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Allied Health 83 B.S. in Nursing (BSN limited to Registered Nurses) * BIOL 201, General Human Anatomy 4 * BIOL 202, General Human Physiology 4 * BIOL 204, General Microbiology 5 * CHEM 101, 101L, Introductory Chemistry/Lab 5 MATH 125, Math for Business and Economics or MATH 140, Precalculus, or MATH 130, College Algebra with MATH 135, Plane Trigonometry, MATH 115, Statistics 3-7 * PSY 101, General Psychology 3 * SOC 101, Introduction to Sociology 3 *Equivalency will be granted for some courses taken for the RN license. Consult a CSUN advisor. B.S. in Environmental and Occupational Health: BIOL 204, General Microbiology 5 CHEM 110, 110L, and 120, 120L, General Chemistry/Lab or CHEM 101, 101L, and 102, 102L, Introductory Chemistry/Lab 9-10 CHEM 210, 210L, Organic Chemistry/ Lab 5 MATH 135, Plane Trigonometry and MATH 130, College Algebra or MATH 140, Precalculus 7-8 PHYS 101, 101L, 102, 102L, Introductory Physics/Lab 8 Select Sequence A or B. Sequence A BIOL 101, 101L, General Biology/Lab 4 BIOL 202, General Human Physiology 4 Sequence B BIOL 110 and 120, Biology for Science Majors 10 NOTE: This information is based on the 1996 97 articulation agreement. Health Information Technology Program The Health Information Technology (HIT) program will prepare students for positions in Health Information/Medical Records departments in health care facilities. Responsibilities typically include: compiling, analyzing, and evaluating health information, maintaining and using health data, controlling the use and release of health information, and supervising staff. Graduates of this program will be granted an Associate in Science Degree in Health Information Technology. Pending program accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in cooperation with the professional association AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association), a graduate may take the national certifying exam to become an Accredited Record Technician. Interested persons may contact Sandra Sampson at (661) 722-6350 or the Allied Health department at (661) 722-6402. Degrees Awarded Associate in Science, Health Information Technology. Admission to the Program Applicants to the program must attend an information session, held at one of several colleges in the region. Information packets and registration information are available from the Counseling Center. College Requirements Students interested in an AS. Degree need to complete the associate degree requirements. (See Graduation/Associate Degree Requirements.) Planning a Program of Study This program is provided in a distance learning format with courses offered by Santa Barbara. City College and Moorpark College. The core elements of each of the HIT lecture courses will include successful completion of the course objectives using textbooks, study guides, audio tapes, videotapes, and computer software (HIT 200, HIT 210, HIT 250). All students must attend an orientation for the first class session of each course. Regional study groups will meet weekly, based upon a mutually convenient time/location of the majority of the group members. A student facilitator, selected by each group, will lead/moderate discussion sessions, in which course content, exercises and assignments will be discussed. Discussion sessions and test review sessions will be conducted by the course instructor at Santa Barbara City College prior to midterm and final examinations. Examinations will be provided at your local community college. Practical experiences will be provided at facilities as close to your residence as possible, under the guidance of a clinical preceptor. Curriculum First Year Fall Semester: 16 units BIOL 201, General Human Anatomy 4 ENGL 101, Freshman Composition 3 HE 101, Health Education * HIT 100, Introduction to Health Information Management * HS 21, U.S. Health Care Delivery System Spring Semester: 16 units BIOL 202, General Human Physiology CA 221, Computer Concepts and Applications in Business MOA 101, Beginning Medical Terminology or **HS 1913, Medical Terminology * HIT 220, Basic Health Care Statistics Humanities elective Summer Semester: 6 units PSY 101, General Psychology Diversity Studies Elective Second Year Fall Semester: 13 units * HIT 200, Clinical Classification Systems * HIT 240, Clinical Quality Assessment and Improvement * HIT 260, Professional Directed Practice I 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3

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