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Advance your career with our degree completion program in respiratory care.

Advance your career with a Bachelor's in Respiratory Care.

Respiratory therapists evaluate and treat all types of patients, from premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed to the elderly whose lungs are diseased. The profession continues to grow and embrace a more holistic role that not only includes acute care at the patient's bedside, but also preventative care and patient education. 

The bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care is the future of the profession as determined by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).

BS in Respiratory Therapy Program Info

The bachelor degree program offers unique program qualities:

  • Multiple points of entry:
    • Dual degree option (4 year degree)
    • Degree completion for associate degree graduates
  • Curriculum supports the changing role of the respiratory therapist and includes content in health promotion, health education, leadership, case management and health care policy.
  • Focuses on the holistic nature of the respiratory care profession.
  • Our program will be the only online degree completion option in the region

Respiratory Therapist Salary & Job Outlook

The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the median salary in 2010 for a Respiratory Therapist in the U.S.  was $54,280 per year, with a faster than average projected job growth until 2020 of 28 percent.

Graduates will be prepared to serve the community in various roles within the healthcare community such as a(n):

  • Respiratory Care Department Manager/ Director
  • Health Education Specialist- for management of respiratory related conditions, case management, and depending on current legislation, as a physician extender for home health care
  • Educator in Respiratory Care Program (course, lab or clinical instructor; clinical coordinator; program director)
  • Health Promotion Manager or community agency employee (i.e. American Lung Association)

I have my RRT...

The respiratory therapy degree completion program allows practicing Registered Respiratory Therapists with the NBRC credential RRT, to earn a bachelor's of  science through a combination of online course work. Depending on transfer credit, the program can be completed in 18-24 months. 

I do not have my RRT...

The BS in Respiratory Care can be taken as a dual degree option, which allows you to simultaneously work toward both an associate's and bachelor's degree. Upon completion of the associate degree curriculum, you will be able to sit for the Respiratory Therapist (CRT) exam, which leads to the advanced practitioner exam to earn the RRT credential.  

Program Accreditation

CoARC AccreditationThe Respiratory Care program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). Inquiries regarding accreditation may be directed to:
The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021. Phone: 817-283-2835

Admissions

Application Deadline: Rolling Program Start Date: August, January, May

Prospective students may apply anytime and are accepted from deadlines throughout the year. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and students will be notified of their admission by letter or phone.

BS in Respiratory Care Program Admissions Criteria

Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Respiratory Care Certification (RRT)
  • High school record
  • College record
  • Fulfillment of program technical standards
  • Non- Nebraska Residents meet State Authorization

Bachelor's in Respiratory Care Application Process

To be considered for admission the following items must be submitted to the Admissions Office:

For More Information Contact:

Melissa Siedlik Melissa Siedlik
Admissions Coordinator
(402) 354-7206
Melissa.Siedlik@methodistcollege.edu

Tuition & Fees

Attending Nebraska Methodist College represents a major investment in your future. For most students, attending college takes planning and sacrifice. NMC recognizes this and is committed to helping you find every avenue to finance your education. View the Tuition by Program & Degree page for a comprehensive list of all fees for the online computed tomography certificate program.

Tuition per credit hour: $575

Financial Assistance

At Nebraska Methodist College we offer financial aid to our students, and help you understand what financial resources are available to you. View our Financial Assistance page to learn about the Financial Assistance process, policies and options.

All students are required to complete specific coursework. This list should only be used as a curriculum guide. Course listings and required curriculum are subject to change. 

Arts & Sciences Coruses

COM 101

ENGLISH COMPOSITION

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This course provides instruction and practice in writing, with emphasis on the recursive processes of generating, drafting, revising and editing. Students develop skills in producing and evaluating written communications in private and public contexts.

  • Credits: 3.0

COM 230/245

LANGUAGE & CULTURE IN HEALTH CARE

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Access to healthcare is greatly affected by one's command of language. Students in this course engage in the exploration of language and culture then apply these concepts to the healthcare environment through service-learning and community engagement. Students develop practical communication skills that enable effective cross-cultural work with health professionals and clients with backgrounds different from their own.

  • Credits: 3.0

HUM 150

THE WORLD OF IDEAS: CRITICAL REASONING AND RHETORIC

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There is a strong relationship between thinking clearly and expressing thoughts in formal writing and public speaking. Using the skills of logic and critical thinking, students will examine ideas, analyze and evaluate the arguments of others, and advocate for their own ideas. Students will be introduced to the NMC Portfolio process.

  • Credits: 3.0
  • Prerequisites: HUM 150 is to be taken in the first semester

HUM 210

INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS

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Introduction to Ethics introduces students to theories and practices of individual, communal and societal obligations. Moral inquiry in the course proceeds from a philosophical basis.

  • Credits: 3.0
  • Prerequisites: Determined by major

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WORLD OF IDEAS: THE ARTS, HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES, OR HUMAN CONNECTION

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World of Ideas must include 3 credit hours from the area of Historical Perspectives and the remaining 6 credit hours can be from 2 out of the 3 areas: The Arts, Historical Perspectives, Human Connection.

