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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog
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Health Information Technology
A.A.S. Degree (Career) Carroll Community College Degree
Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium
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
• Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 101.
• Students must complete all Health Information Technology courses with
a minimum grade of "C".
Course Credits
English
ENGL 101 English Composition 3
ENGL 102 English Composition and Literature 3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list)
(MATH 120 recommended) 3
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)
(HLTH 150 recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Biological & Physical Sciences
BSCI 117 Human Biology 4
Other Requirements
CMIS 111R Business Software Applications or
CMIS 101 Information Systems and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MEDA 109 Medical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Health Information Technologycourses 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 . . 1
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Transfer Note:
For more information on careers and transfer, contact the Counseling & Advising
office at 301.846.2471 or visit the Programs web page.
Honors College
Honors is an academic enrichment program that can be incorporated into most
transfer degree programs at FCC. All honors learning is designed to go deeper,
broader, or more complex, and the program strives to develop emerging scholars
and leaders. Students who graduate from the Honors College, complete an
honors independent study project, present at a conference, or earn service or
leadership certificates gain a competitive advantage when applying for admission
to selective four-year colleges and transfer scholarships.
Eligibility
Students automatically qualify for the Honors College with the following test
scores: SAT = 1100 overall (out of 1600) with at least 550 on verbal, or ACT
= Reading 23+, or FCC placement exams = Honors level reading (268) and
proficient college level writing. Applicants with strong academic records (3.500
GPA) or faculty recommendations are encouraged to apply. We also offer an Open
Campus membership for high school or home school students with a 3.5 GPA
or higher. Students who started college poorly but whose recent work is honors
caliber can apply to the honors coordinator for an exception. To apply, complete
the Honors College application, available in the Honors Office (H 245) and at
, and submit as directed.
Honors Advising
Students meet with an honors advisor to select a goal and develop an honors plan
to achieve your goal. Check-in with an honors advisor each semester to update
your plan. The Honors College also offers ACCE 110H as a first-year experience
course to help students make the transition to college and honors learning.
Second-year honors peer mentors are embedded in the course as another source
of help. Any student whose GPA drops below 3.000 or violates FCC policy will no
longer be in good standing with the Honors program.
Academic Opportunities
Your academic opportunities begin with Honors courses, which are designated
with an “H” in the schedule. Because honors courses have the same core
learning outcomes and content requirements as regular courses they are easily
transferable. Honors courses are smaller (limit 15) and often operate as seminars
with heavy class discussion. Some courses are linked so the same cohort of
students is together in two classes that share blocks of time.
With permission of the instructor and the honors coordinator, Honors Contracts
can be arranged for courses not in the schedule (e.g., MATH 185 Calculus I).
Contact the honors coordinator to request an Honors Contract application.
Students can conduct scholarly research or produce creative works through
Honors Independent Study projects under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
Students share their work with the campus community at the Honors Forum and
are encouraged to present at student conferences. Each year one student may
be nominated to compete for the Portz Award for Outstanding Honors Student at
Two-Year Colleges, which is sponsored by the Maryland Collegiate Honors Council.
Engagement
We encourage students to engage in learning both inside and outside the
classroom. To promote learning outside the classroom, all honors courses require
students to attend co-curricular events. The Honors College also sponsors a
variety of student organized activities each year, and the Center for Student
Engagement at FCC offers even more engagement opportunities. With 25
service hours in two projects and a reflection paper, students can earn a service
certificate. Leadership opportunities are available through the Honors Student
Association, Phi Theta Kappa, and Honors College internships. Student leaders
can also complete workshops and earn a leadership certificate.