Allied Health | Respiratory Care

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher 
  • A master’s degree if higher in the teaching filed OR 
  • A master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field
Instructional Council (IC)
Allied Health
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Respiratory Care
Subjects
Description

Valid Respiratory License through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) in the state of Arizona, after completing an accredited Respiratory Program.

 

Rationale

Standards set by Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)

CoARC accreditation requirement. (section 2.04)

Occupational Experience

Minimum of 4 years' experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least 2 years in clinical respiratory care.

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Respiratory Therapy