to the B.S. in Health Sciences-Health Care Management at Old Dominion University TELETECHNET and Old Dominion University at Norfolk, VA, as well as the B.S. in Health Occupations Education at Virginia Tech.

Students must comply with all General Admission Requirements for Annandale Campus Health Technology Programs. (See page 91.)

Additional Admission Requirements:

1. Attendance at a Respiratory Therapy Information session.

2. Completion of all program prerequisites.

3. One unit of high school level algebra, one unit of high school level biology, and one unit of high school level chemistry or physics with a grade of C or higher within the last ten years (successful completion of college science and math courses may be substituted for high school requirements).

4. Students must qualify for ENG 111 and MTH 120 through acceptable scores on NVCC placement tests.

5. Students must take the NLN Pre-Admission Examination and achieve scores at the 50th percentile in verbal abilities, mathematics, and science. Remedial assistance is available through courses and the learning resource center for students who do not achieve acceptable scores. Students may retake the examination until the required scores are achieved.

Prerequisite Program Requirement: Students must complete NAS 150, Human Biology, 4 credits, or the equivalent with a grade of C or better.

Completion Requirements: Students must pass the natural sciences and RTH courses with at least a C grade. All incomplete grades (I) in RTH courses must be resolved prior to taking the next course in sequence. All RTH courses (both lecture and clinical) must be taken within the prescribed semester sequence.

Special Accreditation Status: The program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).

First Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester	3rd Semester
	RTH	102	Integrated Science for Resp. Care	3
	RTH	121	Cardiopulmonary Science I	3
	RTH	131	Resp. Care Theory & Proc. I	4
	RTH	145	Pharmacology for Resp. Care I	2
	SPD	126	Interpersonal Communication	3
	STD	106	Preparation for Employment	1
	RTH	132	Resp. Care Theory & Proc. II		4
	RTH	135	Diagnostic/Therapeutic Proc. I		2
	RTH	196	Fund. Clinical Procedures I		3
	RTH	222	Cardiopulmonary Science II		3
	SOC	207	Medical Sociology		3
	RTH	224	Integrated Respiratory Therapy Skills			2
	RTH	236	Critical Care Monitoring			3
	RTH	296	Fundamental Clinical Proc. II			4
		Total Credits/Semester		16	15	9

Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	RTH	223	Cardiopulmonary Science III	2
	RTH	235	Diagnostic/Therapeutic Proc. II	3
	RTH	245	Pharmacology for Resp. Care II	2
	RTH	253	Advanced Clinical Proc. III	4
	1 ___		Social Science Elective	3
	ENG	131	Technical Report Writing I		3
	2 PED	116	Lifetime Fitness and Wellness		2
	RTH	225	Neonatal & Pediatric Resp. Care Proc.		3
	RTH	254	Advanced Clinical Proc. IV		3
	RTH	265	Current Issues/Respiratory Care		3
		Total Credits/Semester		14	14

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Respiratory Therapy = 68 (72 with a 4 credit NAS prerequisite).

To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.

¹ The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology). PSY 205 or SOC 245, 246, or 247 recommended.

² The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 220, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.