Overview
Respiratory Therapy from University of Southern Indiana fosters and promotes health and wellness through the advancement of education, teaching excellence, practice, research, community engagement and a commitment to lifelong learning.
Careers
Our program introduces you to the Respiratory Therapy career. This is a health specialty instrumental in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and preventive care of patients with cardiopulmonary problems. These problems include asthma, pulmonary emphysema, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, respiratory distress of the adult and newborn, croup, bronchitis, cardiac failure, cerebral thrombosis, drowning, hemorrhage, and shock.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Respiratory Therapy Modalities
- Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
- Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Advanced Pulmonary Diseases
- Emergency Respiratory Therapy Management
- Pediatric and Newborn Respiratory Therapy
- Pulmonary Diagnostics
- Management and Leadership in Respiratory Therapy
- Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society
- Professional Issues in Respiratory Therapy
- Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health
Cardiopulmonary Support and General Airway Management
Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Geriatrics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Complementary & Alternative Medicine View 55 other Bachelors in Complementary & Alternative Medicine in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Complete the online Admissions Application and pay the $40 application fee.For assistance, please view the application tips in English and Spanish.
- Submit Official Academic Records from all secondary schools you have attended. Click here to submit your records through our secure online form.
- Submit Official proof of English Proficiency.
- Submit either official ACT or SAT scores, if required
- If you have taken some time off from school, please submit an explanation of what you have been doing since you graduated from high school until the month you plan to enroll at USI.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4 point scale.
Tuition Fee
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International
20242 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20242 USD per year during 48 months. -
National
20242 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20242 USD per year during 48 months. -
In-State
8706 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8706 USD per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Evansville
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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