RRT to BSRT Overview
This program is designed for graduates of an accredited entry-level respiratory therapy program with an AAS or AS with the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. This program is entirely online, allowing students to complete an advanced degree while working, including personal and family commitments.
There are 22 core requirements and 9 electives in the RRT to BSRT Curriculum. These courses can be taken in 3 consecutive semesters allowing the student to graduate in 1 year. Courses focus on leadership and management, research, education, advanced clinical skills, and disease management.
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RRT-to-BSRT GOAL
To provide professional respiratory therapists with additional skills and knowledge in order to meet current professional standards.
BS Respiratory Therapy Program Expected Student Learning Outcomes (ESLO)/PLOs
At the successful conclusion of this program, students will be able to:
- Recommend comprehensive patient assessment and care using therapist-driven protocols and evidence-based medicine.
- Apply AARC code of ethics and professionalism including patient rights and HIPPA confidentiality throughout patient situations.
- Create a Respiratory Care Plan using the principles of health literacy and cultural competence.
- Develop a project or research proposal related to the advanced medical treatment of the critically ill adult patient.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively use oral and written communication skills.
Respiratory Therapy Program Minimum Expectations
The CoARC requires all Respiratory Care Degree Advancement programs have the same goal defining minimum expectations. As stated in “Accreditation Standards for Degree Advancement Programs in Respiratory Care,” (2023) on page 17:
- “To provide graduates of entry into respiratory care professional practice degree programs with additional knowledge, skills, and attributes in leadership, management, education, research, and/or advanced clinical practice that will enable them to meet their current professional goals and prepare them for practice as advanced degree respiratory therapists.”
Accreditation
CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.
The Utah Tech University RRT-to-BSRT program, CoARC program number 510034, BSRT online program holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com).
This status signifies that a program with an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the Standards (through submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self-Study Report (PSSR) and any other documentation required by the CoARC, as well as satisfactory completion of an initial on-site visit.