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HITT Course Schedule and Progression 2009-2011

Associate of Applied Science Degree

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NOTE: Due to the course content (volume), it is recommended that students do not exceed 14 hours per semester.
PREREQUISITES courses PRIOR to Admission to Program Total hours: 11
	HITT	1205	Medical Terminology I		2
Either	SCIT	1407	Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR		4
OR	BIOL	2401	Anatomy and Physiology I		4
PLUS	--->		Computer Application Course (ITSC1409 or BCIS 1405)		4

Fall-Semester 1				Total	10
	HITT	1301	Health Data Content & Structure		3
	HITT	1255	Healthcare Statistics		2
	HITT	1311	Computers in Healthcare		3
Either	BIOL	2402	Anatomy & Physiology II
OR	SCIT	1408	Human Anatomy and Physiology II		4

Spring-Semester 2				Total	15
	HITT	1353	Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Mgmt.		3
	HITT	1345	Healthcare Delivery Systems		3
	SPCH	1318	Interpersonal Communication		3
	HPRS	2301	Pathophysiology		3
	ENGL	1301	Composition and Rhetoric		3

Summer-Semester 3				Total	6-7
	PSYC	2301	Introduction to Psychology		3
	CORE	***Math/Science Elective (if required)			3-4

Fall-Semester 4				Total	14
	HITT	1342	Ambulatory Coding		3
	H/FA	Elective	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (see catalog for acceptable courses)		3
	HITT	2339	Health Organization and Supervision		3
	HITT	2160	Clinical I		2
	HITT	1341	Coding and Classification Systems		3

Spring-Semester 5				Total	12
	HITT	2340	Advanced Medical Billing/ Reimbursement		3
	HITT	2361	Clinical II & RHIT Competency Review		3
	HITT	2343	Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement		3
	HITT	2335	Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies		3
			Associate Degree Total Hours	67-71

Students are strongly encouraged to take the courses in the listed order as many have prerequisite courses, and the program builds on the previous course information.
***Math/Natural Science Elective: Students who elect to take SCIT 1407 and SCIT 1408 (online Applied Anatomy and Physiology) courses are required to complete a math or natural science elective as required for the associate degree per Midland College. BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402 (traditional courses with face-to-face lab component) will meet both the anatomy/physiology and Math/natural science requirement. Four-year universities may or may not take SCIT courses as transfer credits. Check with your specific university/college for transfer acceptance.
Computer Application Course: ITSC 1409 may be substituted for BCIS 1405.
NOTICE: Courses are offered in the semester listed. NOT ALL COURSES are offered each semester.

Coding Course Progression
Part Time		Full Time
Summer		Summer
HITT 1205		HITT 1205
SCIT 1407	6	BCIS 1405
Fall		SCIT 1407	10
HITT 1301		Fall
ITSC 1409		SCIT 1408
SCIT 1408	11
Spring		HITT 1342
HPRS 2301		HITT 1341
HITT 1345		HITT 1301
HITT 1353	9	HITT 1311	15
Fall		Spring
HITT 1342		HITT 1345
HITT 1341		HITT 2335
HITT 1311	9	HITT 2340
Spring		HPRS 2301
HITT 2335		HITT 1167
HITT 2340		HITT1353	16
HITT 1167	7
42 hours

Health Data Specialist - Healthcare Facility

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
HITT 1205 Medical Terminology	2
HITT 1353 Legal and Ethical Aspects of HIM	3
BCIS 1405 Business Computer Applications	4
HITT 1301 Health Data Content and Structure	3
HITT 1311 Health Information Systems	3
Semester Hours	15
Spring Semester
HITT 2335 Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies	3
SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communication or SPCH 1321 Professional Speaking	3
ENGL 1301 English or POFT 1301 Business English	3
HITT 2327 Vendor Specific HIT Systems	3
HITT 1260 Clinical – Health Information (96 hour Virtual Clinical)	2
Semester Hours	14
Total Certificate Hours	29

Health Data Specialist - Physician Practice Management

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
HITT 1205 Medical Terminology	2
HITT 1353 Legal and Ethical Aspects of HIM	3
BCIS 1405 Business Computer Applications	4
ENGL 1301 English or POFT 1301 Business English	3
HITT 2335 Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies	3
Semester Hours	15
Spring Semester
SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communication or SPCH 1321 Professional Speaking	3
Elective - ACCT 2401 Intro to Accounting or POFT 2312 Business Correspondence	3 or 4
HITT 1391 Special Topics in Health Information Technology (Practice Mgmt)	3
HITT 1260 Clinical – Health Information (96 hour Virtual Clinical)	2
HITT 1311 Health Information Systems	3
Semester Hours	14-15
Total Certificate Hours	29-30