Application Process
Students are admitted into the program once a year only, for each Fall (beginning in August) semester. The application period is open January 15 until all the seats are filled.
Approximately 40 students will be admitted to the program each year. Selection is based on criteria approved by the Skyline College Administration and consistent with state regulations (see application instructions). Contact the program for further information on the Respiratory Care Baccalaureate Program. Student registration is cohort model based, requiring courses to be completed in sequence patterning. Credit may be given for previous coursework.
Student Entrance Eligibility
Who is eligible to apply?
- Students currently enrolled in AS Respiratory Care program at Skyline College and
intend to continue to BS Respiratory Care program
OR
- New graduates from other programs who have completed an accredited Respiratory Care
program equivalent to an AS in Respiratory Care and are California licensure eligible
OR
- Respiratory Care Practitioners who have completed an accredited Respiratory Care program
equivalent to an AS in Respiratory Care and are California licensure eligible
AND
- Completed minimum 30 units of the CSU General Education pattern, including the "Golden Four" (A1-Oral Communication, A2-Written Communication, A3-Critical Thinking, and B4-Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning) or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculumn (IGETC) for CSU or UC.
Please Note:
To determine specific General Education requirements, applicants are encouraged to
make an appointment with Lorraine DeMello through the counseling department.
Application Lottery Protocol
Priority admission:
Priority will be granted to students who are enrolled in the A.S. Respiratory Care program at Skyline College and intend to continue to B.S. Respiratory Care program, who have completed and submitted all application materials, and have completed 30 CSU GE pattern lower division units.
Remaining seats will be granted to the following applicants:
New graduates from other programs who have completed an accredited Respiratory Care Program equivalent to an A.S. in Respiratory Care, are California licensure eligible, have completed and submitted all application materials, and have completed 30 CSU GE pattern lower division units.
AND
Respiratory Care Practitioners who have completed an accredited Respiratory Care Program equivalent to an A.S. in Respiratory Care, are California licensure eligible, have completed and submitted all application materials, and have completed 30 CSU GE pattern lower division units.
If more applications are received than space allows, a lottery system will be setup and a waiting list will be formed. Forty (40) applicants will be accepted each for each cohort, and fifteen more will be waitlisted.
Any submitted application without official transcript documentation by the application deadline of the current cycle year will be considered incomplete.