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2009-2010
Health
Information Technology
Associate in Applied Science
Degree
Curriculum code 1244
Special Admission Requirements
The health information technology program has special admission requirements
and limited enrollment. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all
admission requirements are met and all documents and scores are submitted on
time. Only complete application files will be reviewed for admission. Please
carefully review the admission requirements.
Required Courses
(68 credit hours)
The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. BIO-115,
MRT-110,
MTH-109
must be completed no longer than five years prior to the program admission
deadline. Students must earn a
"C" or better in all required MRT courses.
For information about prerequisites and
corequisites, please see the course descriptions that are linked from each
course. Suggested
Full-Time Schedule
First Semester―Spring
8 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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MRT-130 |
1
|
Computers
in Allied Health |
IMS-101
or
IMS-115 can meet this requirement |
|
MRT-110 |
3
|
Medical
Terminology |
|
|
MRT-111 |
4
|
Health
Information Management |
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| Total:
8 |
Second
Semester―Fall
13 Credit Hours
Third
Semester―Spring
14 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
MRT-120 |
3
|
Body
Structure and Pharmacology |
|
|
MRT-112 |
4
|
Clinical
Classification Systems |
Pre-requisite: BIO-115,
MRT-108,
and MRT-111 |
|
MRT-119 |
1
|
Insurance
Reimbursement Procedures |
|
|
MRT-114 |
3
|
Health
Care Computer Applications |
|
| COM-101 |
3 |
Composition I |
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| Total:
14 |
Fourth
Semester―Summer
5 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
MRT-115
|
2
|
Clinical Practicum I |
|
|
COM-103 |
3 |
Speech Fundamentals |
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| Total:
5 |
Fifth
Semester―Fall
15 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
MRT-116 |
2
|
Clinical
Practicum II |
|
|
MRT-210 |
4
|
Introduction
to Pathophysiology |
|
|
MRT-211 |
4
|
Health
Statistics and Data Analysis |
|
|
MRT-215 |
2
|
Clinical
Practicum III |
|
|
PSY-201 |
3
|
Human
Relations in Organizations |
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| Total:
15 |
Sixth
Semester―Spring
13 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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MRT-212 |
3
|
Medical
Reimbursement Systems |
|
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MRT-213 |
3
|
Supervisory
Techniques |
|
|
MRT-216 |
5
|
Clinical
Practicum IV |
|
|
MRT-218 |
2
|
Quality
Management |
|
| Total:
13 |
Graduation Requirements
Official high school transcript with date of
graduation or a GED certificate; minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0;
successful completion of all course requirements and the minimum number of
credit hours for the specific degree; minimum of 15 semester hours completed at
Moraine Valley; constitution requirement; a "C" grade or better in
COM-101 and a "C" grade or better in
COM-102 if
COM-102 is required for this program; successful completion of minimum level
of competency in Mathematics; submission of graduation petition to the Records Office by
published deadlines. (See college catalog
for details.)
For More Information
Information and requirements may change without
notice.
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