Health Informatics and Information Management

Associate Degree

Admission Requirements

  1. First Year
    1. Admission to Boise State University.
    2. Student must see a program advisor.
    3. First-year GPA of 2.00 or higher.
  2. Second Year
    1. Only students who have completed or are in the process of completing the first-year curriculum with a GPA of 2.00 or higher will be considered for acceptance into the second year of the program.
    2. Submit a current negative tuberculosis report (PPD test), Hepatitis B or declination, rubella and rubeola immunity, and varicella (chickenpox) history or titer demonstrating immunity by September 1.
Course Number and Title Credits
ENGL 101*, 102* English Composition 6
Area I core course 3
Area II core course* 3
BIOL 227*, 228* Human Anatomy and Physiology 8
Area III core course in mathematics* 3
HLTHINFO 115* Introduction to Health Records 3
HLTHINFO 120, CIS 104-CIS 105-CIS 106, or EDTECH 202 Computer Science* 3
HLTHINFO 200 Health Information Management Topics 2
HLTHINFO 201, 202 Health Information I and Lab 5
HLTHINFO 203, 204 Health Information II and Lab 5
HLTHINFO 205 Health Data 3
HLTHINFO 207 Clinical Classification Systems 3
HLTHINFO 208 CPT Coding and Alternative Care 2
HLTHINFO 215 Clinical Practice 2
HLTHST 101* Medical Terminology 3
HLTHST 202 Health Delivery Systems 3
HLTHST 300 Pathophysiology 4
HLTHST 314 Introduction to Health Law and Ethics 3
Total 64
*Indicates pre-requisite course

Application Process

  1. Complete all designated pre-requisite courses with a C- or better.
  2. Complete and return the program application to the Health Informatics and Information Management program office on or before March 1 of the year you plan on attending the program.

Promotion and Graduation

  1. Students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in order to enter the second year of the program.
  2. A grade of lower than C in any professional course (numbered HLTHST or HLTHINFO) must be repeated and raised to C or higher before continuing in the program.

To obtain an associate degree at Boise State University, you must: