Admissions and Progression Requirements for Respiratory Care

• Prerequisites: high school algebra, biology and chemistry or its equivalent.
• Applicants may be required to have an interview with the program director at the department's discretion.
• All students accepted into the program are required to provide a valid Basic Life Support (CPR) certification. This requirement must be fulfilled in the first semester of admission to the program.
• All students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the clinical sites.
• Students are responsible for meeting all program requirements.
• Students of the Respiratory Program are strongly encouraged to take a credentialing exam review course at the end of their senior year.
• Students may be required to have a background check and drug screening.
• Respiratory Care coursework from other institutions is NOT eligible for transfer to the Molloy College Respiratory Care Program.
• Upon completion of the program and subsequent completion of the national board for Respiratory Care exams, students will submit an application for licensure. A component of the process is determination of "good moral character." The application asks the applicant, "Have you ever been found guilty after trial, or pleaded guilty, no contest, or nolo contendere to a crime (felony or misdemeanor) in any court? Are criminal charges pending against you in any court?" (Please refer to the "New York State Education Department, Office of Professions, www.op.nysed.gov.) It is the student's responsibility to seek legal guidance with any concern about meeting these criteria.