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2012-2013
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
(66 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 refer to the catalog.
Suggested
Full-Time Schedule
Program Pre-requisite
3 credit hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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MRT-110 |
3
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Medical Terminology |
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MRT-130 |
1
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Computers in Allied Health |
IMS-101
or
IMS-115 can meet this requirement |
First Semester
15 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
BIO-115 |
5
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Anatomy
and Physiology |
BIO-180
and BIO-181
can meet this requirement |
|
MRT-108 |
4
|
Intro to Medical Coding Systems |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110
with a "C" or better.
Corequisite: Registration or credit in MRT-130
Offered in the Spring and Fall semesters. |
|
MRT-111 |
4
|
Health
Information Management |
Offered in the Spring and
Fall semesters. |
|
MTH-109 |
2
|
Math
for Allied Health |
MTH-098,
135,
139 or higher can meet this requirement |
| Total:
15 |
Second
Semester
15 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
| COM-101 |
3 |
Composition I |
|
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MRT-112 |
4
|
Clinical
Classification Systems |
Pre-requisite: BIO-115, MRT-108, and MRT-111 |
|
MRT-114 |
3
|
Health
Care Computer Applications |
Prerequisite:
MRT-125
Corequisite: Credit or registration in MRT-112.
Offered in the Spring semester. |
|
MRT-119 |
1
|
Insurance Reimbursement Procedures |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110 with a "C" or better.
Corequisite: Registration or credit MRT-108 (or previous credit in MRT-117 &
MRT-118), and MRT-130.
Offered in the Spring and Fall semesters. |
|
MRT-125 |
4 |
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110
with a "C" or better.
Offered in the Spring, Fall
and Summer semesters. |
| Total:
15 |
Summer
5 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
COM-103 |
3 |
Speech Fundamentals |
|
|
MRT-115
|
2
|
Clinical Practicum I |
Prerequisites:MRT-112,
MRT-114
Offered in the Summer semester only. |
| Total:
5 |
Third
Semester
14 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
|
MRT-116 |
2
|
Clinical
Practicum II |
Prerequisites:MRT-112,
MRT-115, MRT-119
Offered in the Fall semester only. |
|
MRT-211 |
4
|
Health
Statistics and Data Analysis |
Prerequisites:
MTH-109, MRT-114
Offered in the Fall semester only. |
|
MRT-215 |
2
|
Clinical
Practicum III |
Prerequisite:
MRT-115
Corequisite: Registration or credit in MRT-116.
Offered in the Fall semester only. |
|
PSY-201 |
3
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Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
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|
___-___ |
3
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Social/Behavioral Sciences
Choose from: ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, PSC, PSY, SOC, SSC |
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| Total:
14 |
Fourth
Semester
13 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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MRT-212 |
3
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Medical
Reimbursement Systems |
Corequisites:
Registration or credit in MRT-112,
MRT-119
Offered in Spring and Fall. |
|
MRT-213 |
3
|
Supervisory
Techniques |
Prerequisites:
MRT-115, MRT-211
Offered in Spring semester only |
|
MRT-216 |
5
|
Clinical
Practicum IV |
Prerequisite:
MRT-215
Corequisite: Registration or credit in MRT-213.
Offered in the Spring semester only. |
|
MRT-218 |
2
|
Quality
Management |
Prerequisite:
MRT-211
Offered in the Spring semester only. |
| Total:
13 |
Graduation Requirements
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.)
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