The Respiratory Therapy Department aims to provide effective and efficient Respiratory Therapists worldwide. Hence, it endeavors to maintain the standards set upon by the Institution and the Professional Regulatory Board of Respiratory Therapy.

A. General Requisites for Admission to Respiratory Therapy Program

1. Must pass the following requirements:

a.) Entrance examination given by San Pedro College.
b.) High School General Average of 82% or better.
c.) Physically fit in order to efficiently deliver respiratory care services.
d.) Morally fit and psychologically stable without history of mental illness or nervous breakdown.

B. Classroom Requirement

1. A student is promoted to the succeeding year level if the following requirements are met:

a.) Must have passed at least 85% of the subjects taken in the preceding two semesters;
b.) Must be physically, morally fit and psychologically stable to perform procedures expected of a respiratory therapist; without history of mental illness or nervous breakdown; and

2. A failed subject may be re-enrolled only once and should have a grade of 75% or better.
3. A student who had failure(s) in the previous semester shall be placed under Academic Probation and will be given reduced subject load for the following semester as prescribed by the departmental policies.
4. A student entering the 4th year level must have completed all academic requirements in level 1,2 & 3 and is encouraged to have at least a WPA of 82% or better.

C. Transferees

In addition to the general policies for transferees, the following provisions are applied:

1.) A WPA of 82% with no failure in any RT subjects.
2.) Transferees are accepted until 2nd year level only.
3.) Must pass the following:

a.) Interview with the department Dean
b.) Entrance examination for transferees.

4.) Must be physically, morally fit and psychologically stable to perform procedures expected of a respiratory therapist; and without history of mental illness or nervous breakdown.

D. Shifters

1.) A WPA of 82% with no failure in any minor subject in the latest enrolled semester.
2.) A shifter with 30% or more failure against the total course enrolled in the previous program or having an Out of the Program (OP) status, shall be admitted and given a Last Chance status.
3.) Must pass the following:

a.) Interview with the department Dean.
b.) Entrance examination for shifters.

4.) Must be physically, morally fit and psychologically stable to perform procedures expected of a respiratory therapist; without history of mental illness or nervous breakdown.

E. Returnees

The student who stopped schooling for one reason or another must:

1.) have an interview with the Department Dean.
2.) take the prescribed exam as advised by the Admissions Director and/or Dean of Respiratory Therapy.
3.) submit for a physical examination in the Health and Wellness Center prior to admission.

F. Internship

1.) Only those who satisfactorily completed all the course requirements for the first three years shall be qualified for internship.
2.) Interns are required to attend the orientation scheduled by the Program Coordinator, Clinical Instructor, Respiratory Therapy Head or Supervisor of the affiliating agency.
3.) The interns must abide with the specific policies of the Respiratory Therapy Internship Program as stipulated in the Handbook on Respiratory Therapy Internship Program.

G. Participation in Commencement Exercises and Pinning & Awarding Ceremony

In order to qualify for graduation and pinning ceremonies, a student must fulfill the following:

1) Must have passed and completed the Academic requirements of the BSRT curriculum of the college.
2) Must fulfill or accomplish satisfactorily the procedures required during the clinical internship as stated in the Handbook on Respiratory Therapy Internship Program.

H. Exclusion from Graduation and Pinning & Awarding Ceremonies

Graduating students who have accumulated fifteen (15) or more extension days shall not be allowed to participate in the specified ceremonies.

I. Departmental Awards

1.) CLINICAL EXCELLENCE/EFFICIENCY AWARD:

CRITERIA:

1. a. The candidate must be a fourth year Respiratory Therapy student.
1. b. He/She must not have committed any major or minor errors which necessitated appearance before the Student/Clinical Conduct Committee.
1. c. He/She must be highly recommended by the program coordinator, clinical instructors, and the respiratory therapist, who have supervised him/her in various clinical settings.
1. d. He/She must have a weighted average grade of 88% or better with no grade below 84% in any area.

2.) CLINICAL AWARDS

Clinical efficiency in the various areas of Respiratory Therapy is recognized by the RT Department. The student shall have a WPA of 85% or better with no grade below 80% in any areas.
Criteria 1.a, 1.b and 1.c above shall also apply in choosing the awardees:

2.1 Outstanding Performance in:

a. Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
b. Pediatric/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
c. General Respiratory Care (GRC)
d. Pulmonary Diagnostics (PD)
e. Community Respiratory Care

2.2 Other Awards: Outstanding Performance in:

a. Respiratory Therapy Research
b. Seminar in Respiratory Therapy

3.) Non academic awards may likewise be given to graduating students with outstanding talent in any field of the arts, subject to the criteria which the department’s Committee on Awards may formulate.