Health Information Technology (AS)

* All courses with the "AL" prefix are offered as on-line courses

(Please note that AL 240, 241 and 243 require clinical placement in approved health care facilities. Contact the HIT program director for additional information)

Major Courses (31 credit hours)

• AL 141  Medical Terminology (3)
• AL 150  Principles of Health Information Technology (3)
• AL 157  Specialized Health Records & Registries for Health Info. Tech. (2)
• AL 240  Professional Practice I for Health Information Technology  (2)
• AL 241  Professional Practice II for Health Information Technology (3)
• AL 244  Health Care Statistics for Health Information Technology (2)
• AL 245  Health Information Coding I (3)
• AL 246  Health Information Coding II (3)
• AL 247  Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies (3)
• AL 250  Seminar in Health Information Technology (1)
• AL 366  Legal & Regulatory Issues for the Health Care Professional (3)
• AL 367  Health Care Quality Improvement (3)  

Correlate Courses (24 credit hours) 

• AL 101  Introduction to Health Care (3)
• AL 320  Human Disease (3)
• AL 375  Health Care Delivery Systems (3)
• BI  250  Introduction to Human Anatomy (3)
• BI  230  Intro to Human Physiology (3)
• EN 208  Business and Technical Writing (3)
• CM 101  Computer Competency and Internet (3)
• AL 399   Health Information Systems (3)

Prerequisite Courses (3 credit hours)

• BI 100  Introduction to Biology (3) 

  University Requirements (8 credit hours)

•   EN 101  Freshman Composition (3)
• MA 110  Exploring Mathematics (3) OR
• MA 116  College Algebra (3)
• KN 198  Lifetime Wellness (2)

General Education (18 credit hours)*

• Natural Sciences (6)
• Social Sciences (6)
• Humanities (6)

* Some correlate courses may count here; consult your advisor.    

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