The Health Information Management Bachelor of Science is a 120 credit hour program. Students must earn a C or higher in all "HIM-M" courses and a C- or higher in all other courses, and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate.
Students are responsible for completing the degree requirements for their particular plan of study. Transfer students should consult an academic advisor regarding potential course exceptions and/or substitutions.
The plan of study is subject to revision. We encourage all students to meet with an academic advisor prior to registration each semester.
Some classes are only offered annually. Please work with your academic advisor to plan classes if you started in a spring semester.
Year 1
Fall (16 cr.)
- INFO-I 100 First Year Seminar (1 cr.)
- BIOL-N 211 Anatomy for Healthcare Management (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 108 Introduction to Health Information Management (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 120 Data Organization & Presentation in Healthcare Environment (3 cr.)
- MATH-M 118 Finite (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I (3 cr.)
Spring (15 cr.)
- COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)
- BIOL-N 207 Physiology for Healthcare Management (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 275 Cultural Competencies in Healthcare Communication (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 220 Healthcare Informatics for Decision Support (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 330 Medical Terminology (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall (16 cr.)
- HIM-M 200 Database Design for HIM (3 cr.)
- PBHL-B 300 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 cr.)
- DSCI-D 210 Programming with Python 1 or CSCI-A 204 Introduction to Programming (4 cr.)
- HIM-M 370 Health Information Management (3 cr.)
- Social Science (INFO-I 270 preferred) (3 cr.)
Spring (15 cr.)
- DSCI-D 211 Programming for Python 2 or CSCI-A 205 Programming II (4 cr.)
- HIM-M 345 Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Information Release (3 cr.)
- Cultural Understanding (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 299 Career Readiness (2 cr.)
- Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
Year 3
Fall (15 cr.)
- HIM-M 325 Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards I (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 350 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM I (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 355 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 475 Health Information Technology (3 cr.)
- Social Science OR Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
Spring (15 cr.)
- HIM-M 325 Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards I (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 350 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM I (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 355 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 475 Health Information Technology (3 cr.)
- Social Science OR Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
Year 4
Fall (14 cr.)
- HIM-M 425 Quantitative Analysis of Health Information (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 443 Health Information Management Practicum (2 cr.)
- HIM-M 462 Healthcare Quality Improvement (3 cr.)
- INFO-I 223 Data Fluency OR INFO-B 530 (if completing accelerated program) (3 cr.)
- INFO-B 406 Biomedical Informatics OR INFO-B 581 (if completing accelerated program) (3 cr.)
Spring (14 cr.)
- HIM-M 490 RHIA Exam Preparation (3 cr.)
- INFO-I 402 Informatics Project Management (3 cr.)
- INFO-I 421 Applications of Data Mining or INFO-B 535 (if completing the accelerated program) (3 cr.)
- Elective (5 cr.)
The final practicum requires students to present their supervising site project at a Capstone event held at the end of the fall and spring semester. Online students may choose to present in person or remotely by videoconferencing. During the event all students will interact “live” with faculty and answer questions.