2015-2016 Catalog

Healthcare Documentation Specialist I Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in medical transcription after one year of full-time study.

First Year

First quarter

HIMS 1120Medical Terminology IONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 1150Introduction to Medical Law and EthicsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second quarter

HIMS 1130Medical Terminology IIONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 1210Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 1212Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Third quarter

HIMS 2155Fundamentals of PharmacologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HIMS 2220Medical Transcription IONLINE

4.5

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Fourth quarter

ENGL level I

4.5

HIMS 2230Medical Transcription IIONLINE

4.5

MATH 1220Business MathematicsONLINE

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

See Program