Health Information Technology (A.A.S.)*

A.A.S. Degree: 65 Hours

Health Information Technology is an Associate of Applied Science degree open admission program designed to lead to employment throughout the healthcare industry in hospitals, office-based physician practices, nursing homes, home health agencies, mental health facilities, public health agencies,  pharmaceutical companies, law and insurance firms, and health product vendors. Graduates are eligible to apply to take the AHIMA certification examination for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). AHIMA reserves the right to accept and approve each application and transcript. 

The Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 235-3255  https://www.cahiim.org/

A grade of "C" or better is required for all Health Information Technology Program required courses. 

The Missouri Department of Higher Education has identified a common set of general education courses that have been adopted statewide. These courses are called the "CORE 42."  CORE 42 courses are guaranteed to transfer to any Missouri public college or university to satisfy general education requirements.

Courses in knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo indicates courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.

Courses that do not have this designation may still transfer to public and private colleges and universities in Missouri and elsewhere, but students are encouraged to check the transfer equivalency website of the institution to which they plan to transfer to confirm.

Please refer to the MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.