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Health Information Technology, AAS (full-time)

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

You are strongly encouraged to work with a counselor, advisor, or faculty/department coordinator

⁺ Prerequisites needed to apply to the program.

Suggested full-time sequence:

Credit Hours Required: 66

Preliminary Courses

HHSC 1700 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course )⁺
ITCS 1010 - Computer & Information Processing Principles Credit Hours: 4.00 (Critical Course )⁺
HHSC 1740 - Survey of Body Systems Credit Hours: 4.00
OR BIOL 2710 - Human Physiological Anatomy Credit Hours: 6.00
(BIOL-2710 is recommended for students who plan to transfer to a university to continue their education)

Semester 1

HITT 1102 - Introduction to Health Information Management & the Health Care Environment Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course )
HITT 1105 - Health Information Statistics Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course )
HITT 1106 - Legal & Ethical Aspects of Health Information Technology Credit Hours: 3.00
GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable

Semester 2

HITT 1201 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology Applications in Health Information Credit Hours: 3.00
HITT 1209 - International Classification of Disease (ICD)-Beginning Coding Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course )
HITT 1210 - Electronic Health Record for HIM Credit Hours: 3.00
HITT 1211 - Introduction to Health Informatics Credit Hours: 2.00
GEN ED - Group II (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable (Recommended Course MATH 1340 )

Semester 3

HITT 2105 - Healthcare Reimbursement Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
HITT 2108 - International Classification of Disease (ICD)-Intermediate Coding Credit Hours: 3.00
HITT 2109 - CPT/HCPCS, Outpatient Coding-Beginning Credit Hours: 2.00
HITT 2207 - Professional Practice Experience Credit Hours: 3.00 (This course may be taken in Semester 3 or 4 but not both)
GEN ED - Group IV (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable

Semester 4

HITT 2202 - Organizational Performance for Health Information Management Professionals Credit Hours: 3.00
HITT 2203 - Management for Health Information Management Professionals Credit Hours: 3.00
HITT 2204 - Health Information Technology Seminar Credit Hours: 1.00
HITT 2207 - Professional Practice Experience Credit Hours: 3.00 (This course may be taken in Semester 3 or 4 but not both)
HITT 2208 - CPT/HCPCS, Outpatient Coding-Intermediate Credit Hours: 2.00
PSYC 1010 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 4.00
OR SOCY 1010 - Principles of Sociology Credit Hours: 4.00 (Required Course GEN ED Group III, select one)

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