Admissions advising information
This is the Health Information Management Guaranteed Admission advising guide. See how to apply to Health Information Management for complete admissions information.
- The primary form of admission for this program is guaranteed admission. Students must contact healthca@pcc.edu to set up a plan to get on the guaranteed admission list.
- For additional information, contact HIM admissions at 971-722-5667 or healthca@pcc.edu.
Prerequisite courses
Complete by the end of summer term with a grade of “C”, pass, or better.
- WR 121: English Composition
- MP 111: Medical Terminology
- MTH 58: Math Literacy, MTH 65: Introductory Algebra – 2nd term (or higher), or MTH 65 competency exam (through the testing center)
- CIS 120: Digital Literacy Skills or self-assessment challenge exam (contact healthca@pcc.edu for exam)
- BA 106: Introduction to Excel for Business Data
Additional program requirements
You can take these prior to program admission.
- BI 121: Intro to Human A&P (replaces HIM 128)
- BI 122: Intro to Human A&P (replaces HIM 129)
- HIM 182: Healthcare Delivery Systems
- ES 101 or SOC 213 – 4 credit class
- Arts and Letters
- Science, Math, and Computer Science general education (not needed if you choose CIS 121)
- Any one class from Social Science, Arts and Letters, or Science, Math, and Computer Science
- CIS 125D: Database Application Dev I or BA 216A: Data Analytics with Excel
Students with prior education, certifications, or work experience
Students who have attended him or him related college programs within the past 5 years may have accredited and non-accredited “career technical” coursework accepted by Ģý’s HIM program. Interested students should email transcripts to healthca@pcc.edu. Final approval by the HIM program director and may not exceed 24 credits.
Students who have worked in the HIM or HIM-related fields may:
- Challenge certain HIM program courses through credit by examination for a fee.
- Have certain HIM program courses waived through credit for prior learning.
Interested students should email their resume to healthca@pcc.edu. Final approval by the HIM program director.