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Health Information Technology - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

A.A.S. Degree (Career)
Application Code 285

For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division - Room HS-236 - 443-518-1560.

Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium
Carroll Community College Degree

The associate of applied science in Health Information Technology is designed to prepare students for employment as health information technicians in hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care facilities, physician offices, home health agencies and other facilities, which create and/or evaluate health records. This program of study is designed to combine general education and specialized courses to meet employment requirements in Health Information Technology. Students are expected to complete a core of General Education requirements in addition to the program requirements.

General Education Core

Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.

Composition

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3

Humanities, Arts and Literature

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Humanities, Arts, or Literature Core Course

6

Social Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANTH-105Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3

-Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Course

3

Science

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIOL-106Basic Anatomy and Physiology

4

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleCredits
MATH-138Statistics

4

Interdisciplinary

Course NumberTitleCredits
HEED-100Introduction to Lifetime Fitness

1

HEED-101Health and the World of Risk

1

Required Courses Related to Major

Courses Offered at Carroll Community College

Course NumberTitleCredits

Course NumberTitleCredits
CMSY-129Principles of the Internet

3

Total Credit Hours: 60

Students interested in pursuing a degree at HCC in addition to preparing for this area of study should see "Allied Health Programs" or "Mid-Maryland Allied Health Care Consortium" and also meet with an allied health advisor in the office of Admissions and Advising.