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• High school diploma or GED<br />

• Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test scores<br />

• GPA in college-level courses applicable to the respiratory care<br />

curriculum<br />

• Overall college GPA<br />

• Completion of prerequisites: OEHO 120 and either MATH 120<br />

or OEHO 116.<br />

A complete list is included in the application packet, available at the<br />

Respiratory Care program office in room 191 (phone: 527-7607).<br />

Requirements to Participate in Clinical Practice<br />

Clinical course work is required for completion of this program.<br />

Upon admittance and throughout the program, students will be required<br />

to meet requirements of each clinical site in order to complete<br />

the required course work. Requirements include but are not<br />

limited to the following:<br />

1 Background check through the designated college affiliate (adverse<br />

findings may disqualify a student from continuing in the<br />

program).<br />

2 Current CPR certification.<br />

3 Current TB test<br />

4 Record of immunizations for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chicken<br />

Pox, Hepatitis B.<br />

Associate Degree (74 credits)<br />

NOTE: Respiratory Care majors must receive a C or better in all<br />

Respiratory Care and related courses in order to remain in the program.<br />

Courses appearing in italics may be applied toward a bachelor’s<br />

degree at NMSU. In addition to the requirements listed here,<br />

certain Special Topics and Independent Study courses may be recommended<br />

by the adviser.<br />

OR<br />

OR<br />

OR<br />

OR<br />

OR<br />

OR<br />

General Education Requirements<br />

7 credits<br />

ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition 4<br />

COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication 3<br />

PSY 201G, Introduction to Psychology<br />

SOC 101G, Introductory Sociology<br />

OEBU 240, Human Relations<br />

OEHO 101, Communication for Health Care<br />

Related Requirements<br />

19 credits<br />

OEHO 153, Intro. to <strong>Ana</strong>tomy & Physiology I 4<br />

OEHO 154, Intro. to <strong>Ana</strong>tomy & Physiology II 4<br />

{<br />

BIOL 219 Public Health Microbiology (3) 4<br />

+ BIOL 221GL, Intro. Microbiology Laboratory (1)<br />

OEHO 253, Microbiology for Health Occupations<br />

and Laboratory (4)<br />

CHEM 110G, Principles and Applications of Chemistry 4<br />

C S 110G, Computer Literacy 3<br />

OECS 105, Intro. to Microcomputer Technology<br />

Technical Requirements<br />

45 credits<br />

OERC 110, Respiratory Care I 4<br />

OERC 110L, Respiratory Care I Lab 2<br />

OERC 112, Respiratory Care Physics 2<br />

OERC 120, Respiratory Care II 3<br />

OERC 120L, Respiratory Care II Lab 1<br />

OERC 123, Respiratory Care Pharmacology 2<br />

OERC 124, Respiratory Care II Clinical 5<br />

OERC 155, Respiratory Care Special Topics 0–4<br />

OERC 210, Respiratory Care III 2<br />

OERC 210L, Respiratory Care III Lab 2<br />

OERC 224, Respiratory Care IV Clinical 4<br />

OERC 230, Respiratory Care V 3<br />

OERC 230L, Respiratory Care V Lab 1<br />

OERC 233, Respiratory Care Cardiopulmonary 2<br />

Pathophysiology<br />

OERC 234, Respiratory Care V Clinical 3<br />

OERC 240, Respiratory Care VI 3<br />

OERC 240L, Respiratory Care VI Lab 1<br />

OERC 243, Resp. Care Neonatal Resuscitation 1<br />

OERC 244, Respiratory Care VI Clinical 4<br />

Water Technology<br />

EPA <strong>State</strong> Environmental Training Program<br />

Associate Degree: Water Utility Operation<br />

Certificate of Completion<br />

527-7584<br />

The Water Technology program is an award-winning, up-to-date<br />

technical training opportunity that will open doors to a career anywhere<br />

in the United <strong>State</strong>s. Graduates from this two-year program<br />

have found work in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong>, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, California,<br />

Vermont, <strong>New</strong> Hampshire, and Puerto Rico. More than 300<br />

graduates have begun careers in the water field, working in such<br />

diverse areas as the semiconductor industry, the food processing<br />

industry, aerospace industry, electrical power industry, city water<br />

and wastewater departments, municipal or contract analytical laboratories,<br />

water reuse or recycling plants, metal plating companies,<br />

engineering consulting firms, and state planning offices.<br />

While jobs are widely available, training programs like this one are<br />

rare. As the treatment of water becomes more technical, municipalities<br />

and industries rely on training programs to fill their needs.<br />

Students in this program learn how to clean water to make it safe for<br />

drinking and how to purify water to a high quality for use in computer<br />

chip manufacturing, food processing, or steam generation. They<br />

will also learn how to treat wastewater so it can be safely returned to<br />

the environment or reclaimed for beneficial use. Instruction also includes<br />

maintaining equipment such as pumps, motors, valves, and<br />

chemical feeders; laboratory testing and analysis; water chemistry<br />

and microbiology; and some basics of supervising and managing a<br />

water utility, including budgets, preventive maintenance schemes,<br />

and billing. Various course assignments requiring laboratory data<br />

sheets, simple process control spreadsheets, and term papers enable<br />

students to sharpen their computer and writing skills. General studies<br />

in basic algebra, applied math, water chemistry and microbiology,<br />

speech, and technical writing round out the curriculum.<br />

Opportunities for students to gain new knowledge and skills in operations,<br />

maintenance, and laboratory areas are provided through<br />

2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 8 C A TA L O G<br />

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