Admission Requirements

1. Attendance at a program information session or call 410-777-7310 for schedule. You may also view the online information session. Detailed information regarding program, profession, admission and academic requirements and selection criteria will be discussed.
2. Submit a completed program application to Florestano 100.
3. Eligibility for ENG 111  or ENG 115  or ENG 121 .
4. Eligibility for general education math (see General Education Mathematics Requirements ).
   (Note: If developmental courses in English or mathematics are needed, the student will not be eligible for the program until completion of all developmental courses.)
5. Prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” in each course by the application deadline.
6. Must have a minimum adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 at this college.
7. Foreign educated students: must have their college transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluators: ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators) at www.ece.org or WES (World Education Services) at www.wes.org.
8. Foreign educated students: must successfully pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 550 (213 is the equivalent computer score and 79 is the equivalent Internet based score) OR must have completed the ENG 111 /ENG 112  or ENG 115 /ENG 116  or ENG 121  course sequence with grades of C or better prior to applying to the Health Information Technology program. Anne Arundel Community College’s code for TOEFL is 5019.

Selection Criteria

Students will be admitted to the health information technology program each fall as the number of students permits. Applications received by the deadline will be assured consideration based on space availability. Applications received after the deadline may be considered on a space-available basis. Applications will be available in the Health Sciences office, Florestano Building Room 100 and on the college website after Dec. 1 for fall. To be considered for conditional acceptance, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must satisfactorily complete all academic and admission requirements.
• Final acceptance into the program shall be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and satisfactory completion of a Health Examination Record. Information and deadline for completion will be sent in applicant’s conditional acceptance packet. These are not to be completed prior to acceptance notification.

Technical Standards

Students who are conditionally accepted to this program of study will be required to submit a Health Examination Record completed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant validating that the student meets the technical standard of good physical and mental health as established by the School of Health Sciences, and verifying that the student is free of communicable diseases as evidenced by required immunizations/titers.

Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening

This program requires the satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and possible drug screening. For complete details, see the Health Sciences  section of this catalog.

Enrollment Restrictions

Limitations of hospital, clinical or laboratory facilities necessitate certain enrollment restrictions. An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor may not be eligible for licensure as a Health Information Technician. See the Health Information Technology program coordinator for additional information.

Total credit hours: 14

First Year - Term 1

• BIO 232-Human Biology 2 4 credit hours OR
• BIO 234-Anatomy and Physiology 2 4 credit hours

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• HIT 111-Introduction to Health Information Technology 1 3 credit hours
• MDA 112-Pharmacology for Health Professions 3 credit hours

First Year - Term 2

• COM 111-Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 credit hours

• Meets the Arts and Humanities requirement.

• HIT 112-Healthcare Statistics and Quality/Performance Improvement 4 credit hours
• HIT 113-Introduction to Health Information Technology 2 2 credits
• HIT 217-Introduction to ICD Coding 3 credit hours

Total First Year Credits: 42-46

Second Year - Term 1

• HIT 218-Introduction to CPT/HCPCS Coding 3 credit hours
• HIT 220-Legal Aspects of Health Information Management 3 credit hours
• HIT 222-Reimbursement Methodologies 3 credit hours

Second Year - Term 2 - First 8-Weeks

• HIT 221-Advanced Coding 3 credit hours

Second Year - Term 2 - Second 8-Weeks

• HIT 276-Health Information Technology Practicum 3 credit hours

Total Second Year Credits: 21