KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PROGRAM OF STUDY ~ ADVISING GUIDE

 

Health Information Technology   (HIT)

For student admitted Fall 05-Spring 06

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Name:                                        SSN:                                 Date:                          

First Semester   Pre-Requisites Credit Hours
      HIT 101 Intro. to Health Information Technology*   4
      BIO 113 Survey of Anatomy & Physiology* HS Biology 4
      CPT 117 Software Applications I 3
      ENG 101 College Composition Placement test & computer skills 3
      MAS 121 Medical Terminology 3
Second Semester     Credit Hours
      HIT 132 Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues*. HIT 101 3
      HIT 134 Alternative Health Care Settings* HIT101 2
      HIT 136 Intro to Coding & Classification* BIO 113, MAS 121 3
      CPT 121 Software Applications II CPT 117 3
      BIO 216

Pathophysiology and Principles of Pharmacology for the Health Care Professional*

 BIO 113, MAS 121 3
      MAT 113 Elements of Mathematics Placement test 3
Third Semester     Credit Hours
      HIT 142 Directed Practice I* HIT 101, HIT 132 2
      HIT 201 ICD-9-CM Coding and Classification Systems* HIT 101, MAS 121, BIO 113, BIO 216 3
      HIT 211 Health Data Collection* HIT 101, MAT 113, CPT 117 3
      BUS 115 Principles of Management 3
      COM 101 OR COM 104

COM 104 Intro to Communication or 

COM 101 Communication in the Workplace

 3
Fourth Semester     Credit Hours
      HIT 212 Quality Improvement* HIT 201, HIT 211, BUS 115 3
      HIT 222 CPT-4 Coding* HIT 201 3
      HIT 243 Directed Practice II* HIT 142, HIT 201, HIT 211 BUS 115 2
      HIT 245 Seminar in Health Information Technology*. HIT 211, HIT 201, BUS 115, HIT 142 3
      PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
        Humanities Elective 3
 

Total Credit Hours:

   65

                                                                                                    

CRITERIA FOR GRADUATION

    Students must complete 65 credits in the Health Information Technology Program and achieve a minimum grade of "C' in all core courses(*).  Students must attain a final GPA of 2.0 or higher.  Graduates are eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Technician  (RHIT) credentialing examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association.

PRE- REQUISITE(S):____Biology Lab____Algebra

RECOMMENDED: ____Introductory keyboarding course

 

UPDATED JUNE 14, 2005