Health Information Technology

Associates of Applied Science

(60 Semester Credit Hours)

  •  1st Semester
    Course # Course Name Hours
    BST 1303
    or
    CIS 1113
    Introduction to Computers
    or
    Fundamental Computer Operation 
    ENGL 1013 Composition I 
    HIT 1103  Health Data Content and Structure 
    HSCI 1113  Medical Terminology 3
    HSCI 1123  Human Anatomical Structure I 
    Total Hours   15 
  •  2nd Semester
    Course # Course Name Hours
    HIT 1203  Information Systems in Healthcare 3
    HIT 1213  Legal Aspects of Health Information
    HIT 1233  Pharmacology
    HSCI 1243  Human Anatomical Structure II
    (prerequisite: HSCI 1123)
    TMAT 1203 Technical Mathematics II
    (or higher math) 
    Total Hours   15 
  •  First Summer Session  (five-week courses)
    Course # Course Name Hours
    HIT 2103  Disease Processes
    (prerequisites: HSCI 1113)
    HIT 2333 Healthcare Management
    (prerequisites: HIT 1103)
    3
    Total Hours   6
  •  4th Semester
    Course # Course Name Hours
    3 Hours  Any Approved Social Science 
    HIT 2233  Health Care Analytics 
    (prerequisite: HIT 1103) 
    HIT 2243  Diagnostic (ICD-10) Coding
    (prerequisite: HSCI 1123 and HSCI 1243) 
    HIT 2253 Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies
    (prerequisite: HIT 1103)
    Total Hours    12
  •  5th Semester
    Course # Course Name Hours
    ENGL 1023 Composition II
    HIT 2323  Procedural (CPT) Coding
    (prerequisite: HSCI 1123 and HSCI 1243) 
    HIT 2343 Advanced Diagnostic (ICD-10 CM) Coding
    (prerequisite: HIT 2243)
    3
    HIT 2903 Professional Practice Experienc
    (prerequisite:  HIT 1203, HIT 2243, and HIT 2333)
    3
    Total Hours   12