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Program at a Glance

Program
Bachelor
College(s)
College of Community Innovation and Education
Department(s)
Glb Hlth Mgmt & Infmt, Schl of
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The BS in Health Information Management (HIM) prepares you to care for patients by ensuring that medical data is high quality and kept secure. The field provides a link between clinicians, administrators, technology designers, operations, and information technology professionals. You’ll present health information in a meaningful manner and become experts in managing, interpreting, analyzing, auditing, coding and converting health data into statistical information that everyone can use.

Health Information Management (B.S.) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.

Degree Requirements

  • Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog
  • Students should complete the General Education Program, Foreign Language Admissions, and the Common Program Prerequisites before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
  • Students should consult with a departmental advisor prior to first semester of enrollment.
  • The courses designated in sections 1 and 2 below may be taken at a Florida College System institution, and should usually be completed in the first 60 hours
  • UCF Residency Requirement: 30 hours
  • A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in prerequisite and major courses is required for continuation in and graduation from the Health Information Management Program
  • Satisfactory completion of HIM 4838 - HIM Internship

Online Health Information Management, BS

Health Information Management (B.S.) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.

Undergraduate Application Deadlines

Fall
May 1
Spring
November 1
Summer
March 1
Fall
July 1
Spring
November 1
Summer
March 1
Fall
March 1
Spring
September 1
Summer
January 1

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