Educating health professionals for the 21st century.
All applicants must apply and be accepted to the
University
of Southern Indiana as well as make a second and separate
application
to the Respiratory Therapy Program. Applications to USI are available
by
writing or telephoning the Admissions Office at USI or through high
school
guidance counselors. Freshmen applying to the University of Southern
Indiana
are required to take either the American College Test (ACT) or the
Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT).
Persons wishing to apply to the Respiratory
Therapy
Program may secure the necessary forms by clicking
here. You may also email, write, or phone the Director
of the Respiratory Therapy Program, Mr.
Robert Hooper, at 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana
47712
(812-464-1702). The completed application must be submitted to the
program
by April 1 of the year you wish to enter the program. A complete set of
high school and university transcripts should accompany the
application.
Students meeting academic requirements must also be in good health,
capable
of fulfilling clinical practice requirements, and eligible for
respiratory
therapy credentialing.
Admission prerequisites include the following:
- Applicants must have a high school or college grade
point average of 2.5 or above based on a 4.0 scale to be considered for admission.
- High school applicants should rank in the upper 1/3 of
their graduating class.
- Applicants should take an appropriate entrance exam.
Composite scores of 900 on the SAT or 20 on the ACT are desired.
- To be admitted, the applicant must be a high school graduate,
or be certified for graduation before the University fall semester begins
in August.
- Prospective applicants in high school should be in the
college preparatory lane. It is very helpful if the student will take algebra,
physics, chemistry, and biology while in high school. Any available advanced
courses in these areas should also be taken.
- Applicants must draft and submit a letter explaining
their reason for selecting respiratory therapy as a career. This letter should
be submitted with the application.
- Applicants who have met minimum standards and who have
all required documents submitted by the April 1 deadline will be scheduled
for an interview with the USI Respiratory Therapy Admissions Committee. All
interviews are confidential.
