Respiratory Care Practitioners provide prescribed care and life support to patients with cardiopulmonary problems. They assemble, operate and monitor devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems and aerosol generators. Examples of their responsibilities include assisting patients with breathing exercises and monitoring patients' physiological responses to therapy. More about Respiratory Therapy
How to Apply
The application deadline for the professional phase of the Respiratory Therapy Program is February 1 of the sophomore year.
Admissions
Students who apply to the RT program must have completed general education requirements and be college sophomores in good standing.
Applications are considered on a competitive basis each admission period. The respiratory care admissions committee governs the selection process.
Programs
The Respiratory Therapy (RT) Program at MU leads to a Bachelor of Health Science degree in Respiratory Therapy. RT is considered a Rehabilitative Science.
Advising
To make an advising appointment (not for online degree completion), contact:
Cason Jones
Academic Advisor II
School of Health Professions
504 Lewis Hall
Columbia, Missouri 65211
(573) 882-4180
Shawna Strickland
Program Director
School of Health Professions
617 Lewis Hall
Columbia, Missouri 65211
(573) 882-9722
Careers in Respiratory Therapy
The MU Respiratory Therapy program boasts 100% job placement after graduation. MU Graduates are employed in Missouri and throughout the country in positions of advanced clinicians, department managers, medical equipment industry leaders, clinical and academic educators, community educators, consulting, and in public health.
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Degree Completion
A degree completion program is available for registered respiratory therapists.
If you have completed an CoARC-approved Associates Degree Program in Respiratory Therapy, are credentialed by the NBRC as a Registered Respiratory Therapist, and have completed at least one year of professional work in critical care respiratory therapy... then this program is for you!
This program, which combines online course work and community-based clinical experience, is one of the first of its kind in the nation. In some cases, travel out of the community may be required to access specific clinical rotations.
Find out more about online degree completion
Advising information for the online degree completion program