RESPIRATORY CARE Admissions Procedure

• ·       Applicant must be at least 17 years old with verification of age.
• ·       Applicant must take required entrance exam or provide ACT scores acceptable for college admission.
• ·       Applicant must have high school diploma or GED and college transcripts sent to Southeast Kentucky

              Community and Technical College Pineville Campus.

• ·       Applicant must complete an application for admission to SKCTC.
• ·       Applicant must complete an application for admission to the Respiratory Care Program.
• ·       Applicant must attend a pre-admissions conference.
• ·       New applicant must meet with a Respiratory Care faculty member for advising.
• ·       New applicant must apply for admission into the Respiratory Care Program prior to March 1 each year.
• ·       Applicant must meet the minimum requirements of the Respiratory Care admissions committee.
• ·       Applicant must complete the prerequisites of the Respiratory Care Program.

Admission into the Respiratory Care Program is based on:

• ·       The number of general education courses completed
• ·       The student GPA
• ·       The student ACT score

Prerequisites for admission to the Respiratory Care Program are:

• ·       BIO 137     Anatomy & Physiology I
• ·       MT 110      Applied Math or higher

Technical Standard necessary for admission to the Respiratory Care Program:

          1. The ability to lift 25 pounds and to wear face masks and gloves

          2. The ability to ascend and descend stairways

          3. Sufficient tactile and visual acuity, such as needed for accurate monitoring of life support systems and for

                   observation skills necessary for patient assessment

          4. Sufficient communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, & written) to interact with individuals and to communicate

                   their needs promptly and effectively

          5. Sufficient auditory perception to receive verbal communication from patients and members of the health care needs

                   to assess health needs of the patients through the use of monitoring devices such as cardiac monitors,

                   stethoscopes, ventilators, and fire alarms, etc.

          6. Sufficient gross and fine motor coordination to respond promptly and to implement respiratory therapy skills

                   including the manipulation of equipment