  • Credits: 9.0

SSC 235

THE SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE

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This course explores the ways in which human beings make and remake the meaning of their social world through the production of culture. It employs sociological methods to explore the construction of the dominant, white subculture in the United States. The same methodologies are employed to examine the construction of subcultures in the United States, including those based on race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation.

  • Credits: 3.0

SSC 101/215

PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE

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SSC 101: INTRO TO PYSCHOLOGY

This course is designed to merge science with a broad human perspective and to engage both the mind and the heart. It sets forth the principles and processes of psychology and is sensitive to student's needs and interests. It helps students gain insight into the important phenomena in everyday life, to feel a sense of wonder about seemingly ordinary human processes and to see how psychology addresses issues that cross disciplines.

SSC 215 : LIFE-SPAN PSYCHOLOGY

The Life-Span perspective involves several basic contentions: development is life-long, multidimensional, multi-directional, plastic, historically embedded, multi-disciplinary and contextual. Three imperative developmental issues are explored: maturation and experience, continuity and discontinuity and stability and change. Students study how humans develop and how they become who they are.

  • Credits: 3.0

SCI 200

HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

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his survey course stresses structure and function of the cell; the integumentary, skeletal, muscle and nervous systems; special senses, endocrine, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive systems; as well as necessary aspects of medical terminology, chemistry, histology and embryology. Laboratory experience will include cadaver study.

  • Credits: 5.0

SCI 206

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY/PHARMACOLOGY

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This survey course begins with a major focus on cellular function and pathology, including inflammation, infection, immune response, metabolism, and fluid disequilibria. These concepts serve as the foundation for the course as alterations in various bodily functions are examined. Alterations in body fluid and electrolyte homeostasis; fluid acid/base balance; gastrointestinal, urinary, respiratory, cardiac, endocrine and neurological functions are emphasized. The student will be introduced to pharmacological principles of commonly used classes of medications. The various drug classifications and general characteristics of drugs within a class are examined. These characteristics include the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, side effects, adverse effects and drug interactions of common drugs within each class.

  • Credits: 4.0
  • Prerequisites: SCI 200

COM 320

HEALTHCARE COLLABORATION & LEADERSHIP

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This course applies leadership and management theories to the changing environment of healthcare. Students synthesize their knowledge of such topics as emotional intelligence, assertiveness, conflict management, gender dynamics, feedback delivery and systems theory in advanced writing and speaking projects. The NMC portfolio is integrated throughout this course.

  • Credits: 3.0
  • Prerequisites: Determined by major

SSC 465

CAPSTONE: THE EDUCATED CITIZEN

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This course is based in the social sciences and is designed to assist students in the integration of their roles as healthcare professionals and educated citizens. The focus of the class is on deepening students’ understanding of and facility with social and political systems that impact the health and wellbeing of the community.  Students demonstrate their preparation to act as educated citizens through the presentation of their portfolio within the context of this capstone course.

  • Credits: 3.0

Professional Courses

RAD ---

PROFESSIONAL RAD TECH COURSEWORK

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Professional Coursework can be found on the Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology program page.

  • Credits: 49.0

SCI 116

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

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This course will introduce students to terminology used in the health care professions. The origins of medical terms will be studied with an emphasis placed on understanding the suffixes, prefixes, combining forms and root words used in health care terminology. At the end of the course the student will be able to comfortably understand, translate and discuss issues related to their profession using appropriate terminology.

  • Credits: 1.0

SCI 105

ALGEBRA

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This course is designed for students who need to review basic algebra skills. It covers topics including positive and negative real numbers, solving linear equations and their applications, integer exponents, operations with polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, graphing and equations of lines.

  • Credits: 3.0

IDS 325

APPLIED ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH

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Evidence-based practice is an important component of effective clinical management. This course allows students to develop skills in applied statistics and research while learning to critically examine healthcare information from a variety of sources, including but not limited to professional journals, governmental reports and public media.

Note - This meets the objectives for two SSC electives, Statistics and Research.

  • Credits: 3.0

IDS 430

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

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This course focuses on the particular ways in which writers apply the writing process to genres used regularly by healthcare professionals and utilize research to enhance patient outcomes. Writing assignments will develop students‘ skills in writing formal correspondence, completing proposals, including effective visual components in formal documents, and completing "Research Evaluation and Utilization Reports", which include recommendations for evidence-based practice in particular settings.

  • Credits: 3.0

IDS 465

SURVEY OF US HEALTH SYSTEMS

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Healthcare professionals need to have an understanding of the interaction of U.S. healthcare policies and public health science to be able to act as change agents in their professions. How do health professionals access this information, analyze and react in ways that will improve the health and wellness of their patients? This course will inform and ask the student to respond to the dynamic area of U.S. healthcare systems

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ELECTIVE

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Students can choose a specialty of their choice: Computed Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Course descriptions can be found:

Computed Tomography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Credits: 14.0

Faculty

Our faculty is highly experienced and credentialed in their own fields, giving you constant real-world insight you can use. While any instructor can recite from a textbook, ours go a step further and draw from vast personal experience. Instructors here care as deeply about their students as they do the subject matter and it shows.