Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Applied Health Sciences section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies. Students should visit the department's Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management page to learn about completing the program online.

Note: Students who do not place into certain courses or do not carefully plan sequential coursework should expect to take summer session courses or possibly take longer than two years to complete the pre-health information management coursework. Students should seek advising from the Health Information Management program for advice on course planning. Visit the department website for additional information and directions on becoming a health information management major.

The General Education Core Requirements and University Writing Requirements are required prerequisite courses for many of the Health Information Management Common Core courses and therefore should be completed within the first two years of the program.

Pre-Health Information Management Course Requirements

a

This course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World General Education category.

b

Students should consult the General Education section of the catalog for a list approved courses in this category.

c

This course is approved for the Understanding the Individual and Society General Education category. 

d

KN 232 and KN 233 are recommended electives.

Health Information Management Required Courses

a

BHIS 405 must be taken within the first 17 hours of matriculation, excluding prerequisite courses. The student will be denied further registration in the program until this course is successfully completed.

Proficiency Credit for Graduates of Accredited Programs in Health Information Technology (or Equivalent Coursework)

The following listing is for graduates of accredited associate's degree programs in Health Information Technology or others with equivalent coursework. Graduates of an associate's degree program in Health Information Technology accredited by the Commission on Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), who also hold current Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification; or who provide a transcript of equivalent coursework and demonstrate proficiency by exam, may receive 21 hours of proficiency credit as follows:

Sample Course Schedule for Campus Program