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3. Complete all graduate clearance documentation and processes.

4. Satisfy Terminal Objectives, Essential Functions and Technical Standards.

5. Successfully complete the Program’s comprehensive exit examination.

Length of Program
The program of study is one academic year including forty-four (44) weeks of instruction.

Graduates
Upon completion of the program, the student will receive a diploma from Baptist Health College
Little Rock. Graduates from the BHCLR - School of Sleep Technology will be eligible to apply
for and take the international certification examination administered by the Board of Registered
Polysomnographic Technologists (www.brpt.org) to become a Registered Polysomnographic
Technologist (RPSGT) and the Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) examination administered
by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, immediately upon completion of the program.

Certification
The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) develops and administers the
certification examination for Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGTs). Upon
successful completion of this examination, an individual is granted the privilege of affixing the
credential RPSGT with his or her signature having demonstrated competency and commitment to
maximal, quality performance in the profession of Sleep Technology. Programmatic
accreditation through CAAHEP allows a graduate to apply for and take the BRPT exam upon
completion of the program. The American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) develops and
administers the examination to become a Registered Sleep Technologists (RST). Graduates are
immediately eligible for certification through the ABSM as well.

Terminal Objectives
These general program objectives apply to all areas of study within the program and all sleep
labs through which students rotate.

Cognitive Domain
1. Select the proper testing protocol based on the patient’s history and physician orders.
2. Select the proper recording equipment and sensors for the procedure.
3. Perform calibrations necessary for all polysomnographic procedures.
4. Distinguish normal from abnormal results.
5. Utilize data to evaluate accuracy of results.
6. Maintain accurate and complete records.
7. Apply problem solving techniques to identify and correct artifactual data, identify
instrument malfunction, and institute appropriate corrective measures under supervision.
8. Determine need for therapeutic intervention.
9. Differentiate emergent events from the patient’s baseline behavior.
10. Identify needs of the patient.

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