{"id":8113,"date":"2025-07-03T11:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/?page_id=8113"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T01:08:08","slug":"respiratory-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Respiratory Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#13294b\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--no-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tRespiratory Therapy\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Become a uniquely specialized healthcare professional.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLaunching Fall 2027\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/request-information-undergraduate\">Request Information<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085547\/student-smiles-professor-teaching.jpg\" class=\"hero__image\" alt=\"Butler student smiles while professor is teaching.\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085547\/student-smiles-professor-teaching.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085547\/student-smiles-professor-teaching-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085547\/student-smiles-professor-teaching-1024x240.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085547\/student-smiles-professor-teaching-768x180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085547\/student-smiles-professor-teaching-1536x360.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085547\/student-smiles-professor-teaching-2048x480.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Respiratory Therapy Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/admission\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Admission<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/curriculum\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Curriculum and Experiential Learning<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/accreditation-information\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Mission and Accreditation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/resources\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Program Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/respiratory-therapy-faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-introducing-a-high-demand-healthcare-career-nbsp\">Introducing a High-Demand Healthcare Career&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Butler University\u2019s Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy empowers the next generation of healthcare professionals to enter the workforce with a strong sciences background, a human-centric approach, and real-world experience\u2014including clinical practicums at top Indianapolis healthcare institutions and preparation for national board exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Respiratory therapists play a critical role in helping patients of all ages\u2014from newborns to older adults\u2014breathe more easily. Working closely with physicians and advanced healthcare providers, they help treat conditions involving the lungs, heart, and kidneys and provide care for disorders such as asthma, COPD, pneumonia, sleep apnea, and cases requiring ventilator support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Respiratory therapists are in higher demand than ever. Butler\u2019s new Respiratory Therapy degree seeks to meet the need while creating opportunities for leadership, specialization, and advanced education in an ever-evolving field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/curriculum\/\">Our Curriculum<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30085131\/butler-students-laptops-class-work.jpg\" alt=\"Two Butler students discuss class work while using laptops.\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">Begin as a Pre-Respiratory Therapy Major<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">Students pursuing Respiratory Therapy out of high school can apply to Butler as a Pre-Respiratory Therapy major for a direct pathway into the professional phase. You&#8217;ll begin taking science courses your first year and learn about the profession while earning the prerequisites required for the professional phase of the Respiratory Therapy program.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/pre-respiratory-therapy\/\">Pre-Respiratory Therapy Major<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084920\/man-scrubs-teaching-medical-students-cpr-manikin-hospital.jpg\" alt=\"Man in scrubs teaches medical students to perform CPR on a manikin at the hospital.\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">Complete Your Degree in the Professional Phase<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">Students who meet the prerequisites for the Respiratory Therapy major and are admitted following their interview then proceed to complete the remaining six semesters and one summer session of the program. Transfer students are invited to enter the professional phase at this stage, provided they have also completed the required prerequisites and are selected through the admission process.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/respiratory-therapy\/admission\/\">How to Apply<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"butler-tabs wp-block-butler-tabs\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-tabs__tablist-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"butler-tabs__tablist\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" id=\"butler-tabs-2-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"butler-tabs-2-panel-0\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"butler-tabs__tab\"><span class=\"butler-auto-contrast\">Become a Leader in Pulmonary Health<\/span><\/button><button role=\"tab\" id=\"butler-tabs-2-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"butler-tabs-2-panel-1\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"butler-tabs__tab\"><span class=\"butler-auto-contrast\">Top-Notch Faculty and Facilities<\/span><\/button><button role=\"tab\" id=\"butler-tabs-2-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"butler-tabs-2-panel-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"butler-tabs__tab\"><span class=\"butler-auto-contrast\">Excellent Career Projections<\/span><\/button>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-tabs__panels\">\n\t\t<div role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"butler-tabs-2-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"butler-tabs-2-tab-0\" class=\"butler-tabs__panel\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While many respiratory therapy programs are offered as an associate degree, Butler\u2019s program aligns with the broader trajectory of the profession by offering a Bachelor of Science. This rigorous training, in addition to a human-centered curriculum, prepares students to enter the workforce with confidence and versatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students can either pursue respiratory therapy roles directly after graduation or apply for other graduate or professional healthcare programs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"butler-tabs-2-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"butler-tabs-2-tab-1\" class=\"butler-tabs__panel\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler\u2019s small student-to-faculty ratio means you\u2019ll be educated by professors who care about you as both a student and a person. Known for excellence in healthcare education, our faculty is dedicated to students\u2019 personal success, delivering high quality, whole-person patient care, and emphasizing team-based healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From your first semester, you&#8217;ll gain hands-on experience through dynamic classroom instruction, interactive lab sessions, and advanced simulation training. This immersive approach includes working with high-fidelity mannequins and ventilators to help you build clinical confidence. You&#8217;ll then apply your skills in real-world patient care alongside experienced respiratory therapists ranging from routine treatments to life-saving interventions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"butler-tabs-2-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"butler-tabs-2-tab-2\" class=\"butler-tabs__panel\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The career of respiratory therapy offers flexibility across a wide range of healthcare environments, including intensive and cardiac care units, emergency rooms, surgical units, inpatient and\/or long-term care facilities, and transplant care. Known for job stability and competitive salaries, the field offers a rewarding path in healthcare.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the professional Respiratory Therapy curriculum, students will become certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"butler-two-column-text-button-image has-no-block-start-margin alignfull butler-two-column-text-button-image--media-right wp-block-butler-two-column-text-button-image\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-text-button-image__inner\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"butler-two-column-text-button-image__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084335\/medical-professionals-intubating-patient-icu.jpg\" class=\"butler-two-column-text-button-image__img\" alt=\"Medical professionals intubate patient in the intensive care unit (ICU).\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 50vw\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084335\/medical-professionals-intubating-patient-icu.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084335\/medical-professionals-intubating-patient-icu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084335\/medical-professionals-intubating-patient-icu-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084335\/medical-professionals-intubating-patient-icu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084335\/medical-professionals-intubating-patient-icu-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/30084335\/medical-professionals-intubating-patient-icu-720x480.jpg 720w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-text-button-image__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center butler-two-column-text-button-image__content-inner\">The American Association for Respiratory Care has indicated its desire for all respiratory therapists to hold at least a bachelor\u2019s degree by 2030. \u200b\r\n<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aarc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statement-entry-requirements-to-respiratory-therapy-practice-2030-and-therafter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full AARC Recommendation<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin has-background has-custom-tertiary-background-color wp-block-butler-two-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"two-column-two-buttons__headline butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tProgrammatic Outcomes\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an \u2018outcomes based\u2019 process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__actions\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/coarc.com\/students\/programmatic-outcomes-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programmatic Outcomes Data<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact has-no-social-links wp-block-butler-footer-contact\">\n\t<div class=\"footer-contact-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading footer-contact-headline has-xx-large-font-size\">Contact Us<\/h2><div 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