Respiratory Therapist

Overview

Career outlook

Hospitals and home care providers hire respiratory therapists to restore and support patients' pulmonary function. They administer prescribed therapy, manage ventilators and oxygen, and design care plans to help patients breathe and recover.

Getting in

What University of Kansas asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at University of Kansas. Open a category to see each one.

Paths

Routes into RT. The first step is where you enroll today.

Pre-Nursing to Respiratory Therapist

Community college associate pathway

Pre-Nursing RRT

Interested in respiratory therapy? Start with Pre-Nursing, find respiratory therapy programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.

Timeline

2 to 3 years

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Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

Tianna Harle-Barkley

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Kansas

Nursing student at University of Kansas

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Tee

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Kansas

KU nursing student · Kansas

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Illiana Lorraine

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Kansas

Nursing student · University of Kansas · CNA experience

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Isabelle Felber

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Kansas

Nursing student at University of Kansas

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Amaya Langen

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Kansas

CNA and CMA turned nursing student · Kansas

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hailey

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Kansas

KU nursing student · Missouri

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