The Programs

The UAMS respiratory care educational program offer a variety of options for prospective students.  All of the programs are fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care Education (CoARC).

Traditional programs offer a B.S. Degree for students who do not hold a CRT and/or RRT credential and is available on the Little Rock, Texarkana, and Batesville campuses.

A three-year non-traditional program option is available to prospective students who must still complete some program prerequisites, or who wish to take a reduced course load due to work or family obligations.  In order to be eligible for the three-year track, students must have completed a minimum of 34 SC of the required 62 SC of program prerequisites prior to enrolling in the Respiratory Care Program.  Students admitted to this program track must successfully complete the Human Anatomy and Physiology requirement prior to the first semester.  The student may then complete up to 29 SC of program prerequisite course work during Years 1 and 2 of the three-year track.  Year 3 of this program option is a full time course load.  All other program admission requirements must be met in order to be admitted to the three-year program option.  Prospective students who are interested in this track should contact the program for additional information.

For practicing professionals, two non-traditional programs are offered.  The CRT-to-BS program is for those practitioners holding the CRT credential who wish to qualify for the RRT credential.  The RRT-to-BS program is for those practitioners holding the RRT credential who wish to complete the B.S. degree.
 

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