Overview

Graduates in Respiratory Therapy (RSP) frpm University of North Carolina Wilmington will be prepared to become highly competent healthcare practitioners who display professional excellence, integrity and skills for life-long learning.

Respiratory care requires not only technical expertise, but also humane, empathetic and professional behavior directed towards patient-centered care in an inter-professional healthcare setting. The program prepares graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRT’s).

The purpose of the baccalaureate program in respiratory therapy is to prepare students for the scope of practice in the respiratory therapy profession. In addition, the program is designed to provide a foundation for graduate respiratory therapy education. Through interactions with clients–individual persons, families and communities–and other health care professionals, respiratory therapy graduates will contribute toward meeting the wide-ranging needs of the region, state, and the larger community. The program of study for the Respiratory Therapy as described in this catalogue, is consistent with national accreditation standards outline by CoARC in pursuit of full accreditation.

Learning outcomes

Respiratory therapists are part of an interprofessional health care team that promote the health outcome for patients served in acute care hospitals, diagnostics labs, physician offices and additional health care settings. Respiratory therapists work under the direct supervision of a physician and compliment other allied health professions and therapies to address cardiopulmonary wellness & rehabilitation through education, equipment and expertise. In addition, graduates in respiratory therapy can pursue graduate degrees in respiratory care leadership, education, and clinical residency.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Disease Management for Respiratory Therapists
Advanced Critical Care Respiratory Therapy
Advanced Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
Health Law and Ethics
Advanced Pulmonary Pathophysiology
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wilmington, United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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General requirements

Non-refundable $80 application fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank, payable to UNCW).
Essay & short answer
An official transcript, translated into English (translation must be certified), of grades from secondary school.
TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test, or Pearson test of English score unless: English is applicant's native language.
Applicant has an SAT-I critical reading score of 450 or higher or an ACT minimum score of 20 on the reading section.
A student successfully completes Level 4 in UNCW's ESL program.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23275 USD / year

≈ 23275 USD / year
Out-of-State

23275 USD / year

≈ 23275 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

4576 USD / year

≈ 4576 USD / year

Living costs

Wilmington

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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