Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care degree at The University of Texas at San Antonio is a 125-semester-credit-hour program. The pre-professional phase of the program requires the completion of 42 semester credit hours related to the Texas Core Curriculum and an 18-semester-credit-hours program prerequisite course prior to admission. The pre-professional phase requirements must be completed at any accredited college or university. The professional phase of the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care consists of 65 credit hours of upper-division courses taken at UT Health San Antonio and includes respiratory care coursework and clinical practice.

Our professional phase is approximately 22 months long and dedicated to clinical and academic excellence. Our students receive approximately 1,000 hours of in-hospital clinical experience. The second half of the program includes supervised clinical rotations that occur primarily at sites throughout Texas but also in other states. You must be prepared to be away from San Antonio for some time and to assume the costs of these rotations.We offer graduates the opportunity to gain the foundation needed to assume professional leadership roles in clinical practice and clinical specialty areas.

The goals of the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care program are:

To prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs).
To prepare leaders for the field of respiratory care by including curricular content with objectives related to the acquisition of skills in one or more of the following: management, education, research, and advanced clinical practice (which may include an area of clinical specialization).

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Respiratory Care Pharmacology
Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Diseases Affecting the Respiratory System
Pulmonary Function Testing
Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care
Critical Respiratory Care Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

125 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Antonio, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Sophomore standing or higher at the time of application (minimum of 60 hours)
Completion of all professional prerequisite required courses with a grade of "C" or better
Ability to complete all general education curriculum and program prerequisite courses prior to the start of the program.
Official transcripts from each college/university currently and previously attended reflecting completed and in progress coursework.
Transcripts from institutions outside the United States must be submitted in the original language and accompanied by a NACES Members evaluation agency English translation (course by course).
Scores on TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo tests taken more than two years before the date of application are not acceptable.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33809 USD / year

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Out-of-State

33809 USD / year

≈ 33809 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

16847 USD / year

≈ 16847 USD / year

Additional Details

Costs are for Year 1.

Year 2:

In-state $8,756
Out-of-state $16,096

Living costs

San Antonio

United States

972 - 1507 USD / month

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