Overview

Elevate your career and set yourself up for upward mobility with our B.S. completion Respiratory Care from South Dakota State University, designed for working professionals with online and face to face course options. Our B.S. degree is a continuation of the A.S. degree in respiratory care. The B.S. degree will further develop your respiratory therapy skills and knowledge base in: medical ethics, pharmacology, advanced sciences, respiratory care management and current issues in respiratory care.

Key Facts

This program will be a good fit if you:

Enjoy helping people in their time of need.

Enjoy problem solving.

Want the ability to work in a variety of places with patients of all ages.

Want to work in a profession with lots of variety.

Like technology and science.

Explore possible career opportunities with this degree:

Respiratory care clinical specialist

Respiratory care supervisor

Flight respiratory therapist

Clinical educator

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Medicine

Respiratory Care

Emergency Care

Physiology
Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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More details

National students: SDSU accepts applications on a rolling admissions timeline.

Language

English

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brookings, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.6

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A final grade of at least “C” in each course in the program curriculum and an overall GPA of at least 2.60 on a 4.00 scale.

If a student obtains an unsatisfactory final grade (D or F) in any class in the program curriculum and repeats it, the grade in which repeated class must be at least a “B”. Any general education course in the respiratory care curriculum may be repeated more than once, but the final grade must be at least a “B”.

RESP prefix courses may be repeated only once to remove any unsatisfactory grade.

Any general education course in the respiratory care curriculum may be repeated more than once, but the final grade must be at least a B. The maximum number of attempts per course is (3). No more than one “W” per course is permitted.

Achieve the National Board for Respiratory Care (RRT) credential prior to graduation from the B.S. program.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

11610 USD / year

≈ 11610 USD / year
Out-of-State

11610 USD / year

≈ 11610 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8010 USD / year

≈ 8010 USD / year

Living costs

Brookings

United States

1085 - 1888 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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