Prerequisites

The following three (3) courses are prerequisites and must be completed by the applicant prior to approval of admission to the program:

Prerequisites

Course	Credit(s)
BIO 2514 - Anatomy and Physiology I (LEC/LAB)	4
ENG 1113 - English Composition I	3
BAD 2533 - Computer Applications in Business and Industry OR CSC 1123 - Computer Applications I	3

Total Credits: 10

First Semester

Course	Credit(s)
HIT 1114 - Health Record Systems	4
HIT 1214 - Medical Terminology	4
BIO 2524 - Anatomy and Physiology II (LEC/LAB)	4
Social/Behavioral Science Elective	3+

Total Credits: 15

Second Semester

Course	Credit(s)
HIT 1322 - Health Care Law and Ethics	2
HIT 2133 - Health Statistics	3
HIT 2253 - Pathopharmacology I	3
HIT 2615 - Coding Systems I	5
HIT 2512 - Professional Practice Experience I	2

Total Credits: 15

Third Semester

Course	Credit(s)
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3☨
HIT 2453 - Pathopharmacology II	3
HIT 2626 - Coding Systems II	6
HIT 2633 - Reimbursement Methodologies	3

Total Credits: 45

Total Clock Hours: 736

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Fourth Semester

Course	Credit(s)
HIT 2713 - Health Care Management	3
HIT 2522 - Professional Practice Experience II	2
HIT 2823 - Quality Management & Compliance	3
HIT 2914 - Health IT Systems	4
HIT 2921 - Certification Fundamentals for HIT	1

Total Credits: 68

Note:

+SPT 2173 – Interpersonal Communication is recommended; economics, psychology, sociology, marriage and family, or human growth and development.

☨If a student takes a foreign language as the one humanities requirement, that course must be an advanced foreign language that includes the following: Occupational Spanish (MFL 1203), French II (MFL 1123), Spanish II (MFL 1223), Japanese II (MFL 1423), Italian II (MFL 1723), French III (MFL 2113), Spanish III (MFL 2213), Italian III (MFL 2713), French IV (MFL 2123), Spanish IV (2223), or Italian IV (MFL 2723).