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for the initial clinical experience that begins on week twelve of the term. Students will become
familiar with sleep disorders, anatomy and physiology of the human cardiopulmonary and
nervous systems, and co-morbidities frequently encountered in this population of patients. The
course is designed as a prerequisite to subsequent courses related to advanced patient monitoring,
event recognition, and therapeutic intervention. Co-requisites for this course include SLPT 1001,
SLPT 1008 and SLPT 1102. The course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory
- 60 contact hours.

[The above course may be offered to students as a residential-blended (hybrid) course which is
described in the Academic section of this catalog.]

SLPT 2005 5 Credit Hours
Advanced Sleep Technology
As an expansion upon the topics covered in Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Patient
Monitoring, this course provides the student with both didactic and laboratory training in
advanced instrumentation and patient monitoring. Students will become familiar with the skills
and knowledge needed to obtain and evaluate high quality sleep recordings. All aspects of event
recognition, instrumentation setup and calibration, recording and monitoring techniques,
documentation, therapeutic interventions, and patient-technologist interactions related to sleep
technology are covered. Laboratory sessions provide practical experience in the skills required to
obtain and evaluate high quality sleep recordings. SLPT 2008, SLPT 2101, and SLPT 2105 are
co-requisite to this course. Pre-requisites include SLPT 1001, SLPT 1002, SLPT 1008, SLPT
1102 and SLPT 1104. The course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory –
62.3; and Skills Laboratory – 33; for a total of 95.3 contact hours.

[The above course may be offered to students as a residential-blended (hybrid) course which is
described in the Academic section of this catalog.]

SLPT 2008 8 Credit Hours
Clinical Practicum II
A continuation of the clinical experience from semester one, Clinical Practicum II focuses on
more advanced concepts in Sleep Technology. The student will be in the clinical setting 15 hours
each week, including one overnight shift each week for the first eight (8) weeks. The student will
be in the clinical setting twenty (20) hours each week, including two overnight shifts each week
for the following eight (8) weeks. The student will be in the clinical setting fifteen (15) hours
each week, including one overnight shift each week the last five (5) weeks. Upon completion of
this course, the student will have experience in all aspects of overnight testing and therapeutic
intervention. SLPT 2005, SLPT 2105, and SLPT 2101 are co-requisite to this course. Pre-
requisites include SLPT 1001, SLPT 1002, SLPT 1008, SLPT 1102, and SLPT 1104. The
course includes the following number of contact hours: Clinical Laboratory – 360 contact hours.

SLPT 2101 1 Credit Hour
Certification Testing
At the conclusion of the Sleep Technology program, participants may expect to take and pass the
examination to become board certified. After completing the Certification Testing course,
students will be able to differentiate certification from licensure, and understand the evolution

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