The Health Information Management Bachelor of Science is a 120 credit hour program. Students must earn a C- or higher in all 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.)
- Core Communication (3 cr.)
- BIOL-N 211 Anatomy for Healthcare Management (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 108 Introduction to Health Information Management (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 110 Computer Concepts for Health Information (3 cr.)
- MATH-M 118 Finite Math (3 cr.)
Spring (15 cr.)
- Core Communication (3 cr.)
- BIOL-N 207 Physiology for Healthcare Management (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 120 Data Organization & Presentation in Healthcare Environment (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 275 Cultural Competencies in Healthcare Communication (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 330 Medical Terminology (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall (15 cr.)
- HIM-M 200 Database Design for HIM (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 370 Health Information Management (3 cr.)
- Cultural Understanding (3 cr.)
- PBHL-B 301 Biostatistics for Health Information Management (3 cr.)
- Social Science (INFO-I 270 or INFO-I 275) (3 cr.)
Spring (15 cr.)
- HIM-M 220 Healthcare Informatics for Decision Support (3 cr.)
- Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
- Social Science (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 345 Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Information Release (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 299 Career Readiness (2 cr.)
- Elective (1 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.)
- DSCI-D 301 Data Policy and Governance (3 cr., was LIS-S 301)
Year 4
Fall (15 cr.)
Spring (15 cr.)
- HIM-M 420 Health Information Project Management (3 cr.)
- INFO-B 435 Clinical Information Systems (3 cr.)
- HIM-M 443 Professional Practicum in Health Information Management II (2 cr.)
- HIM-M 490 RHIA Exam Preparation (3 cr.)
- Elective (3 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.