Curriculum Summary by Semester
Health Information Technology Major

Associate of Applied Science

	Fall - Year 1
Course No.	Course Title	CR	Prerequisites
ENG 1050	College Composition I	3	Placement Score
BIO 1210	Anatomy & Physiology I	4	Chemistry
CIT 1090	Computer Fundamentals	3	Placement Score
MED 2400	Medical Terminology	3
MED 2450	Medical Coding	3
HIT 1350	Health Data Management	3
GEN 1000	Orientation	1
	Semester Total	20
	SPRING Year 1		Prerequisites
ENG 1060	College Composition II	3	ENG 1050
BIO 1220	Anatomy & Physiology II	4	BIO 1210
HIT 2450	ICD-9-CM Coding	4	BIO 1210,MED 2400, MED 2450
HIT 2540	Health Record Law	2	BIO 1210,MED 2400, MED 2450
HIT 1410	Pharmacology for HIT	3	BIO 1210,MED 2400, MED 2450
	Semester Total	16
	FALL Year 2		Prerequisites
SPE 2010	Effective Speaking	3	ENG 1050
HIT 2920	Clinical Practicum I	2	HIT 2450, BIO 1220
HIT 2550	CPT-4 Coding	4	HIT 2450, BIO 1220
HIT 2560	Clinical Data Analysis	3	HIT 2450, BIO 1220
MTH 1310	Intermediate Algebra	4	Placement Score
	Semester Total	16
	SPRING Year 2		Prerequisites
HIT 2650	Medical Reimbursement	3	HIT 2550
HIT 2930	Clinical Pricticum II	2	HIT 2920
HIT 2570	Quality Improvement in HC	3	HIT 2550
MGT 1190	Management	3
	Humanities Elective*	3
	Behavioral Science Elective*	3
	Semester Total	17
	Program Total	69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Electives
   Consult with an Advisor for applicable electives for this program.
   Program Subject to Change

**Entry Level Requirements for HIT Degree and Medical Coding Certificate:
1. COMPASS placement into ENG 1050 or completion of ENG 1020
    or ENG 0810.
2. Completion of high school chemistry with "C" or better within last
    3 years or completion of CHM 1010 and CHM 1015.
3. COMPASS placement into MTH 1310 or completion of MTH 0140.
    Students who do not meet these requirements may take MED 2400,
    MED 2450 (MED 2400 is a co-requisite), HIT 1350, and
    general education courses, but will not be able to begin any other
     HIT courses until the entry-level requirements are met. 

For More Information Contact:  John Richey, MBA, RHIA Assistant Professor, Health Information Technology Office: A-201G Telephone:  419.559.2290 Email:  jrichey@terra.edu OR   the Arts & Sciences and Business Division

 

Updated 1/17/08