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SLEP
1108 Exam Review/Case Studies
(2-0-2)
This course is designed to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in the student’s
knowledge of polysomnography and sleep disorders. We will examine the different areas
that have been previously covered and test on these areas for recall, critical thinking and
clinical competence. Multiple review/testing formats will be used to help the student
identify areas needing review before the clinical experience visits start.
Corequisite: None.
Prerequisite: Admission into the program.
Offered: On demand.
SLEP
1109 Management of the Sleep Lab
(2-0-2)
A course designed to educate the student by covering topics such as patient and
laboratotry safety issues, ethics roles and professional behaviors of the sleep technician.
Prerequisite: Admission into the program.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: On demand.
SLEP
1110 Infant/Pediatric Polysomnography
(2-0-2)
A course designed to teach students about the pathophysiology of sleep disorders
encountered in infants and children, the scoring criteria used and techniques used in
obtaining a sleep study, the setup of infants and pediatric patients for a PSG, special
problems that may be encountered and how to troubleshoot them. We will cover
communication and other issues related to infant and pediatric sleep studies.
Corequisite: None.
Prerequisite: Admission into the program.
Offered: On demand.
SLEP
1111 Polysomnography Practicum I
(0-10-6)
An introduction to basic polysomnographic procedures performed in the clinical setting.
Students will be required to master the skills of: conducting a complete sleep history,
patient preparation and equipment hook-up and operation, monitoring procedures during
the test, and record keeping and scoring sleep studies, identification of sleep disorders
and development of therapeutic treatment plans.
Prerequisite: SLEP 1110.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: As needed.
SLEP
1112 Polysomnography Practicum II
(0-10-6)
A course designed to continue the development of skills and concepts begun in Practicum
I. In addition, this course will focus more on scoring of sleep studies, therapeutic
intervention, and more advanced and specialized aspects of polysomnography designed
to prepare the student for employment in the sleep lab.
Prerequisite: SLEP 1111.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: As needed.
SOCI
1101 Principles of Sociology
(3-0-3)
A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics include sociological theory, group
formation, deviance and major social institutions.
Prerequisites: READ 0099, ENGL 0989 or satisfactory English scores to place into co-
requisite remediation or higher.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: All semesters.