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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

SECOND DEGREE AND POST BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE

Those with a previous degree from an accredited institution are not required to complete any of the general education courses other than those listed below in the curriculum which are prerequisites. An applicant who holds a degree from an accredited college or university in the United States will apply as a second degree student. Those holding degrees from countries outsides of the US must apply for a Post Baccalaureate Certificate. Completion of the educational requirements in the second degree program or post baccalaureate certificate program result in eligibility to sit for the nation credentialing examination for Registered Health Information Administrator.

Suggested Course Sequence

Pre-Professional Courses to be taken outside of UMDNJ
(may be transferred from previous degree if passed with grade of C or better within the past 10 years)

Algebra for Coll. Stud. (3)

Statistics (3)

Human Anatomy & Physiology (4)

Organization & Mgmt (3)

Principles of Accounting (3)

Professional Courses to be taken at UMDNJ

1st Fall Semester

BINF 3010 Medical Terminology (3)

BINF 3411 Disease Pathology I (3)

BINF 3125 Development & Retention (4)

BINF 3301 Classif. and Reimb Systems (3)

1st Spring Semester

BINF 3110 Legal Aspects (3)

BINF 3412 Disease Pathology II (3)

BINF 3619 Directed Practice (1) (First 8 weeks)

BINF 3629 HIM Seminar I (1) (Last 7 Weeks)

IDST 3510 Principles of Scientific Inquiry * (3)

HIM or BINF Elective (3)

NOTE: Students selecting coding track for electives will start electives in this semester. Graduate tracks will take first elective in Second Fall Semester.

Summer -
IDST 4116 Health Care Finance & Budgeting* (3)

2nd Fall Semester

BINF 4310 Performance Improvement (3) (1st 10 Weeks)

BINF 4210 Health Statistics (3)

BINF 5005 Healthcare Info. Systems* (3)

IDST 4117 Health Services Management* (3)
HIM of BINF Elective (3)

2nd Spring Semester

IDST 4300 Human Resources Mgmt*(3)

BINF 4220 Guided Research Project (3)

BINF 4525 HIM Seminar II (3)

BINF 4619 Management Affiliation (4) (Last 5 weeks)

BINF 4311 Electronic Health Records

UMDNJ Credits 61

* Web based on line courses.

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