Sinclair Community College

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Miami University & Sinclair Community College Articulation Agreement

Major: Health Information Technology
Updated: June 7, 2012

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a major in Health Information Technology (HIT) is a bachelor’s completion degree offered at Miami University’s Regional Campuses. Sinclair Community College has designed an Associates of Technical Studies (ATS) with a concentration in HIT which is a direct pathway to this bachelor’s degree. Through this program you can complete your BS degree in a direct and efficient manner by completing the ATS degree at Sinclair and the completing the BS at Miami University. Further information about the bachelor’s degree program is available through Health Information Technology.

Students entering this program must meet all Miami University admission requirements available on the Admission website or in the Miami Bulletin. For students who graduated from high school after 1985, these requirements include a foreign language in high school (two years) or college (one year). Students who do not meet given admission requirements will still be admitted but must make up any deficiencies prior to graduating from Miami.

About one-half of the requirements for a bachelor’s in HIT will be met while completing the associate degree at Sinclair. Eligible credits will be transferred to Miami. In addition, students must meet the general requirements for graduation from Miami which include a minimum of 32 credit hours taken from Miami and 12 of the last 20 credit hours must be taken from Miami. Table 1 below maps Sinclair courses to the Miami Equivalents. Table 2 shows the courses students will complete after earning an Associate’s degree from Sinclair.

Semester 1

Table 1: Sinclair Courses to Miami Equivalent (Freshman Year First Semester)
Sinclair Course Name	Semester Credit hours	Sinclair Prerequisite	Sinclair Course	Miami Equivalent
Human Anatomy & Physiology I	3	-	BIO 1121	ZOO 171
Computer Concepts & Applications	3	-	BIS 1120	BTE181/CIT154
Introduction to Operating Systems	3	-	CIS 1107	CIT T
Medical Terminology	2	DEV 0012	HIM 1101	BTE 224
English Composition I	3	-	ENG 1101	ENG 111
Management & Organization Behavior	3	-	MAN 2150	MGT T

Total Credit Hours: 17

Semester 2

Table 2: Sinclair Courses to Miami Equivalent (Freshman Year Second Semester)
Sinclair Course Name	Semester Credit hours	Sinclair Prerequisite	Sinclair Course	Miami Equivalent
Human Anatomy & Physiology II	3	BIO 1121	BIO 1222	ZOO 172
Finite Mathematics for Business Analysis/College Algebra	4	-	MAT 1460 or 1470	MTH T/MTH 104
Introduction to Problem Solving & Computer Programming	3	MAT 1270	CIS 1111	CSE 174/T**
Medicolegal & Ethics in Healthcare Records	2	DEV 0012	HIM 1204	BTE T
Network Fundamentals	3	-	CIS 1130	CIT T
English Composition II	3	ENG 1101	ENG 1201	ENG 112

** count CSE 174 for CSE 163
Total Credit Hours: 18

Semester 3

Table 3: Sinclair Courses to Miami Equivalent (Sophomore Year First Semester)
Sinclair Course Name	Semester Credit hours	Sinclair Prerequisite	Sinclair Course	Miami Equivalent
Business Statistics I	4	-	MAT 2170	STA 261
Drug Classification for Coding	1	HIM 1101 AND BIO 1121	HIM 1165	BTE T
Medical Office Coding Concepts	1	HIM 1101	HIM 1160	BTE T
A+ Operating Systems Troubleshooting	3	CIS 1107	CIS 1714	CIT T
A+ Certification IT Technician	3	CIS 1107	CIS 2717	CSE T
Effective Public Speaking	3	-	COM 2211	COM 135
From Miami Regional List	3	-	HFA from list	See List in Miami’s catalog,

Total Credit Hours: 18

Semester 4

Table 4: Sinclair Courses to Miami Equivalent (Sophomore Year Second Semester)
Sinclair Course Name	Semester Credit hours	Sinclair Prerequisite	Sinclair Course	Miami Equivalent
Database Management	3	CIS 1111	CIS 2165	CIT214
Network Security	3	CIS 1107 AND 1130	CIS 2640	CIT T
Web Site Development with HTML/JavaScript	3	-	CIS 1304	CIS 1304 and CIS 1130 taken together count for CIT 157
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3	-	SOC 1145	ATH 175
General Psychology	3	DEV 0012	PSY 1100	PSY 111
Introduction to Sociology	3	-	SOC 1101	SOC 151

Total Credit Hours: 18

Junior and Senior Years

Table 5: Miami Courses (Junior and Senior Year)
Course Name	Credit hours	Course Number
Foundations of Information Technology II	3	CIT 158
Human Computer Interaction	3	CIT 268
Systems Analysis and Design	3	CIT 276
Pathophysiology or Genetics or Human Heredity	4 or 3 or 3	ZOO 325, 342, 232
Technology, Ethics and Global Society	3	CIT/CSE 262
Information Management and Retrieval	3	CIT 348
Information Technology Assurance and Security	3	CIT 358
Health Information Technology I	3	CIT 431
Health Information Technology II	3	CIT 432
Global and Strategic Issues in Information Technology	3	CIT 448
Technical Writing or Introduction to Technical Writing	3 or 3	ENG 215, 313
Project Management	3	ENT 316
Healthcare Systems and Culture	3	NSG 321
Health Care Informatics	3	NSG 343
Miami Plan Global Perspectives (MPF III)	6, or complete study abroad option	-
Miami Plan Natural Sciences (MPF IV)	6	-
Thematic Sequence (MPT minimum 9 hours)	9	Any Miami Plan Thematic Sequence
Capstone Course (MPC minimum 3 hours) Collaborative System Design and Integration	3	CIT 458
Additional coursework to meet bachelor’s degree requirements of 128 earned credit hours	-	-

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