Health Information Technology, Associate of Applied Science

(Suggested Occupational Plan)

Prerequisites

Course Code	Course Name	Semester Hours
BIOL 2404	Foundations of Anatomy and Physiology	4
HITT 1205	Medical Terminology I	2
HPRS 2301	Pathophysiology	3

First Semester (Fall)

Course Code	Course Name	Semester Hours
HITT 1301	Health Data Content and Structure	3
ITSW 1307	Introduction to Database	3
HITT 1249	Pharmacology	2

Second Semester (Spring)

Course Code	Course Name	Semester Hours
HITT 1341	Coding and Classification System	3
HITT 1353	Legal/Ethical Issues of Health Information	3
HITT 1345	Healthcare Delivery Systems	3
HITT 1191	Special Topics in Health Information Technology/Technician	1

Third Semester (Summer)

Course Code	Course Name	Semester Hours
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
HITT 1342	Ambulatory Coding	3
HITT 2335	Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies (Capstone)	3
MATH 1342	Elementary Statistical Methods	3

Fourth Semester (Fall)

Course Code	Course Name	Semester Hours
HITT 1261	Clinical - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	2
HITT 2239	Health Information Organization and Supervision	2
HITT 1355	Healthcare Statistics	3
HITT 2343	Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement	3

Fifth Semester (Spring)

Course Code	Course Name	Semester Hours
HITT 2160	Clinical - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	1
PSYC 2301	General Psychology	3
Core	Communications (SPCH) Core Elective	3
Core	Creative Arts OR Language, Philosophy and Culture Core Elective	3
HITT 2149	RHIT Competence Review	1

Total Semester Hours for Associate Degree: 60

Additional Information

Courses in bold type meet General Education requirements for Del Mar College Associate of Applied Science degrees.