CARDIOPULMONARY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY(7GDA)

Occupational Specialty 4H0X1

Exam Matrix
Goals and Learning Outcomes

Degree Requirements
The journeyman (5) level must be held at the time of program completion.

Technical Education
(24 semester hours) A minimum of 12 SHs of technical core subjects or courses must be applied and the remaining semester hours applied from technical core or technical elective subjects or courses. Requests to substitute comparable courses or to exceed specified semester hour values in any subject or course must be approved in advance. See Technical Education Requirement.

Technical Core Max Sem Hours
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Procedures 9
Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology 6
Cardiopulmonary Instrumentation 3
Cardiopulmonary Invasive/Noninvasive Diagnostic Procedures 12
Cardiopulmonary and Pulmonary Diagnostic Principles 8
CCAF Internship 18
Clinical Respiratory Therapy 8
Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures 8
Respiratory Therapy 6

Technical Electives Max Sem Hours
Computer Science 6
Emergency Medicine 3
Medical Readiness 3
Medical Terminology 3

Leadership, Management & Military Studies
(6 semester hours) Professional military education, civilian management courses accepted in transfer and/or by testing credit. Click here.

Physical Education  (4 Semester Hours)

General Education
(15 semester hours) Applicable courses must meet the criteria for application of courses to the general education requirement and agree with the definitions of applicable courses starting here.
Subject/Courses Sem Hours
Oral Communication 3
Speech
Written Communication 3
English Composition
Mathematics 3
Intermediate algebra or a college-level mathematics course satisfying delivering institution's mathematics graduation requirement-if an acceptable mathematics course applies as technical or program elective, you may substitute a natural science course for mathematics.
Social Science 3
Anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, sociology
Humanities 3
Fine arts (criticism, appreciation, historical significance), foreign language, literature, philosophy, religion

Program Electives
(15 semester hours) Courses applying to technical education, LMMS or general education requirements; natural science courses meeting general education requirement application criteria; foreign language credit earned at Defense Language Institute; maximum 9 SHs of CCAF degree-applicable technical course credit otherwise not applicable to program of enrollment.

The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care and Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs accredits the Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Apprentice courses (Phase I and II).

See Licensure and Certification section for certification information.