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.
Digital Literacy must be taken as a pre-requisite or co-requisite with HIT 100 if pursuing the Health Information Technology AAS Degree.
At least 25 percent of the approved curriculum for any certificate, diploma or degree must be completed at the student’s home college.