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HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]

Academic Plan Code: HCSV 0217
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP): 51.0707
*Financial Aid Eligible Program*

Total Credit Hours: 61

GENERAL COURSES

TITLES

Credit Hours

ENGL 110

COMPOSITION I

3

COMM 110

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY

3

PSY 110

or

SOC 110

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

or

AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

BIOL 140

and

BIOL 210

or

BIOL 205

and

BIOL 206

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

and

MICROBIOLOGY

or

PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I

and

PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II

4

and

4

or

4

and

4

HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS *

*see ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS [CAREER]

3

PROGRAM COURSES

titles

Credit Hours

CMGEN 120

or

CMPSC 120

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

or

BUSINES COMPUTER SYSTEMS

3

HEOCC 112

INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY

3

HEOCC 200

DISEASE PROCESSES IN MAN

2

HIT 110

PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

HIT 120

MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

2

HIT 130

LAW AND ETHICS IN HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

HIT 150

HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGIES

3

HIT 200

ALTERNATE HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

3

HIT 220

COMPUTER USE IN HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

HIT 240

STATISTICS FOR HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

3

HIT 250

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

2

HLTH 121

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

2

MEDO 115

INTRODUCTION TO ICD-10-CM AND ICD-10-PCS CODING

3

MEDO 117

INTRODUCTION TO CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) CODING

2

MEDO 118

CODING INTERNSHIP

1

MEDO 120

INTERMEDIATE ICD-10-CM AND ICD-10-PCS CODING

3

*See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.

Recommended Course Sequence

SEMESTER

COURSES

1st Semester

HLTH 121; BIOL 140 or BIOL 205; HIT 110,;CMGEN 120 OR CMPSC 120; ENGL 110

2nd Semester

HIT 220; HEOCC 112; MEDO 115; MEDO 117; HEOCC 200; BIOL 206 or BIOL 210

Summer Semester

MEDO 120; COMM 110

3rd Semester

HIT 150; HIT 130; HIT 120; HIT 240; MEDO 118

4th Semester

HIT 200; HIT 250; Humanities/Fine Arts; PSY 110 or SOC 110

Department Contact Information

Health Careers
Peoria Campus, Cedar, Room 105
(309) 690-7530