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Introduction - Respiratory Care
The Department of Respiratory Care offers an Associate of Applied Science degree program in respiratory care. The Respiratory Care Program is accredited by the American Medical Association through the Council on Medical Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. Graduates are qualified to apply for the entry-level Certified Respiratory Therapist examination and the advanced Registered Respiratory Therapist examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care.

Due to the limited number of clinical spaces, students are admitted on a competitive basis. All candidates must be counseled by the Department of Respiratory Care at San Jacinto College Central. Applications for admission to the fall semester classes are processed beginning in January.

Respiratory Care students must earn a grade of C or above in all Respiratory Care (RSPT) courses, science, and mathematics courses, and maintain an overall grade point average of at least 2.0 in order to graduate from the Respiratory Care Program. If the student earns a grade of D, W or F in a respiratory care course, the student will be required to repeat the course in which the unsatisfactory grade was earned and pass that course with a grade of C or better in order to progress in the program. Students repeating RSPT courses must be counseled by the Department of Respiratory Care prior to registration. All respiratory care (RSPT) courses are taught only once per academic year.

All students should take the required academic foundation courses in sequence with professional coursework.

For further information concerning respiratory care accredi¬tation write or call: CoARC, 1248 Harwood Rd., Bedford, Texas 76021-4244, 817.283.2835 or visit http://www.coarc.com.