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				Curriculum (2009 - 2011)
				Please see Additional Notes for Asterisked (*) items at the bottom of the page.
				First Semester					Second Semester
				Freshman Year
				BIOL	110	Fundamentals of Biology I	3		BIOL	220	Surv Human Anat & Phys	3
				ENGL	101	Rhet and Comp	3		BIOL	221	Surv Human Anat & Phys Lab	1
				MATH	105	Algebra - College Stu	3		ENGL	102	Comp and Lit	3
				HIM	101	Health Info Mgmt Orient	1				Elective (ECON)*2	3
				PSYC	110	General Psyc I	3				Elective (HIST)	3
						Free Elective	3				Elective (ARTS)*3	3
						TOTAL:	16				TOTAL:	16
				Sophomore Year
				ACCT	201	Intro to Financial Acct	3		CMCN	200	Prin of Human Cmcn	3
				BIOL	318	Adv. Human Anat & Phys	4		CMPS	207	Comp. in Organizations	3
				BSAT	205	Micro Appl in Business	3		ENGL	360	Adv. Writing	3
						Elective (ENGL)*4	3		HIM	361	Medical Terminology	3
						Elective (SCI)*5	3		STAT	214	Elementary Statistics	3
						TOTAL:	16				TOTAL:	15
				Junior Year
				MGMT	320	Mgmt Behav & Org	3		HIM	303	Healthcare Info. Systems	3
				HIM	321	HIM I: Foundations	3		HIM	322	Legal Aspects for Health Care	2
				HIM	323	HIM Lab I	1		HIM	324	HIM II: Nomen & Class Sys	3
				HIM	401	Concepts Health Del/Sys	1		HIM	326	HIM Lab II	2
				HIM	461	Fund-Med Sci I	2		HIM	462	Fund-Med Sci II	2
				STAT	417	Biometry	3				Elective *6	3
						Free Elective	3
						TOTAL:	16				TOTAL:	15
				Senior Year
				HIM	403	Electronic Health Records	3		HIM	412	Org & Adm Mgmt II	3
				HIM	405	Coding & Reimb Systems	3		HIM	422	HIM IV: Health Care Stat	3
				HIM	411	Org & Adm Mgmt I	3		HIM	424	HIM Lab IV	1
				HIM	413	Org & Adm Mgmt Lab I	1		HIM	454	Clinical Experience II	3
				HIM	423	HIM Lab III	2		HIM	482	Mgmt Internship *7	4
				HIM	431	Q.I./Risk & Util Mgmt	2
				HIM	453	Clinical Experience I	3
						TOTAL:	17				TOTAL:	14
				The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
				A minimum grade of C must be earned in each HIM course and in MATH 105 and BIOL 220/221. In order to enter the senior year (professional training) each student must have completed every required course or its equivalent through the junior year with an overall average of at least 2.5 as computed by the Registrar and a minimum grade of "C" in each HIM course through the Junior Year.
A minimum adjusted GPA of 2.3 is required for graduation. Although a minor is not required, if a student elects to pursue a minor from the approved list, the student must have an average of 2.3 or greater for all minor courses.
Additional Notes:
(*1) Students must demonstrate a proficiency in typewriting prior to entry into the junior year or schedule a beginning typewriting course.
(*2) Chosen from ECON 201, ECON 202, or ECON 300
(*3) Chosen from one of the following courses:
• DANC (any course) • MUS (any course, through MUS 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 308, 360, & 362 recommended for non-majors) • THEA (any course) • VIAR (any course) • ARCH 221 • DSGN 121
(*4) English 201, 202, 321, or 322
(*5) Chosen from CHEM 101, CHEM 107 or CHEM 125
(*6) Chosen from FNAN 300, MKTG 345, OR PHIL 316 Note: FNAN 300 and MKTG 345 can be used towards a business minor.
(*7) Four week full-time managerial internship
The Health Information Management Program is conducted without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age, handicaps, or national origin.

Document last revised Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:04 PM

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