The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is home to an accredited respiratory care baccalaureate program. To earn the bachelor's degree, students must complete 56 core curriculum credit hours and 71.5 respiratory care credit hours. Students may earn their core curriculum credit hours at a different accredited college or university and transfer those credits to the University of Texas Health Science Center. The respiratory care courses include Cardiopulmonary Technology, Critical Respiratory Care and Clinical Practice.
The University of the District of Columbia offers a bachelor of science degree in respiratory therapy through its Department of Nursing and Allied Health. To complete the bachelor of science respiratory care program, students must complete a total of 120 college level credit hours. The advanced respiratory therapy focus courses offered by the university include: Aspects of Advanced Patient Assessment, Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Respiratory Therapy Specialty Practicum and Respiratory Therapy Capstone.
The University of Kansas campus in Kansas City, Kansas, has its own hospital where students are able to get residency positions and field experience while pursuing the bachelor's degree. The university's Allied Health Department offers an accredited two-year program for respiratory therapy students who have completed two years of prerequisite course requirements, which can be taken at the University of Kansas or any other accredited university. Students must complete 137 credit hours to obtain a bachelor of science degree in respiratory care at KU. Examples of respiratory classes offered at KU are Pulmonary Pathology, Mechanical Ventilators and Introduction to Critical Care.