Pre-requisites

It is required that all prerequisites be completed before applying to the program. In progress courses will be not be considered. We recommend that you meet with a Hartnell Nursing and Health Sciences counselor to review your academic plan. To comply with federal, state and local regulations for health care providers, students accepted to the Hartnell College Respiratory Care program are required to meet all current Health Sciences programs clinical compliance requirements according to program guidelines; including health screening, vaccination and drug testing requirements, and provide documentation thereof. Students are also required to complete a criminal background check. Information will be provided at orientation which all incoming students are required to attend.

Required General Education Courses: 

MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE INTO PROGRAM (24 units)

Hartnell College	Monterey Peninsula College	Cabrillo College	Gavilan College
BIO‐5 – Human Anatomy	ANAT 1 & ANAT 2	BIO 4	BIO 7
BIO‐6 – Introductory Physiology	PHSO 1	BIO 5	BIO 9
BIO‐6L – Physiology Laboratory	PSHO 2	BIO 5	BIO 9
BIO‐27 – Principles of Microbiology	BIO 25 &  BIO 26	BIO 6	BIO 8
ENG‐1A – College Composition & Reading	ENGL 1A	ENGL 1A or ESL 1A	ENGL 1A
MAT‐123 – Intermediate Algebra	MATH 263	MATH 152	MATH 240 or 242
PSY‐2 – General Psychology	PSYCH 1	PSYCH 1	PSYCH 10 (Beg 2013)

 

Required Major Courses for an Associate's Degree (9.5 units)

Hartnell College	Monterey Peninsula College	Cabrillo College	Gavilan College
ANT‐2 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	ANTH 4	ANTHR 2	ANTH 3
or
SOC‐1 – Introduction to Sociology	SOCI 1	SOC 1	SOC 1A
Ethnic Groups Course (2020-2021 Hartnell College Catalog, see page 66)
COM‐1 – Introduction of Public Speaking	SPCH 1	COMM 1	CMUN 1A
or
COM‐3 – Survey of Human Communication	n/a	n/a	n/a
HES‐120 – American Heart Association Basic Life Support

 

PLEASE NOTE: Science courses with labs that must be taught online will be accepted as prerequisites to the registered nursing, vocational nursing, and respiratory care programs.  These courses include BIO-5, BIO-6, BIO-6L, BIO-11, BIO-27 and their equivalent courses taught at other colleges.