Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Therapy Major

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Ball State’s major in respiratory therapy will prepare you for a career that’s financially, professionally, and personally rewarding.

Respiratory therapists help patients stay healthy or regain their health by evaluating, treating, rehabilitating, and educating to prevent and manage cardiopulmonary diseases.

Graduates provide direct patient care and patient education for people with a wide variety of illnesses and health conditions.

What You Will Learn

Among other skills, you will learn to initiate and manage mechanical ventilation, provide pulmonary rehabilitation, and administer advanced cardiac life support. You will also become skilled in airway management, procurement and analysis of arterial blood gas samples, and in the performance of pulmonary function tests and sleep diagnostic studies.

Procedures performed by therapists include:

  • aerosolized medication delivery
  • bronchopulmonary clearance techniques
  • administration of medical gases
  • lung expansion therapy

Major Requirements

You will graduate from this program with a bachelor of science in respiratory therapy. This major is set up in two phases. First, you will take your University Core Curriculum courses on our campus in Muncie, Indiana. You will finish your degree with professional studies courses taught at IU Health in Indianapolis.

Credits

Total: 134-136

  • general studies phase: 64-66
  • professional studies component: 70

General studies

The general studies component consists of 64 to 66 course credits taken at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

This phase of the program, which covers the requirements of the University Core Curriculum, may be started during any semester. However, some courses are offered only during certain semesters each year. All required courses must be taken for credit on a letter-grade basis.

Professional studies phase

The professional studies phase of the program, which requires 70 credits, begins at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis each August and runs five semesters.

You’ll attend courses taught in classrooms and laboratories at Methodist Hospital. Extensive clinical experience is obtained at hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout central Indiana.

If, due to remedial courses, major change, etc., you’re unable to complete the general studies component by August 1 prior to the semester professional studies courses begin, you will need to reapply the following year.

What Can You Do with a Degree in Respiratory Therapy?

Graduates of this program have a 99 percent pass rate on the Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credentialing examination used for Indiana state licensure, as well as 100 percent domestic employment within six months of graduation.

Respiratory Therapists work primarily in hospitals caring for patients in:

  • neonatal intensive care units
  • medical and surgical units
  • adult and pediatric intensive care units
  • emergency rooms

Employment opportunities are also available in nursing homes and rehabilitation hospitals, in organizations providing home care, physicians' offices and clinics, and in commercial organizations that manufacture and distribute medical supplies.

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College of Health

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Toàn thời gian (134 giờ tín chỉ)

Học phí
US$25,518.00 (632,080,861 đ) một năm
Tuition (12-18 credits per semester)
Ngày bắt đầu

Dự kiến Tháng Tám 2024

Địa điểm

College of Health

Health Professions Building, Room 214,

MUNCIE,

Indiana,

47303, United States

Yêu cầu đầu vào

Dành cho sinh viên quốc tế

Students should apply as a freshman undergraduate student if:

Students have completed or will complete high school or secondary school before the semester you apply to start

Students have not attended a university, college, or other postsecondary institution

Students wish to earn a bachelor’s degree

Required Scores to demonstrate English Proficiency: TOEFL iBT 79; IELTS 6.5 Band; Pearson's PTE 53

Dates and Deadlines - International Admissions must receive all your application materials by these dates for consideration for a specific term

Fall Term - application materials due by June 15th

Spring Term - application materials due by November 15th

Priority application date for fall enrollment: March 1; priority application date for spring enrollment: December 1.

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