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Health Information Technology
A.A.S. Degree (Career)
Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium
Carroll Community College Degree
This program is designed to prepare students for employment as health
information technicians in hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care facilities,
physician offices, home health services, and other facilities which create and/or
evaluate health records. This program of study is designed to combine general
education and specialized courses to meet employment requirements in Health
Information Technology. Students are expected to complete a core of General
Education requirements in addition to the program requirements. For more
information, contact Counseling & Advising or Anne Marani at 410.386.8265 or
[email protected].Course
Credits
English
EN 101 English Composition
3
EN 102 English Composition and Literature
3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list)
(MA 206–Elementary Statistics preferred)
3/4
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective (GenEd course list)
3
Arts & Humanities
Arts or Humanities Elective (GenEd course list)
3
Arts, Humanities, or Social & Behavioral Sciences
Arts, Humanities or Social/Behavioral Sciences
Elective (GenEd course list)
3
Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues
Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues (GenEd course list)
(HE 204 recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Biological & Physical Sciences
BI 107 Human Biology
4
Other Requirements
CIS 111R Business Software Applications or
CIS 101 Information Systems and Technology . . . . . . . . . . .
3
MDA109 Medical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Health Information Technology
courses offered at Carroll Community College
HIT 112 Healthcare Data Content and Structure . . . . . . . . . .
3
HIT 115 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology . . . . . . . . . . .
4
HIT 121 Basic Diagnosis Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
HIT 122 Basic Procedure Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
HIT 201 Computer Applications in Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . .
3
HIT 222 Advanced Coding Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
HIT 225 Healthcare Delivery Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
HIT 223 Reimbursement Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
HIT 270 Professional Practice in Health Information Technology . . .
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History
A.A. Degree (Transfer)
An Option of Arts & Sciences
Designed to prepare students to transfer to four-year institutions. This option
provides the opportunity to acquire knowledge about how people have
interacted within societies and between societies in relation to a multitude of
disciplinary areas.
• Students must complete their credit
English and Mathematics
within the first
24 credits.
• One general education course must meet the
cultural competence
graduation requirement
(list page 43).
• CORE: The General Education CORE
(page 42) is that foundation of the
higher education curriculum providing a coherent intellectual experience for
all students. Students should check with an advisor or the transfer institution
(ARTSYS) before selecting General Education CORE requirements. http://artsys.
usmd.edu/Course
Credits
English
EN 101
English Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Social & Behavioral Sciences Electives (GenEd course list) . . . . . .
6
Two courses selected from different disciplines
Arts & Humanities
Three GenEd courses, one selected from each area: Arts, Humanities, and
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Biological & Physical Sciences (One lab course required)
Biological & Physical Sciences Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . 7/8
Two courses, one of which must be a lab course
Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues
Choose from 2 categories:
Computer Literacy Elective (GenEd course list)
Interdisciplinary Issues Elective (GenEd course list)
Multicultural Issues & Perspectives Elective (GenEd course list) 6
PE/Health Requirement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/3
Departmental Requirements
Students should check with an advisor or transfer institution (ARTSYS) before
selecting their courses.
Select two courses from the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
HI 101 History of Western Civilization
HI 102 History of Western Civilization
HI 201 History of the United States
HI 202 History of the United States
Select three courses from the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
HI 204 Twentieth Century History
HI 205 Contemporary Latin America
HI 212 Civil War
HI 213 History of the South
HI 214 The Civil Rights Movement
HI 215 Constitutional History of the United States
HI 217 African-American History
ID 220 WWII Through Film
ID 222 The Sixties
IS 911H History Honors
Electives
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Students should check with an advisor or the transfer
institution (ARTSYS) before selecting their electives.
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