Health Information Technology: Coding - Certificate

(31 total credit hours)

**Recommended Semester 1**
Courses	Credits	Offered
AHS 115 Medical Terminology	3	All
BIO 135 Basic Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory (or BIO 137 and BIO 139)	4	All
HIT 100 Introduction to Health Information Technology	3	Fall/Spring
HIT 110 Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Information	2	Fall/Spring

**Recommended Semester 2**
Courses	Credits	Offered
HIT 105 Pathophysiology / Pharmacology for Health Information Professionals	4	Fall/Spring
HIT 109 Clinical Classification Systems I	4	Fall/Spring
HIT 112 Reimbursement Methodologies	3	Fall/Spring

**Recommended Semester 3**
Courses	Credits	Offered
HIT 202 Clinical Classification Systems II	3	Fall/Spring
HIT 207 Clinical Classification Systems III	3	Fall/Spring
HIT 2151 Clinical Practicum I	2	Varies

Certificate: Release of Information Data Specialist: 12 Total Credit Hours

**Courses**
Courses	Credits	Offered
AHS 115 Medical Terminology	3	All
BIO 135 Basic Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory (or BIO 137 and BIO 139)	4	All
HIT 100 Introduction to Health Information Technology	3	Fall/Spring
HIT 110 Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Information	2	Fall/Spring

Progression in the program is contingent upon achievement of a grade C or greater in each course and maintenance of a 2.0 cumulative GPA or above (on a 4.0 scale).
HIT courses for the coding certificate are offered in the day and evening, alternating semesters. Evening sequence HIT courses start in the fall; Daytime sequence HIT courses start in the spring.
At least 25 percent of the approved curriculum for any certificate, diploma or degree must be completed at the student’s home college.