HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEGREE – M025
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM:
BCCC’s Health Information Technology (HIT) graduates perform a variety of technical, health information
management functions including organizing, analyzing, and technically evaluating health information; compiling
administrative and health statistics; and coding diseases, operations, and other procedures. Responsibilities also
include maintaining and using a variety of health information indices, special registries, storage and retrieval
systems; inputting and retrieving computerized health data, and controlling the release of health information. The
majority of health information practitioners work in acute care hospitals, ambulatory, long-term, and mental health
facilities, state and federal agencies, and at insurance companies, and colleges. Some are self-employed in
businesses such as transcription services and consulting. Graduates are eligible to apply for the certification
examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association. passing the examination
entitles a person to use the initials RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) after his/her name.
COURSE
1st Semester
PRE 100
ENG 101
AH 130
BIO 202
HIT 120
2nd Semester
AH 230
AH 135
HIT 130
HIT 232
PSY 101
AH 110
ENG 102/113
3rd Semester
HIT 123
HIT 262
HIT 231
HIT 251
HIT 132
HIT 252
4th Semester
SP 101
BIO 203
MAT 107
HLF-Elective
HIT 240
CURRENT SEQUENCE
CREDITS
PREREQUISITES
Preparation for Academic Achievement
Biology Placement Exam (Test out of BIO
101)
English Writing
Medical Terminology
Anatomy and Physiology I
Health Information Systems
Semester Credits
1
0
None
None
3
3
4
4
15
ENG 82 or RENG 92
ENG 82 or RENG 92
BIO 101 or BIO 102
ENG 101, HIT 232
Study of Disease Process
Allied Health Pharmacology
Health Information Practicum I
Computer Applications in Healthcare
3
2
2
2
Introductory Psychology
Medical Jurisprudence and Ethics
Intro. to the Term Paper &
Research/Business Writing
Semester Credits
3
2
3
AH 130; BIO 202
AH 130
HIT 120; HIT 232
HIT 120 and
instructor’s perm.
ENG 82 or RENG 92
None
ENG 101
17
ICD-9-CM Coding Principles and Practice
4
Health Information Practicum IV
Health Information Practicum II
Healthcare Management Supervision
CPT-4 Coding Principles and RVUs/APGs
Clinical Quality Assurance and CQI
Semester Credits
2
1
3
2
3
15
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Anatomy and Physiology II
Modern Elementary Statistics
3
4
3
ENG 82 or RENG 92
BIO 202
Health and Life Fitness
Advanced ICD-9-CM Coding/DRGs and
DSM-IV
Semester Credits
2
2
None
HIT 123; BIO 202
14
PROGRAM TOTAL
61
SEMESTER
AH 130; HIT
120; BIO 202
HIT 232; HIT 120
HIT 120
HIT 120
AH 130; BIO 202
HIT 130
MAT 82 or MAT 87 or MAT
92; ENG 82 or RENG 92
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GRADE
Pre-Requisites for Students in Developmental Courses
COURSE
CURRENT SEQUENCE
CREDITS
PREREQUISITES
RENG 90
Intensive Program Writing
4 hrs.
Placement Test
RENG 91
Composition Skills I
4 hrs.
Placement Test or RENG
90
RENG 92
Composition Skills II
4 hrs.
Placement Test or RENG
91
MAT 80
Arithmetic
3 hrs.
Placement Test
MAT 86/
Integrated Pre-Algebra and Introductory
Algebra
5 hrs.
Placement Test or MAT
80
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__________________ __
MAT 87M
Integrated Elementary and Intermediate
Algebra
Students who complete
MAT 80 with an A or B
within a one year period:
Students who recently
(within one year) failed
and need to repeat MAT
91; students whose
ACUPLACER placement
score on Elementary
Algebra falls within the
range 52-62.
MAT 91
Elementary Algebra
4 hrs.
Placement Test or MAT
80
MAT 92
Intermediate Algebra
4 hrs.
Placement Test or MAT
91
SEMESTER
GRADE