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2009-2010
Health
Information Technology
Associate in Applied Science
Degree
Curriculum code 1244
For
students admitting/readmitting Spring 2010
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
(65 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
Program Pre-requisite
3 credit hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
MRT-110 |
3
|
Medical Terminology |
|
First Semester
15 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
BIO-115 |
4
|
Anatomy
and Physiology |
BIO-180
and BIO-181
can meet this requirement |
|
MRT-108 |
4
|
Intro to Medical Coding Systems |
Offered in Spring 2010 |
|
MRT-111 |
4
|
Health
Information Management |
|
|
MRT-130 |
1
|
Computers
in Allied Health |
IMS-101
or
IMS-115 can meet this requirement |
|
MTH-109 |
2
|
Math
for Allied Health |
MTH-098,
135,
139 or higher can meet this requirement |
| Total:
15 |
Second
Semester
15 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
| COM-101 |
3 |
Composition I |
|
|
MRT-112 |
4
|
Clinical
Classification Systems |
|
|
MRT-114 |
3
|
Health
Care Computer Applications |
|
|
MRT-119 |
1
|
Insurance Reimbursement Procedures |
Prerequisite:
MRT-108
|
|
MRT-125 |
4 |
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology |
Offered in Fall 2010 |
| Total:
15 |
Summer
5 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
COM-103 |
3 |
Speech Fundamentals |
|
|
MRT-115
|
2
|
Clinical Practicum I |
|
| Total:
5 |
Third
Semester
14 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
MRT-116 |
2
|
Clinical
Practicum II |
|
|
MRT-211 |
4
|
Health
Statistics and Data Analysis |
|
|
MRT-215 |
2
|
Clinical
Practicum III |
|
|
PSY-201 |
3
|
Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
|
|
___-___ |
3
|
Social/Behavioral Sciences
Choose from:
ANT,
ECO,
GEO,
HIS,
PSC,
PSY,
SOC,
SSC |
|
| Total:
14 |
Fourth
Semester
13 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
MRT-212 |
3
|
Medical
Reimbursement Systems |
Offered in Spring 2010 |
|
MRT-213 |
3
|
Supervisory
Techniques |
|
|
MRT-216 |
5
|
Clinical
Practicum IV |
|
|
MRT-218 |
2
|
Quality
Management |
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| 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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