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2015-2016 College Catalog 
    
2015-2016 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Information Technology, AAS


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(DHIT0)

Minimum Credits: 63
Contact Hours: 73-74

The Health Information Technology program’s mission is to prepare graduates for entry-level positions as health information technicians in a variety of health care settings. Graduates will meet or exceed the competencies outlines in the domains, subdomains, and tasks of the accreditation agency.

General Education Courses


General Education Credits: 16-18


Minimum Program Credits: 63


Notes:


  • In order to graduate, students must have a program GPA of 2.3 or better.
  • All HIT courses (and OIS courses if taken for program requirements) require a minimum grade of C+ (2.3) to progress in the program.
  • AHIMA Student Membership is required throughout the HIT core of courses (HIT-10600, HIT-20000, HIT-21301, HIT-21601, HIT-23001, HIT-23200, HIT-23300 & HIT-29901).
  • See your Academic Advisor for a HIT Practicum Checklist to prepare for graduation.
  • *Prerequisite for Practicum—Completion of all courses required for the program (except HIT-23102), consent of advisor, and a program GPA of 2.3 or better. Practicum applications must be submitted the semester prior to practicum registration.

Suggested sequencing of courses:


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