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

Health Science Career Cluster

Total Credit Hours: 61

Courses

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 Applied Science Degree Options

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, HIT 120, ENGL 110

2nd Semester

CMGEN 120 or CMPSC 120, 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 220, 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