Health Information Technology Curriculum - Southwestern Illinois College

Health Information Technology – Associate in Applied Science Degree (0023)

First Year

Total Semester Credits:  14
 
Fall Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
BIOL 105 Human Biology 4
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3
HIT 101 Health Information Intro 2
HIT 110 Health Information Nomenclature I 2
HIT 130 Intro to Computer for HIT 3
Total Semester Credits: 18
 
Spring Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
HIT 151 Pathophysiology 3
HIT 160 Health Data Management 3
HIT 161 Microcomputer Applications in HIT 3
HIT 170 Health Information Nomenclature II 2
MATH 107 General Education Statistics 4
SOC 153 Introductory Sociology 3
Total Semester Credits: 2
 
Summer Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
HIT 245 Pharmacology for the HIT 2

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Second Year

 
Total Semester Credits: 17
Fall Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
PSYC 151 General Psychology 3
HIT 200 Health Care Delivery 4
HIT 210 Health Statistics 3
HIT 220 Classification Systems I 4
COMM 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
 
Total Credits 66
Spring Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
HIT 250 Legal Aspects of HIT 2
HIT 260 PPE: Professional Practice Experience 2
HIT 270 Health Information Management 4
HIT 240 Classification Systems II 3
HIT 280  Advanced Coding OR  
 HIT 285 Advanced Data Analytics 3
HIT 290 HI Capstone 1
Total Semester Credits: 15

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