Respiratory Therapy

This pathway constitutes the first two years of a four-year Allied Health degree that must be completed at a four-year university.

Degree Requirements

Core IMPACTS Curriculum (42 Credit Hours)

See 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Core IMPACTS	Area Shorthand
Institutional Priority	Institution
Mathematics & Quantitative Skills	Mathematics
Political Science and U.S. History	Citizenship
Arts, Humanities & Ethics	Humanities
Communicating in Writing	Writing
Technology, Mathematics & Sciences*	STEM
Social Sciences	Social Sciences

Recommendations

Mathematics

Recommended course:

MATH 1111 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours (if taking PHYS 1111 in the Field of Study) (MATH 1001 is acceptable in the Mathematics area of Core IMPACTS; however, MATH 1111 is recommended because the prerequisites for PHYS 1111 in the Field of Study are MATH 1111 and MATH 1113 with a C or higher.)

STEM

Recommended courses:

CHEM 1151 - Survey Of Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours and
CHEM 1151L - Survey Of Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 1152 - Survey Of Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours and
CHEM 1152L - Survey of Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours (formerly MATH 1070)

Field of Study: Courses Appropriate to the Pathway (18 Credit Hours)

All separate lecture and lab course combinations above (e.g., BIOL 2107 and BIOL 2107L; CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211K) are commonly offered as a combined course at Georgia State University-Atlanta (e.g., BIOL 2107K; CHEM 1211K. The combined (K) courses and separate lecture and lab (L) courses cover the same subject matter and are considered equivalent courses.

Required Courses (18 Credit Hours)

BIOL 2251 - Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credit Hours and
BIOL 2251L - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2252 - Anatomy and Physiology II 3 Credit Hours and
BIOL 2252L - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2260 - Foundations of Microbiology 3 Credit Hours and
BIOL 2260L - Foundations of Microbiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CNHP 2010 - Medical Terminology for Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
PHYS 1111 - Introductory Physics I 3 Credit Hours
or
RT 2011 - Application of Physical Principles in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours (An alternative to taking PHYS 1111, which requires both MATH 1111 and MATH 1113, is for students to take RT 2011 at the downtown campus as a cross-level course.)