Health Information & Medical Coding - HIMC.AAS

First Semester

• HIMC 130 - Introduction to Health Information 3 credit hours
• HIMC 270 - Medical Billing and Coding 3 credit hours
• MEDA 120 - Pathophysiology I 4 credit hours
• MEDA 171 - Health Insurance and EHR 4 credit hours

Second Semester

• HIMC 250 - Medical Coding Exam Review 3 credit hours
• HIMC 271 - Advanced Billing & Coding 3 credit hours
• CDEV 130 - Career Development 3 credit hours
• MEDA 170 - Medical Office Procedures 3 credit hours
• MEDA 220 - Pathophysiology II 4 credit hours

Third Semester

• ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

• or

• ENGL 137 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours
• HIMC 260 - Health Information/Coding Externship 3 credit hours
• PHIL 241 - Biomedical Ethics 3 credit hours
• PSYC 131 - General Psychology 3 credit hours

• or

• SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
• Approved Elective (see list) 3-4 credit hours

Fourth Semester

• BIOL 132 - Human Biology 4 credit hours

• or

• BIOL 161 - Biology Of Nutrition 3 credit hours
• MATH 129 - Business Mathematics 3 credit hours
• SPCH 131 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours

• or

• SPCH 145 - Public And Private Communication 3 credit hours
• Approved Elective (see list) 6-8 credit hours

Total credit hours required for the A.A.S. in Health Information & Medical Coding: 60

Approved Health Information & Medical Coding Electives List

• ACCT 131 - Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
• CIS 135 - Computer Literacy 3 credit hours
• BUSN 131 - Introduction To Modern Business 3 credit hours
• BUSN 141 - Business And The Legal Environment 3 credit hours
• MGMT 237 - Fundamentals Of Management 3 credit hours
• MGMT 242 - Human Resource Management 3 credit hours
• MEDA 130 - Pharmacology for Medical Assistants 3 credit hours
• MEDA 140 - Clinical Medical Assisting Skills I 4 credit hours
• MEDA 240 - Clinical Medical Assisting Skills II 4 credit hours
• MEDA 250 - Medical Assisting Exam Review 3 credit hours