Respiratory Care Program

Respiratory Care Pre-requisites

It is required that all prerequisites be completed before applying to the program. In progress courses will be not be considered. We recommend that you meet with a Hartnell Nursing and Health Sciences counselor to review your academic plan.

To comply with federal, state and local regulations for health care providers, students accepted to the Hartnell College Respiratory Care program are required to meet all current Health Sciences programs clinical compliance requirements according to program guidelines; including health screening, vaccination and drug testing requirements, and provide documentation thereof. Students are also required to complete a criminal background check. Information will be provided at orientation which all incoming students are required to attend.

Required General Education Courses:

Must be completed prior to acceptance into program (23 units)

AS Degree Pre-requisites
Hartnell College Monterey Peninsula College(MPC) Cabrillo College Gavilan College Cuesta College DeAnza College Evergreen Valley College (EVC) San Jose City College (SJCC) Mission College
BIO‐5 – Human Anatomy  ANAT 1+2 BIO 4 BIO 7 BIO 205 BIOL 40A+40B+40C BIOL 071 BIOL 071 BIO 047
BIO‐6 – Introductory Physiology PHSO 1 BIO 5 BIO 9 BIO 206 BIOL 40A+40B+40C BIOL 072 BIOL 072 BIO 048
or
BIO 048H
BIO‐6L – Physiology Laboratory PHSO 2 BIO 5 BIO 9 BIO 206 BIOL 40B+40C BIOL 072 BIOL 072 BIO 048
or
BIO 048H
BIO‐27 – Principles of Microbiology BIO 25+26 BIO 6 BIO 8
or
AH 8		 BIO 204 BIOL 26 BIOL 074 BIOL 074 BIO 004
ENG‐1A – College Composition & Reading ENGL 1A ESL 1A
or
ENGL 1AH
or
ENGL 1AMC
or
ENGL 1AMCH		 ENGL 1A ENGL 201A EWRT 1A
or
EWRT 1AH
or
EWRT 1AS + 1AT		 ENGL 001A ENGL 001A ENG 001A
or
ENG 001AX
MAT‐13 – Elementary Statistics MATH 16 MATH 12 MATH 5 MATH 247 MATH 109 MATH 13 MATH 13 MAT 010
or
MAT 010X
PSY‐2 – General Psychology  PSYCH 1 PSYCH 1
or
PSYCH 1H		 PSYCH 10 (Beg 2013) PSYC 201 PSYC 1 PSYCH 001 PSYCH 001 PSY 001
or
PSY 001H
PLEASE NOTE: Science courses with labs that must be taught online will be accepted as prerequisites to the registered nursing, vocational nursing, and respiratory care programs.  These courses include BIO-5, BIO-6, BIO-6L, BIO-11, BIO-27 and their equivalent courses taught at other colleges.  

 

Transfer Students:

Transfer eligibility requirements include the following:
  • Registered respiratory care practitioners with unencumbered licenses who completed a CoARC accredited A.S., Respiratory Care program
  • Students enrolled in the Hartnell College A.S., Respiratory Care program who will be eligible for California licensure upon graduation
  • Students enrolled in an accredited AS, Respiratory Care program and will be eligible for California licensure upon graduation.
Transfer students interested in applying for the Hartnell College Bachelor of Science, Respiratory Care program should schedule an appointment with the Hartnell College Nursing and Health Sciences counselor to develop a student education plan. The academic counselor will evaluate all transfer student records for course work equivalency. Syllabi, course outlines, and catalogs may be requested for the evaluation. Students must complete the Cal-GETC general education pattern.
 

Minimum Requirements for Admissions Eligibility:

  1. Hartnell College enrollment or a Hartnell College Application for Admission on file in the Office of Admissions and Records
  2. Graduation from a CoARC accredited Associate of Science, Respiratory Care Program
  3. Possession of a non-encumbered California Respiratory Care Practitioner license or eligibility for licensure.

Co-requisite Requirements

Completion of the Cal-GETC general education pattern.