Department of Respiratory Care
    
        
        
    

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About the Bachelor's Degree Program
Admissions Requirements
Advanced Standing Program
What is an RT?
Career Opportunities
Department Faculty
and Staff
Student Success Story
Continuing Education
Sites of Interest
About the School of
Allied Health Sciences
About UTHSCSA
Student Resources
E-mail:
respiratorycare@uthscsa.edu
UTHSCSA
Dept. of Respiratory Care
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 6248
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Phone: (210) 567-8850

 

Admission Requirements

Photo of physicians Admission to the program is on a competitive basis. Student selection is based on a number of factors including overall grade point average, prerequisite grade point average, consistency of academic performance, course work completed prior to application, and interpersonal abilities. The program is rigorous, and applicants are required to arrange an orientation visit to a respiratory care department at a hospital prior to acceptance to the program if the applicant has no previous experience in the field of respiratory care. Requirements for admission to the professional phase of the program in respiratory care include:

  • Completion of prescribed lower-division course work with a minimum overall GPA of 2.0.
  • Completion of all preprofessional respiratory care required courses with a grade of "C" or better.
  • Sophomore standing at the time of application and the ability to complete all preprofessional course work by the beginning of the fall semester of the junior year.
  • A personal interview with departmental faculty.
  • Completed application to the program and submission of official transcripts for all college course work completed. Submission of scores for the scholastic aptitude test (SAT) is encouraged. ACT scores may be substituted for those who have not taken the SAT.
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About the Bachelor's Degree Program | Admissions Requirements | Advanced Standing Program
What is an RT? Career Opportunities | Department Faculty and Staff | Student Success Story | Continuing Education | Sites of Interest
About the School of Allied Health Sciences | About UTHSCSA | Student Resources

Updated 5/14/2001. © 2000 UTHSCSA Department of Respiratory Care
E-mail: respiratorycare@uthscsa.edu