2017-2018 Catalog

Medical Office Management Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in health information management systems 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 1005Introduction to Electronic Health RecordsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Fourth quarter

HIMS 1210Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 1410Introduction to InsuranceONLINEHYBRID

3.0

HITP 1115Electronic Health Records (EHR) Lab ExperienceONLINEHYBRID

4.5

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 2220Healthcare DocumentationONLINE

4.5

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

MATH 1220Business MathematicsONLINE

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Seventh quarter

INFO 1213Database FundamentalsONLINE

4.5

Social sciences elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:9.0

Eighth quarter

HIMS 2981Internship

4.0

HIMS 2980Medical Office ApplicationsONLINE

4.5

Total Credit Hours:8.5

See Program