Medical Records Specialist - Diploma
Medical Information Technology
Developmental Courses as Needed
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RDG 20/100 | 3-6 | |
| ENC 90/ENG 100 | 2-5 | |
| MAT 61 | 4 |
General Education/Applied Academics Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 135 Basic Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory* | 4 | Prereq: ACT 16 (or equivalent) or C or higher in biology or chemistry course |
| ENG 101 Writing I | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION SUBTOTAL | 7 |
Technical or Support Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 105 Introduction to Computers (preferred) OR OST 105 Introduction to Information Systems |
3 | Prereq: RDG 20 or instructor consent |
| CIT 130 Productivity Software (preferred) OR OST 240 Advanced Microsoft Applications |
3 | Prereq: CIT 105 or OST 105 or instructor consent |
| MIT 103 Medical Office Terminology (preferred) OR AHS 115 Medical Terminology OR CLA 131 Medical Terminology from Greek and Latin |
3 | |
| MIT 104 Medical Insurance | 3 | Prereq/Coreq: MIT 103 or AHS 115 or CLA 131 |
| MIT 217 Medical Office Procedures | 3 | Prereq/Coreq: OST 110 or CIT 105 or OST 105 or instructor consent |
| MIT 227 Medical Office Software | 3 | Prereq: MIT 104 and 217 |
| MIT 228 Electronic Medical Records | 3 | Prereq: MIT 217 Only offered in spring |
| MIT 230 Medical Information Management | 3 | Good first semester course Prereq/Coreq: Digital literacy |
| OST 110 Word Processing Applications | 3 | Prereq: RDG 20 and instructor consent (OST 101 equivalent skills) |
| OST 235 Business Communications Technology | 3 | Prereq: ENG 101 or OST 108 |
| MIT 295 MIT Capstone (Internship) OR OST 295 Internship |
3 | Program coordinator consent Only offered in spring |
| TECHNICAL OR SUPPORT COURSES SUBTOTAL | 33 | |
| TOTAL DIPLOMA CREDITS | 40 |
*Also fulfilled if students take BIO 137 and BIO 139.
Progression in the Medical Information Technology program is contingent upon achievement of a grade of "C" or better in each technical and general education course and maintenance of a 2.0 cumulative grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale).
For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://catalog.kctcs.edu/academic-services/general-education-requirements/.
KCTCS Catalog: Medical Records Specialist - Diploma
