Plan of Study
Associate Degree	2005 - 2006	2006 - 2007	2007 - 2008	2008 - 2009	2009 - 2010
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Health Information Technology Associate Degree (printable copy)
Effective Fall Semester 2009– 2010¹

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE OTAINED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ONLINE AND HYBRID COURSES.
(A45360) Day Program 6 Semesters						HOURS
				CLASS	LAB	CLINIC	CREDIT	REMARKS
1 – Fall Semester, 2009
ACA 122		College Transfer Success		1	0	0	1
BIO 168		Anatomy and Physiology I		3	3	0	4
CIS 110		Introduction to Computers		2	2	0	3
ENG 111		Expository Writing*		3	0	0	3
HIT 110		Fundamentals of HIM		2	0	0	2	Online Delivery
MED 121		Medical Terminology I		3	0	0	3
2 – Spring Semester, 2010
BIO 169		Anatomy and Physiology II		3	3	0	4
HIT 112		Health Law & Ethics		2	0	0	3	Online Delivery
HIT 114		Health Data Sys/Standards		2	3	0	3	Online Delivery
HIT 212		ICD-9-CM Coding		3	3	0	4	Hybrid Delivery
MED 122		Medical Terminology II		3	0	0	3
3 – Summer Term, 2010
ENG 112		Argument-Based Research or ENG 113 Literature-Based Research		3	0	0	3
H	HIT 214	CPT/Other Coding Systems		1	3	0	2	Hybrid Delivery
H	HIT 220	Computers in Healthcare		1	2	0	2	Hybrid Delivery
HIT 226		Principles of Disease		3	0	0	3	Online Delivery
4 – Fall Semester, 2010
BUS 137		Principles of Management		3	0	0	3
HIT 215		Reimbursement Methodology		1	3	0	2	Online Delivery
OST 247		CPT Coding in the Med Off		1	2	0	2	Online Delivery
MAT 140		Survey of Mathematics*		3	0	0	3
MAT 140A		Survey of Mathematics Lab		0	2	0	1
		Humanities Elective					3
5 – Spring Semester, 2011
DBA 110		Database Concepts		2	3	0	3
HIT 210		Healthcare Statistics		2	2	0	3	Online Delivery
HIT 216		Quality Management		1	3	0	2	Online Delivery
HIT 280		Professional Issues		2	0	0	2	Online Delivery
		Social Science Elective					3
6 – Summer Term, 2011
D	HIT 124	Prof Practice Exp II		1	0	3	2	Day Delivery
D	HIT 222	Directed Practice III		0	0	6	2	Day Delivery
Total Semester Hours Required for A.A.S. Degree							74

H—Hybrid Delivery--The classroom component for these courses alternate between day and evening offerings each academic year. Courses with an H beside them will be offered during the day in years ending with an odd number and during the evening in years ending with an even number.
D—Day Delivery Only—Professional Practice Experience courses are offered only during the day

*ENG 070, ENG 080, ENG 090, ENG 090A, MAT 050, MAT 060, MAT 070, RED 070, RED 080, OR RED 090 may be required based on placement test results.

Humanities Electives: ART 111, ART 114, ART 115, ART 117, DRA 111, DRA 122, ENG 231, ENG 232, ENG 233, ENG 241, ENG 242, ENG 243, ENG 251, ENG 252, ENG 261, ENG 262, FRE 211, GER 211, HUM 110, HUM 115, HUM 121, HUM 122, HUM 150, HUM 160, ITA 211, MUS 110, MUS 113, PHI 215, PHI 240, POR 211, REL 110, REL 211, SPA 211, SPA 212

Social Science Electives: ANT 210, ANT 220, ECO 251, ECO 252, GEO 111, GEO 112, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122, HIS 131, HIS 132, POL 120, POL 220, PSY 150, PSY 241, PSY 281, SOC 210, SOC 213, SOC 215, SOC 220, SOC 225

¹The following plan of study is the standard curriculum for the above program. Any deviation from the prescribed curriculum must have approval in advance. All prerequisite course requirements must also be met. To graduate the student must successfully complete all the required courses, the required credit hours for electives, and have at least a 2.0 overall grade point average. This plan of study is subject to change when the college thinks such action is in the best interest of the student or the program. It is the responsibility of the student to meet requirements for graduation. If accepted students do not enroll for three successive semesters, they must contact the Admissions office to determine if readmission is necessary.

V.A. Students: An approval signature from the V.A. Office is required before registering. Some courses may not be certifiable.

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