NRCC - JCHS Respiratory Therapy Advising Sheet

Year One and Two Virginia Community College Courses JCHS Articulation Credits Awarded Course Title Cr. Course Title Cr. ENG 111 College Composition I 3 ENG 111 Grammar & Composition I 3 ENG 112 College Composition II 3 ENG 112 Grammar & Composition II 3 MTH 152, Math 3 MTH 165 College Algebra 3 158, 163 Social Science Elective 3 Social Science Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3 Other College Coursework 22 Other Electives 22 BIO 141 & Anatomy and Physiology 8 BIO 211 Anatomy and Physiology I & 8 142** I & II & 212** II HIM 111 Medical Terminology 3 HLT 215 Medical Terminology 3 Total Articulation Credits Awarded 48* Year Three – Fall Semester IPE 200 Foundations of Teamwork 1 RTH 301 Patient Assessment 2 RTH 302/302L Respiratory Therapy Procedures I/Lab 4 RTH 304 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology 3 RTH 305 Integrated Sciences for Respiratory Therapy 3 RTH 308C Clinical Practice I 1 TOTAL 14 Year Three – Spring Semester BIO 253/253L** Microbiology (NRCC – BIO 150) 4* RTH 310 Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology 3 RTH 311/311L Respiratory Therapy Procedures II/Lab 4 RTH 318C Clinical Practice II 3 RTH 332 Pulmonary Function Studies 2 TOTAL 16 Year Three Summer Semester BIO 300 Pathophysiology 3 HCM 301 U.S. Healthcare System 4 RTH 320/320L Mechanical Ventilation/lab 4 IPE 300 Interprofessional Healthcare Discovery and Collaboration 1 PHL 115 Foundations of Ethics (VWCC online – PHI 220) 3* TOTAL 15 Year Four – Fall Semester MTH 265 Introduction to Health Science Statistics (NRCC – MTH 157) 3* RTH 330 Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology 3 IPE 400L Interprofessional Health Experiences Lab 1 RTH 420 Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Therapy 3 RTH 430 Patient Case Management I 3 RTH 448C Clinical Practice III 3 TOTAL 16 Year Four – Spring Semester RTH 410 Patient Education & Rehabilitation 3 RTH 450 Patient Case Management II 3 IDS 453 Research Methods 3 RTH 478C Clinical Practice IV 3 RTH 488C Clinical Specialty Rotation 1 RTH 490 Professional Seminar 3 TOTAL 16 TOTAL Non-Major Credits 71 TOTAL Respiratory Therapy Credits 54 TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS 125

*Microbiology, Ethics, and Statistics may also be added and included on transfer credit, increasing the total awarded credit to 58.

** BIO 141, 142, and 205 (Anatomy and Physiology I, II, and Microbiology) must be passed with a “C” or better to be accepted for transfer credit.