Respiratory Care Certificate

This certificate program is open only to students who have completed a bachelor’s degree.

The certificate program in respiratory care prepares the individual for a career as a respiratory therapist. Therapists are actively involved in the treatment of individuals suffering from cardiopulmonary diseases and injury. This accredited program accepts qualified individuals into a two-and-one-half-year sequence of courses that provides students with both classroom instruction and clinical experience. Individuals are required to have completed course work in anatomy and physiology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics in order to be eligible for admission. Classes begin in the fall.

Completion of the program qualifies the graduate to sit for the national credentialing examination. For additional information on this program, please contact the Department of Health Sciences.