RT at West Virginia University

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. RT 301An Introduction to Respiratory Therapy
  2. RT 310Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Procedures, and Processes
  3. RT 311Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Procedures, and Processes Lab
  4. RT 320Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
  5. RT 340Pharmacology Fundamentals in Respiratory Therapy
  6. RT 350PFTs, Sleep, and RT Alternative Settings
  7. RT 378Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum
  8. RT 360Patient Assessment and Therapeutic Procedures in Respiratory Therapy
• 1. RT 310Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Procedures, and Processes
  2. RT 301An Introduction to Respiratory Therapy
  3. RT 311Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Procedures, and Processes Lab
• 1. RT 311Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Procedures, and Processes Lab
  2. RT 301An Introduction to Respiratory Therapy
  3. RT 310Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Procedures, and Processes
• 1. RT 320Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
  2. RT 301An Introduction to Respiratory Therapy
  3. RT 310Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Procedures, and Processes

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate RT coursework.

• RT 360Patient Assessment and Therapeutic Procedures in Respiratory Therapyopens 9 courses (4 directly)
• RT 370Neonatal and Pediatric Diseases and Therapeutics in Respiratory Therapyopens 9 courses (4 directly)
• RT 371Neonatal and Pediatric Laboratory Exercises and Interventions in Respiratory Therapyopens 9 courses (4 directly)
• RT 380Mechanical Ventilation Foundationsopens 9 courses (4 directly)
• RT 381Mechanical Ventilation Laboratory Exercises and Applications in Respiratory Therapyopens 9 courses (4 directly)
• RT 388Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicumopens 9 courses (4 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate RT work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 24 RT and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 2 more RT courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in RT. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at RT 401

  1. RT 301An Introduction to Respiratory Therapy
  2. RT 360Patient Assessment and Therapeutic Procedures in Respiratory Therapy
  3. RT 400Hemodynamic and Intensive Care Principles and Practices
  4. RT 401Senior Respiratory Therapy Capstone

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for RT yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under RT yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

RT does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the WVU campus feed.