Program Overview

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Respiratory Therapy (A.A.S.) Program

The Respiratory Therapy Technology (RTT) Program is a two-year, 5-semester, 73-credit full-time day program offered through the Allied Health Sciences Department at BMCC. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) and awards an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.

Program Goal

The goal of the program is to prepare BMCC Respiratory Therapy Graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and effective (behavior) learning domains of Respiratory Care practice as performed by Registered Respiratory Therapists.

Program Policies

• Starting in the fall 2009 semester, in order to be admitted into the Program, students must provide documentation for one of the following categories:
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Permanent Residency
  • International Student with F1 status
  • Granted Asylum, Refugee Status, Temporary Protected Status, Withholding of Removal, Deferred Enforced Departure, or Deferred Action Status by the U.S. Government
• In order to maintain eligibility in the program, students must attain an average of "C" or better in all RTT courses
• Students who fail any Respiratory Therapy course may repeat such course only once
• Students who have been academically dismissed must attain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or above in order to re-enter the Respiratory Therapy program
• BMCC students wishing to transfer into Respiratory Therapy must also have attained a GPA of 2.0 or above

Admission Criteria

• Admission to the RTT sequence occurs in September only
• All students must complete any remedial requirements prior to admission to the RTT sequence
• All students are required to show proof of physical examination, per New York State Department of Health requirements for hospital personnel
• Currently, there is a waiting list for admission into the Respiratory Therapy Technology (RTT) Program, and all potential RTT students must contact the department with their name and address to be placed on the waiting list

Curriculum Requirements

Required Common Core

• English Composition: 6 credits
• Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning:
  • MAT 109 Mathematics for Respiratory Therapy: 3 credits
• Life and Physical Sciences:
  • CHE 118 Fundamentals of Chemistry: 4 credits
  • OR
  • CHE 121 Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: 4 credits
• TOTAL REQUIRED COMMON CORE: 13 credits

Flexible Core

• Scientific World:
  • BIO 425 Anatomy and Physiology: 4 credits
  • PSY 100 General Psychology: 3 credits
• TOTAL FLEXIBLE COMMON CORE: 7 credits
• TOTAL COMMON CORE: 20 credits

Curriculum

Fall Semester

• RTT 100 Fundamentals of Respiratory Therapy: 4 credits, 2 hours
• RTT 101 Introduction to Respiratory Therapy Equipment: 1 credit

Spring Semester

• RTT 201 Respiratory Therapy I: 4 credits, 4 hours
• RTT 202 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum I: 3 credits

Summer Semester

• RTT 210 Respiratory Therapy Summer Clinical Practicum: 6 credits

Fall Semester

• RTT 301 Respiratory Therapy II: 3 credits, 3 hours
• RTT 302 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum II: 4 credits
• RTT 310 Cardio-Respiratory Physiology: 2 credits, 2 hours
• RTT 320 Pulmonary Function Testing: 2 credits, 1 hour

Spring Semester

• BIO 420 Microbiology: 4 credits, 6 hours, 3 lab hours
• BIO 426 Anatomy and Physiology II: 4 credits, 6 hours, 3 lab hours
• PHY 110 General Physics: 4 credits, 3 hours, 2 lab hours
• RTT 401 Respiratory Therapy III: 3 credits, 3 hours
• RTT 403 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum III: 4 credits
• RTT 410 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine: 2 credits, 2 hours
• SCI 530 Pharmacology: 3 credits, 3 hours

Total Curriculum Credits

• 53 credits for the curriculum
• 73 credits for the total program

Notes

• Undeclared Health (UDH) majors who have not been admitted into the Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, or Practical Nursing programs by the time they complete 30 earned credits will be required to choose a different major
• If students receive financial aid and do not change their major after completing 30 earned credits, their financial aid award may be affected

Disclosure

This academic program is designed to meet the accreditation and licensure/certification requirements. The college is dedicated to preparing students to apply for licensure/certification exams in the State of New York. As a result, licensing/certification requirements in New York may be recognized as sufficient to obtain licensure/certification in any other state. Prospective students should contact the Office of the Professions with any questions they have regarding this program's licensure.