Health Information Technology, A.S. (2159)

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Program Purpose:
To prepare students for employment as health information technicians or medical record technicians, or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations.

Employment Types:
Health information technicians, medical record technicians in a variety of healthcare settings

Program Length:
70 credit hours

Admission Requirements:

Admission requirements for TPP programs are the same as admission to the College: standard high school diploma or GED diploma. Most TPP program courses require students to be College-ready, which means the student must have appropriate placement scores, complete any needed developmental education or meet the requirements for a documented exemption.
Satisfactory completion of program prerequisite courses

Academic Division:
Technology and Professional Programs

Contact:
(850) 201-8352 or techedu@tcc.fl.edu

View Information about Graduation Requirements and Year of Entry .

Course Information

Note:

To satisfy State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.030, students must earn a grade of “C” or better in any Communications, Humanities, History/Social Science or Mathematics course used to fulfill general education requirements.

Prerequisites (10 credit hours)

Not all courses are offered in all semesters. View course description for availability.

HSC2531 Medical Terminology 3 credit hour(s)
BSC2085 Anatomy and Physiology I 3 credit hour(s)
BSC2085L Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
ENC1101 College Composition 3 credit hour(s)

Program Courses (60 credit hours)

Semester 1: Fall (13 credit hours)

HIM1000 Introduction to Health Information and Informatics Management 3 credit hour(s)
MAC1105 College Algebra 3 credit hour(s)
or
MGF1106 Mathematics I for Liberal Arts 3 credit hour(s)
BSC2086 Anatomy and Physiology II 3 credit hour(s)
BSC2086L Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
CGS2540 Database Concepts 3 credit hour(s)

Semester 2: Spring (13 credit hours)

HIM1930 Professional Development I 1 credit hour(s)
HIM2012 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare 3 credit hour(s)
HIM2214 Health Statistics 3 credit hour(s)
HIM2433 Pathophysiology 4 credit hour(s)
HIM2442 Pharmacology for Health Professions 2 credit hour(s)

Semester 3: Summer (6 credit hours)

Any General Education Humanities course 3 credit hour(s)
Any General Education Social Science course 3 credit hour(s)