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Health Information Technology Curriculum

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: 17-19
 
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 Selection* 3-5
Human Relations Elective** 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 65-67
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

* Math Selection – ACCT 105, BUS 102, BUS 205, MATH 95, 97, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 191, 203, 213

**See College Catalog – Associate in Applied Science degree requirements for the most current list of human relations courses.

Refer to the Online Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.

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