Program Details
Advance your education and career with this online physical therapy degree. It is designed for those who have earned an Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy. This allows you to transfer general education and background courses, so you can then focus on respiratory therapy in this online physical therapy degree.
Respiratory therapists play an important role in a patient’s life, ensuring that the patient is able to continue performing an essential function, breathing. Learn to perform a variety of clinical, diagnostic, and management functions that have to do with respiratory therapy.
Courses will likely include:
- Respiratory Therapy Procedures
- Cardiopulmonary Pathology
- Clinical Respiratory Therapy Experience
- Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology
- Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
% Online
100% OnlineProgram Accreditation & Licensing
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
School Accreditation & Licensing
Missouri Southern State University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Associate DegreeRecommended GPA
2.0 or above (4.0 scale)Application Requirements
Occupational License, Official College Transcript(s)
Additional Info
- Requires completion of an approved associate’s degree in respiratory therapy