2017-2018 Catalog

Medical Coding and Billing Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in a medical office after two years of full-time study.

It is strongly recommended that INFO 1001 be taken during the first quarter of the degree program.

First Year

First quarter

English level I

4.5

HIMS 1111Healthcare CareersONLINEHYBRID

4.5

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second quarter

English level II

4.5

HIMS 1120Medical Terminology IONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 1150Introduction to Medical Law and EthicsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Third quarter

HIMS 1130Medical Terminology IIONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 1212Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HITP 1115Electronic Health Records (EHR) Lab ExperienceONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Fourth quarter

HIMS 1180Disease ProcessesONLINEHYBRID

4.5

MATH 1220Business MathematicsONLINE

4.5

HIMS 1410Introduction to InsuranceONLINEHYBRID

3.0

Total Credit Hours:12.0

Second Year

Fifth quarter

HIMS 1310Introduction to Anatomy and PhysiologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 2110Principles of Management in HealthcareONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 2400Introduction to Coding and BillingONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Sixth quarter

HIMS 2155Fundamentals of PharmacologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 2420Coding and Billing IONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Seventh quarter

HIMS 2430Coding and Billing IIONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Social sciences elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:9.0

Eighth quarter

HIMS 2910CPC Exam Preparation

8.0

HIMS 2980Medical Office ApplicationsONLINE

4.5

HIMS 2981Internship

4.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

See Program