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:
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
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:
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.
متوقع أغسطس 2024
College of Health
Health Professions Building, Room 214,
MUNCIE,
Indiana,
47303, United States
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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