2017-2018 Fall Publication

Jun 14, 2026

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2017-2018 Fall Publication [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Information Technology, AAS

(AAS_HINT degree offered at LSC-North Harris)

First Year

First Semester

BIOL 2401 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Credits
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I 3 Credits
HITT 1301 - Health Data Content and Structure 3 Credits
HITT 1305 - Medical Terminology I 3 Credits

Second Semester

BIOL 2402 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Credits
HITT 1253 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information 2 Credits
HITT 1255 - Health Care Statistics 2 Credits
HITT 1345 - Health Care Delivery Systems 3 Credits
SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credits

Third Semester

HITT 1260 - Clinical - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 2 Credits
Elective Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 Credits ¹
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology 3 Credits OR
SOCI 1301 - Principles of Sociology 3 Credits

Second Year

First Semester

HITT 1211 - Health Information Systems 2 Credits
HITT 1341 - Coding and Classification Systems 3 Credits
HITT 1342 - Ambulatory Coding 3 Credits
HITT 2343 - Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement 3 Credits
HPRS 2301 - Pathophysiology 3 Credits

Second Semester

HITT 2149 - RHIT Competency Review 1 Credits
HITT 2335 - Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies 3 Credits
HITT 2239 - Health Information Organization and Supervision 2 Credits
HITT 2346 - Advanced Medical Coding 3 Credits
HITT 2260 - Clinical - Medical Records Technology Technician 2 Credits ²

Total Credit Hours 60

¹ Choose from the Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture requirements for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree.

²Capstone

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