Burlington County College
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

Course of Study

The Health Information Technology Associate of Applied Science degree requires a minimum of 68 credits distributed among general education requirements and program courses. It combines classroom instruction on campus with clinical experience in selected health care facilities.

                         General Education Requirements

COURSE #

COURSE TITLE

CREDITS

ENG101

College Composition I

3

ENG102

College Composition II

3

PSY101

General Psychology I

3

PSY102

General Psychology II

3

MTH107

Statistics

3

BIO110

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology (lecture)

3

BIO111

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology (lab)

1

CIS118

Introduction to PC's with Windows

3

                   Program Requirements

COURSE #

COURSE TITLE

CREDITS

BIO114

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology (lecture)

3

BIO115

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology (lab)

1

CIS132

MS Access Techniques and Programming

3

HIT101

Introduction to Health Information

4

HIT103

Legal Aspects of Health Information 

3

HIT105

Medical Terminology

2

HIT107

Health Information in Nonacute Care

3

HIT110

HIT Clinical I

2

HIT115

Pathology

3

HIT116

Pharmacology in Allied Health

2

HIT200

Healthcare Classifications I

4

HIT 201

HIT Statistics and Quality Improvement

3

HIT204

Management and Personnel

3

HIT205

Healthcare Classification II

3

HIT208

Billing and Reimbursement Methodologies

2

HIT212

HIT Clinical II

2

HIT214

MIS Applications in Health Information

3

TOTAL

 

68
Credits

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