Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy
A Message from Our Program Director
Welcome! Thank you for your interest in ELAC's first-ever Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy (BSRT).
Currently, we are in the final stages of "ironing out" our curriculum but we are already approved at the college, district, and state level to offer the BSRT.
Although detailed admissions requirements are still in the works, all I can say for now is you must have an ASRT (Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy) from a regionally accredited institution and must have the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential.
The BSRT program will be conducted in an online, asynchronous platform, meaning there will be no face-to-face meeting. The application period will start in Spring 2025 and our first BSRT cohort will start in the Fall 2025 semester.
For now, we ask that you please email us your interest and personal information, we will keep your name and email address in our database so that we will email you more information as we finalize our admissions process and other announcements. Please email us at BSRT@elac.edu
Once again, thank you for your interest in our BSRT and we will be in touch once again very soon.
Allan Gonzales, M.Ed., RCP, RRT, RRT-NPS
Program Director
BSRT Application Eligibility
Before applying, please review the eligibility requirements below.
- Student currently enrolled in the AS Respiratory Therapy program at East Los Angeles College and intend to continue to the BS Respiratory Therapy program.
OR
- New graduates from other programs who have completed an accredited Respiratory Therapy program equivalent to an AS in Respiratory Therapy and are California RCP licensure eligible.
OR
- Respiratory Care Practitioners who have completed an accredited Respiratory Therapy program equivalent to an AS in Respiratory Therapy and are California RCP licensure eligible.
AND
- Completed a minimum 30 units of the CSE General Education (CSUGE) 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 Curriculum (IGETC) for CSU or UC.
Please Note: Your General Education requirements will reviewed by our Academic Counseling department via your submitted transcripts. If GE requirements are missing or not met, the Respiratory Therapy Department will ask that you meet with one of our Academic Counselors for further review.
BSRT Application Submission Process
The BSRT Application will open up on November 1, 2024, and end on May 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM. Submit the application with all documents requested on the link below. These must be uploaded in PDF format. (Image files like jpg, jpeg, png, tiff, gif, etc. will not be accepted)
BSRT Application and Documents Submission Items You Need to Have Ready Before Applying
- Attach/Upload a copy of your valid and current NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credential. (Acceptable Documents can be the NBRC ID Card, RRT Wall Certificate, or a Credential Verification Letter.)
- Attach/Upload a copy of your valid and current State of California Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License, if applicable.
- Attach/Upload a copy of your Unofficial Transcripts showing a conferred Associate of Science (AS) in Respiratory Therapy (ASRT) Degree.
- If you received your degree in a non-LACCD college, you must submit an official transcript directly to our ELAC Admissions and Records Office.
- Submit official transcripts from all non-LACCD colleges or universities you attended directly to our ELAC Admission and Records Office.
- You can have your official transcripts be sent directly to ELAC via www.parchment.com by email to @email or by US Mail to:
Admissions & Records Office
East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Once you’re ready to apply, you will click on the link below, fill out the required information and submit the listed items above.
https://forms.gle/3se3zrTmnULSgbnZ9