Cardiorespiratory Sciences, BAS [CRS-BAS, 121 Total Credits]

LIMITED ENTRY PROGRAM

Some of these courses are program prerequisites and MUST be completed before a student is considered eligible for entry into the Program. Students MUST attend a Health Programs Orientation and meet with a Health Programs Advisor for additional advisement. For more information please visit www.csn.edu/limited-entry-admission.

DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Applied Science program allows associate degree students and registered respiratory therapists the opportunity to build upon their current knowledge, enhance their current professional role, and advance to broader careers.

Must be admitted to CRS BAS limited entry program.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Summarize respiratory leadership characteristics and assess managerial techniques.
Evaluate theory and practice of educational modalities in clinical and non-clinical settings.
Verify advanced practitioner skills through clinical performance in specialty area.
Validate cultivation of skills in specialty area through presentation or research project.
Critically evaluate research methodology, analyses, and literature.

General Education Requirements (47 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: MATH 124.

MATH 124 - College Algebra or above

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: ENG 101 (for the “and one from the following” section).

ENG 333 - Professional Communications
and one of the following:
ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
or ENG 101 - Composition I
or ENG 102 - Composition II
or ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students
or ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students

Communications (6-8 Credits)

Recommended: COM 101 (for the “and one from the following” section).

COM 340 - Cross Cultural Communication in Health Care
and one of the following:
BUS 108 - Business Letters and Reports
or COM 101 - Oral Communication
or COM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
or COM 215 - Introduction to Group Communication
or JOUR 102 - News Reporting and Writing
or THTR 105 - Introduction to Acting I

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Recommended: PHIL 135.

Natural Science (16 Credits)

BIOL 189 - Fundamentals of Life Science
and BIOL 223 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and BIOL 224 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
and BIOL 251 - General Microbiology

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (9 Credits)

Recommended: PSY 101 (for the “and one from the following” section).

PHIL 302 - Intermediate Reasoning and Critical Thinking
and PHIL 311 - Professional Ethics
and one of the following:
any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101.

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements (74 Credits)

Core Requirements (70 Credits)

CRS 111 - Introductory Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Sciences
and CRS 112 - Introductory Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Equipment
and CRS 115 - Clinical Practicum I
and CRS 121 - Advanced Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Sciences
and CRS 122 - Advanced Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Equipment
and CRS 123 - Applied Cardiorespiratory Assessment
and CRS 124 - Cardiorespiratory Pharmacology
and CRS 125 - Clinical Practicum II
and CRS 135 - Clinical Practicum III
and CRS 211 - Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiorespiratory Care
and CRS 212 - Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiorespiratory Equipment
and CRS 213 - Cardiorespiratory Diagnostics
and CRS 214 - Cardiorespiratory Diagnostics Equipment
and CRS 215 - Clinical Practicum IV
and CRS 221 - Continuity of Cardiorespiratory Care
and CRS 222 - Seminar for Success
and CRS 225 - Clinical Practicum V
and CRS 312 - Cardiorespiratory Leadership Dynamics
and CRS 313 - Education and Mentoring in the Cardiorespiratory Setting
and CRS 315 - Clinical Practicum VI
and CRS 322 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice
and CRS 412 - Long-Term and Palliative Survey of Cardiorespiratory Care
and CRS 421 - Essentials of Sleep
and CRS 422 - Special Project in Cardiorespiratory Sciences
and CRS 425 - Clinical Practicum VII
and HIT 117 - Medical Terminology I

Choose from the following (4 Credits)

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