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HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPRING SEMESTER 2
0 3 1
2 0 3
3 0 2
2 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 2
2 0 4 2 0 3 9 9 15-16
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HIT 124
HIT 210
HIT 214
HIT 215
HIT 222
HIT 280
Choose one of the following:
HIT 225 Healthcare Informatics 3 HIT 227 Informatics Project Management 2
Professional Practice Experience II 0 Healthcare Statistics 2 CPT/Other Coding Systems 1 ReimbursementMethodology 1 Professional Practice Experience III 0 Professional Issues 2
Totals 8-9 Total Semester Credit Hours: 75-76
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
The applicant must:
1. Complete an application (if not currently enrolled). Designate Health Information
Technology AAS Degree (A45360) as the program of interest. If you are a current student, see Admissions to complete a change of major form if you wish to apply to the program.
2. Be a high school graduate or have earned a high school equivalency diploma (GED).
3. Submit of cial copies of all transcripts (high school and college). Transcripts must be
sent directly from the institution. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
all necessary records are sent to the College’s Admissions Of ce.
4. Have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale of the most recent aca-
demic transcript (high school or postsecondary).
5. Meet the Southwestern Community College placement requirements. This may be
met by one of the following:
a. High school GPA of 2.8 or higher within the past 10 years
b. High school GPA of 2.2-2.79 within the past 10 years: student will be eligible for
admission after successful completion of ENG 111 and the corresponding
corequisite. This is a required corequisite for the program.
c. High school GPA of below 2.2 within the past 10 years: Student will be eligible
for admission after completion of required transition English and math courses.
d. High school graduation prior to the past 10 years: student will be eligible for
admission after successful completion of the RISE placement test or the required transition English and math courses.
NOTES
1. Applicants should be able to demonstrate typing competence.
2. Applicants are responsible for submitting all the necessary records to the College
Registrar’s Of ce.
3. Applications must be updated annually by applicants who were not accepted the
previous year.
4. Applicants may take non Health Information Technology general education and
related coursework prior to being accepted into the program.
5. All students admitted into a health science program will be required to submit to a
criminal background check and drug testing prior to enrollment each academic year.
The results of these tests could affect the student’s ability to progress in the program. 6. All students completing a health science program may be required, by an external
testing agency, to submit to a criminal background check and/ or drug test prior to a state or national licensing/certi cation board approving the graduate to sit for licen- sure/certi cation exams.
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