2024-2025 Course Catalog

Healthcare Documentation Associate in Applied Science (2400)

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 62 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
  2. Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
  3. Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland Community College

Additional Program Considerations

Students attending full-time who begin in spring may not finish in a two-year time frame. All AAS degrees include a required minimum of 15 general education credits.

 

Articulated AAS Degree Programs

Articulated programs are designed for Richland students who intend to transfer to another institution to complete a four-year degree after earning an associate in applied science degree at Richland.

Success Coaches and other staff in the Student Success Center provide extensive transfer information on Richland’s associate in applied science degree transfer curriculum (2+2) articulated agreements with various baccalaureate institutions.

Franklin University (Columbus, OH)

Greenville University (Greenville, IL) – Organizational Leadership

Curriculum Requirements

Required Courses

BIOL 106Issues in Human Biology

3.0

CIS 110Computer Business Applications

3.0

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

HIT 118Intro to Healthcare Documentation

3.0

HIT 140Medical Terminology

3.0

HIT 141Anatomy and Physiology Fundamentals

3.0

HIT 142Healthcare Documentation 1

4.0

HIT 215Electronic Health Records

3.0

HIT 225Speech Recognition Technology Editing

3.0

HIT 240Quality Improvement in Healthcare

3.0

HIT 241Pharmacology Fundamentals

3.0

HIT 242Healthcare Documentation 2

4.0

HIT 244Interpreting Healthcare Records

3.0

HIT 245Health Info Law & Ethics

3.0

HIT 248Pathophysiology

3.0

HIT 291HDS Prof. Practice Exp.

3.0

OT 117Business Communication Fundamentals

3.0

P REL 100Human Relations

3.0

General Education Electives

Number of Credit Hours Required: 6.00. Recommended courses listed

PSYCH 110Introduction to Psychology

3.0

SOCIO 110Introduction to Sociology

3.0

Suggested Course Sequence

Fall Semester

BIOL 106Issues in Human Biology

3.0

CIS 110Computer Business Applications

3.0

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

HIT 118Intro to Healthcare Documentation

3.0

HIT 140Medical Terminology

3.0

Spring Semester

HIT 141Anatomy and Physiology Fundamentals

3.0

HIT 142Healthcare Documentation 1

4.0

HIT 240Quality Improvement in Healthcare

3.0

HIT 244Interpreting Healthcare Records

3.0

OT 117Business Communication Fundamentals

3.0

Fall Semester

HIT 225Speech Recognition Technology Editing

3.0

HIT 215Electronic Health Records

3.0

HIT 241Pharmacology Fundamentals

3.0

HIT 242Healthcare Documentation 2

4.0

HIT 248Pathophysiology

3.0

Spring Semester

HIT 245Health Info Law & Ethics

3.0

HIT 291HDS Prof. Practice Exp.

3.0

P REL 100Human Relations

3.0

General Education Elective

6.0

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