TCTC Catalog - Tri-County Technical College

Pre-Health Information Management
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Tri-County Technical College offers the Health Information
Management 1+1 program in cooperation with
Greenville Technical College. Tri-County offers the Pre-
Health Information Management Assistant Certificate as
the first phase of the Health Information Management
program. The second phase is offered at Greenville
Technical College. Completion of both phases (I & II)
prepares students to maintain components of health information
systems and to analyze and evaluate technical
and highly sensitive information in health records.
Graduates perform tasks related to the use, analysis, validation,
presentation, abstracting, coding, storage, security,
retrieval, quality measurement, and control of health
care data. They may perform these duties in many
diverse health care settings.
PSY 201 General Psychology 3
SPC 205 Public Speaking 3
Humanities Elective 3
*AHS 147 must be taken at Greenville Technical
College—not offered at Tri-County Technical College.
Note: See section titled “General Education Course
Requirements/Substitutions” on page 21.
HEALTH
EDUCATION
DIVISION
SCHEDULING AND ENTRY OPTIONS
This is a 1+1 program in conjunction with Greenville
Technical College. The Tri-County Phase I portion of the
program is offered in the day or evening. Students may
enroll any term. Students will be accepted into the second
phase of the program at Greenville Technical College
on a first-come basis after the required criteria have
been completed. Greenville Technical College will
accept three students from Tri-County Technical College
each fall semester. Required course work for the first
phase at Tri-County must be completed in the spring
semester prior to entry into phase two in the fall semester.
It is the student’s responsibility to be sure that his/
her name has been placed on the class list for the desired
entry date into the second phase of the program. There
is no limitation on completing the first phase of the
program, EXCEPT: CPT 170 may not be taken more
than five years prior to entering the second phase of the
program.
CERTIFICATE: Health Science
Major: Pre-Health Information Management
Graduation Credits Required: 35
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
Required Program Courses: 35 Semester Credit Hours
Credits
AHS 104
Medical Vocabulary/Anatomy
and Physiology 3
AHS 147 Clinical Pharmacology* 3
BIO 210 Anatomy/Physiology I 4
BIO 211 Anatomy/Physiology II 4
CPT 170 Microcomputer Applications 3
ENG 101 English Composition I 3
ENG 102 English Composition II 3
MAT 110 College Algebra OR
MAT 120 Probability and Statistics 3
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