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A.A.S. in Health Information Technology at Ivy Tech to B.S. Health Information Management at IUPUI

Students who graduate from Ivy Tech with the Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology and earn the RHIT credential must complete these courses in order to earn the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management from IUPUI and sit for the RHIA exam.

If general education requirements have not been completed, including college-level Math, additional courses may be required to complete the degree.

Students must earn a C or higher in all courses as well as a cumulative grade point average of a 2.0 or higher in order to graduate.

Plan of Study

Fall Semester First Year (15 cr.)

• OLS 27400 Applied Leadership (3 cr.)
• HIM M370 Health Information Management (3 cr.)
• BIOL N207 Human Physiology (if did not take APHY 101, 102, and 201) (3 cr.)
• HIM M200 Database Design for Health Information Management (3 cr.)
• Cultural Understanding (3 cr.)

Spring Semester First Year (15 cr.)

• HIM M120 Data Organization & Presentation in Healthcare Environment (3 cr.)
• HIM M220 Healthcare Informatics for Decision Support (3 cr.)
• HIM M275 Effective Communication for the Healthcare Environment (3 cr.)
• HIM M327 Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards II (3 cr.)
• HIM M351 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM II (3 cr.)

Fall Semester Second Year (14 cr.)

• INFO I478 Information Governance (3 cr.)
• HIM M420 Health Information Project Management (3 cr.)
• HIM M475 Health Information Technology (3 cr.)
• INFO B430 Foundations of Health Informatics (3 cr.)
• HIM M443 Professional Practicum in Health Information Management I (2 cr.)

Spring Semester Second Year (17 cr.)

• INFO B481 Health Informatics Standards and Terminology (3 cr.)
• HIM M345 Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Information Release (3 cr.)
• HIM M400 Health Information Research and Analysis Methods (3 cr.)
• HIM M490 RHIA Exam Preparation (3 cr.)
• INFO B435 Clinical Information Systems (3 cr.)
• HIM M444 Professional Practicum in Health Information Management II (2 cr.)