Health Sciences Programs

Respiratory Therapy Prerequisites

Courses to Take the First Two Years-

Respiratory Therapy

The courses required to graduate comprise a core divided into six categories (Areas A-F). The options for completing these prerequisites for transfer to Augusta University are listed below.

Courses can only be used in one Area.

A1. COMMUNICATION SKILLS

 6 credit hours
  • ENGL 1101  College Composition I (3 credit hours)
  • ENGL 1102  College Composition II  (3 credit hours)

A2. QUANTITATIVE SKILLS

choose one math from the following:		 3 credit hours
  • MATH 1111  College Algebra (3 credit hours)
  • MATH 1113*  Precalculus Mathematics (3 credit hours)

B. INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS

 4 credit hours
  • COMS 1100   Fund. of Human Comm (3 credit hours)
  • INQR 1000****   Fund. Of Academic Inquiry (1 credit hour)

C. HUMANITIES 

 6 credit hours
  • HUMN 2001  World Humanities I (3 credit hours)
  • HUMN 2002  World Humanities II (3 credit hour)

D. SCIENCE, MATH, & TECH

 11 credit hours

Choose a sequence of two laboratory courses from the following:

  • BIOL 1101 AND                         Fundamental of Biology I (4 credit hours)
    BIOL 1102                                  Environmental Biology I  (4 credit hours)
  •  
  • BIOL 1107 AND                         Principles of Biology I (4 credit hours)
    BIOL 1108                                  Principles of Biology II  (4 credit hours)
  • CHEM 1151 AND                       Survey of Chemistry I (4 credit hours)
    CHEM 1152                                Survey of Chemistry II (4 credit hours)
  •  
  • CHEM 1211/1211L AND           Principles of Chemistry I (4 credit hours)
    CHEM 1212/1212L                    Principles of Chemistry II (4 credit hours)
  • PHYS 1111 AND                         Introductory Physics I (4 credit hours)
    PHYS 1112                                  Introductory Physics II  (4 credit hours)
  •  
  • PHYS 2211 AND                         Introductory Physics I (4 credit hours)
    PHYS 2212                                  Introductory Physics II  (4 credit hours)
  • And
  • ELECTIVE: Any math or science course not taken in another area

E. SOCIAL SCIENCES

 12 credit hours
POLS 1101**  Intro to American Govt 3 credit hours
Choose one course from the following:

  • HIST 2111**  US History to 1877 
  • HIST 2112**  US History Since 1877

3 credit hours

3 credit hours
Choose one course from the following:  3 credit hours
  • ANTH 2011  Cultural Anthropology

  • ECON 1810  Introduction to Economics

  • PSYC 1101   Intro to General Psychology

  • SOCI 1101   Introduction to Sociology
Choose one course from the following:

  • ANTH 1102  Introductory Anthropology

  • ANTH 2011  Cultural Anthropology
  • ECON 1810  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 2105  Macroeconomics

  • ECON 2106  Microeconomics 

  • GEOG 1111  World Geography 

  • HIST 1111  Pre-Modern World Civilization

  • HIST 1112  Modern World Civilization

  • HIST 2111  US History to 1877

  • HIST 2112  US History Since 1877

  • PHIL 2010  Introduction to Philosophy

  • POLS 2401  Introduction to Global Issues

  • PSYC 1101  Intro to General Psychology

  • PSYC 1103/SOCI 1103  Intro Behav & Social Science 

  • PSYC 2150  Introduction to Human Diversity 

  • SOCI 1101  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOCI 1160  Social Problems Analysis

  • SOCI 2241  Social and Cultural Diversity

3 credit hours

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F. COURSES RELATED TO THE MAJOR

 18 credit hours
  • BIOL 2111   Human Anatomy & Physiology I

  • BIOL 2112   Human Anatomy & Physiology II

  • BIOL 2500   Microbiology

  • Elective***
  • Elective***

 

Total Core Requirements= 60 credit hours*

 4 credit hours

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Notes:
Earned grade of C or better in each courses is required for admission to the Respiratory Therapy major. Students taking core curriculum will be designated a Pre- Respiratory Therapy Student. Augusta University students will apply for acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy major when core curriculum is still in progress. All core must be complete before beginning the Respiratory Therapy program.

Transfer Students:
f a student has complete Pre- Respiratory Therapy or Respiratory Therapy core areas from another school in the University System of Georgia, then Augusta University will accept the areas as satisfied. A student who plans to transfer from a school not in the University System of Georgia should complete the courses that are equivalent to the Augusta University core.
Upper division Respiratory Therapy courses from another Respiratory Therapy program cannot be transferred into the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy Program.

*WELL 1000 Wellness (2 credit hours) and two Wellness Activity elective courses (2 credit hours) are required for graduation. Exemptions exist for transfer students with 60 credit hours or more.. See: Wellness Requirement 

**These courses meet the US and GA legislative requirements for graduation. See: Legislative Requirements 

*** Any Biology, Chemistry or Physics, course not taken in another Area. MATH 2210 Statistics or PSYC 2103 (Human Growth & Development) **** If a student transfers less than 30 hours, they should take INQR 1000. If they transfer more than 30 hours, then an additional credit from AREA D-F, if available, will fulfill INQR 1000