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Office Administration (Health Information Technology Option) Associate in Applied Science

This program provides students with knowledge and skills needed to analyze and manage patient healthcare data as an HIT professional. Graduates earn an Associate in Applied Science in Office Administration. Note that AAS degree, certificate, and short-term certificate programs are not designed to be transfer programs.

Requirements

Area I: Written Composition (3 Credit Hours)

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 131Applied Writing

3

ENG 131: Students who intend to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program should take ENG 101. ENG 131 is a Code C course, which is not designed for transfer credit.

Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts (6 Credit Hours)

Select 3 credit hours from:

SPH 106Fund Of Oral Communication

3
SPH 107Fund Of Public Speaking

3

Select 3 credit hours from:

ART 100Art Appreciation

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
ENG 251American Literature I

3
ENG 252American Literature II

3
ENG 261English Literature I

3
ENG 262English Literature II

3
MUS 101Music Appreciation

3
PHL 106Introduction To Philosophy

3
PHL 206Ethics And Society

3
REL 152Survey Of New Testament

3
THR 120Theater Appreciation

3
THR 126Introduction To Theater

3
Students may also select 3 hours from a Humanities course to fulfill this degree requirement.

Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics (11 Credit Hours)

BIO 103Principles Of Biology I

4
BIO 201Human Anatomy/Physiology I

4
MTH 100Intermediate College Algebra

3

Note: MTH 100 or higher

Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credit Hours)

PSY 200General Psychology

3

Area V: General Education Core, Technical Concentration, and Electives (45 Credit Hours)

HIT 130HIT Classificat & Reimbursem

3
HIT 134HIT Legal/Ethical Issues

3
HIT 151Health Data Content & Struct

3
HIT 221HIT Computer Applications

2
HIT 222HIT Computer Application Lab

1
HIT 230Medical Coding Systems I

3
HIT 231Medical Coding Skills Lab

1
HIT 232Medical Coding Systems II

3
HIT 233Medical Coding Skills Lab II

1
HIT 255Principles Of Supervis HIT

3
HIT 260Preceptorship

3
OAD 101Beginning Keyboarding

3
OAD 103Intermediate Keyboarding

3
OAD 131Business English

3
OAD 134Career & Professional Dev

3
OAD 211Medical Terminology

3
OAD 212Medical Transcription

3
WKO 101Workplace Skills Development I

1

Students Suggested Course Sequence for Full-Time Students

First Semester

 
BIO 103Principles Of Biology I

4
OAD 211Medical Terminology

3
HIT 151Health Data Content & Struct

3
OAD 101Beginning Keyboarding

3
OAD 131Business English

3

Second Semester

 
HIT 134HIT Legal/Ethical Issues

3
HIT 130HIT Classificat & Reimbursem

3
OAD 103Intermediate Keyboarding

3
OAD 134Career & Professional Dev

3
ENG 101English Composition I

3
PSY 200General Psychology

3

Summer Courses

 
BIO 201Human Anatomy/Physiology I

4
HIT 221HIT Computer Applications

2
HIT 222HIT Computer Application Lab

1
HIT 230Medical Coding Systems I

3
HIT 231Medical Coding Skills Lab

1
MTH 116Mathematical Applications

3
SPH 106Fund Of Oral Communication

3

Summer Courses

 
ENG 102English Composition II

3
HIT 232Medical Coding Systems II

3
HIT 233Medical Coding Skills Lab II

1
HIT 255Principles Of Supervis HIT

3
HIT 260Preceptorship

3
OAD 212Medical Transcription

3
WKO 101Workplace Skills Development I

1