Recent SemestersFall 2026Class SizeNot publishedCredits2PrerequisiteFormal Admission to the Respiratory Care Program, ANATMY 1 and HEALTH 61 and MCRBIO 1 and PHYS 3 and CHEM 10 or CHEM 19. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course introduces students to the fundamentals of respiratory care practice, including credential mechanisms, organization of respiratory care services, theory of modalities performed by respiratory care practitioners (RCPs) in various settings, and the various patient populations RCPs work with. Basics of patient assessment and evidence-based practice protocols are introduced.Usually HeldMon Thu 7:45am–10:05am 