Students are admitted to the Health Information Management Program in August of each year. Course content is sequential, and students should plan to enroll in all Health Information Management courses in the order and during the terms indicated in the following curriculum outline.

** DENOTES COURSES THAT MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO APPLCATION TO PROGRAM

CGS 1060          Introduction to Microcomputer Usage - This course must be satisfied for completion of                         the Associate in Science Degree. Course satisfaction can be accomplished through                                 examination or by successful class attendance        

Ratio of Credits to Contact Hours

In order to practice safely as a Health Information Management professional, student must complete a predetermined number of classroom or "contact" hours. For this reason, the number of hours you spend in class will be greater than you might expect. A two-credit clinical laboratory course might require a commitment of six hours of class time per week. The required ratio of credits to contact hours is spelled out in detail below.

Contact hours for theory courses are the equivalent of one contact hour per week for 16 weeks for each credit.

Contact hours for clinical laboratory courses are the equivalent of three contact hours per week for 16 weeks for each credit. Science lab courses meet 2 hours per week per credit.

If courses are taught in less than 16 weeks, the total number of required contact hours will be divided by the number of weeks the course is offered.