Nov 23, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog with Addendum v. 2.0 
    
2023-2024 Catalog with Addendum v. 2.0 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Information Technology, AAS

Location(s): Central Campus


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The healthcare industry is a great career choice because it is always highly in demand, but what if you aren’t really interested in dealing directly with patients? Become a health information technician with our online* degree program.

Health Information Management (HIM) is the practice of acquiring, analyzing and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. We will train you in the latest information management technology applications and help you understand the workflow in any healthcare provider organization from large hospital systems to the private physician practice.

After earning your degree, you are eligible to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam. Passing this exam will give you the national credential of RHIT. The RHIT certification is valid in all 50 states.

Enrollment in this program is limited. See Selective Admissions  requirements in the Admission section of this Catalog. Contact program coordinator for details.

Marketable skills for this award include: analytical/quantitative skills, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, verbal communication skills, Word + Office and written communication skills.

 

Associate of Applied Science
TSI Complete

General Education Requirements: 20 Credits


Every Associate of Applied Science degree plan must contain at least 15 semester hours of general education courses. At least one course must be taken from each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts (language, philosophy & culture/creative arts), social/behavioral science (social and behavioral sciences/American history/government/political science), and natural science/mathematics (life and physical sciences/mathematics).

Major Courses: 40
General Education Requirements: 20

Total Semester Hours: 60


Recommended Course Sequence:


Prerequisites


First Semester


Second Semester


Third Semester


Fourth Semester


Total Semester Hours: 60


Courses titled in bold type represent general education courses.

*Every course in the degree plan can be taken online except BIOL 2401  and BIOL 2402  labs. The clinical course HITT 2261  is online but requires clinical hours at a facility.

Department-specific courses must be taken in sequence and may have a prerequisite course. Some courses are only offered during Fall semester or Spring semester but not both. Please plan accordingly.

# Indicates course only taught in the fall semester

+ Indicates course only taught in the spring semester

All required major courses of the HIT program must be completed with a grade of “C” or better in order to progress to the next level course.

The program is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

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