A Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care affords excellent opportunities for professional growth and development. Midwestern State University is offering our RRT-to-BSRC completion program by means of distance education. Courses are taught 100% online via Desire 2 Learn (D2L).
The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Respiratory Care consists of 120 semester hours. 49 semester hours of academic foundation core curriculum work is required for the BSRC degree. Many, if not all of these hours may have been completed during your associate's program. These academic foundation courses may be taken at any appropriately accredited college or university and transferred to MSU. If all academic foundation courses have been completed, you will only be required to complete 10 upper level respiratory courses (30 hours) through MSU as well as the writing proficiency requirements prior to graduating with your BSRC. You are granted an additional 41 semester hours for your RRT credential that will go towards your BSRC.
APPLICATION:
Registered Therapists who wish to begin taking the respiratory care courses should first apply for MSU admission here followed by applying to the Respiratory Care Program by clicking here. Please have official transcripts sent to MSU from all colleges or universities you have attended. Please include an official transcript documenting completion of a Registry-Level Respiratory Program.
Students may enter the RRT-BSRC program in the Fall, Spring, or Summer semester(Summer includes both Summer I and II sessions - 10 weeks).
PROGRAM PREREQUISITE:
NBRC RRT Credential
- RRT to BSRC Degree Plan for Catalog Year 2012-2014
- RRT to BSRC Degree Plan for Catalog Year 2014-2016
Academic Foundation & Core Curriculum Options
ACCREDITATION:
Midwestern State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Land, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Midwestern State University.
WRITING PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION:
All students seeking baccalaureate degrees from Midwestern State University must fulfill a writing proficiency requirement between the completion of their 60th and 90th credit courm either by passing ENGL 2113, Composition Skills, or by passing the Writing Proficiency Examination. The exam may, however, be taken only once; any student failing the exam must then take and pass ENG 2113 before or immediately subsequent to completing his or her 90th hour. For more information about the exam and the cost click here or cal (940) 397-4131.
PROGRESSION POLICY FOR BSRC DEGREE:
A minimum grade of 75 (C) is required in all respiratory courses. Failure to attain a minimum grade of C in these courses will prevent the student from progressing in the program. A student who fails to achieve a grade of C in any respiratory care course may repeat the course one time. Any student who fails to achieve a grade of C in any two respiratory care courses will be dismissed and not eligible for re-admission.
