Curriculum
Dr. Christina Mortellaro, Advisor
The Health Information Management Program prepares graduates to take a leading role in the management of patient information collected and maintained in electronic and manual processes. Roles in HIM are expansive and include management, medical coding, data analysis and computerized system development and maintenance ( www.hicareers.com ). Students who successfully complete the four-year program are granted a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Information Management jointly by Rutgers University and Saint Peter’s University. The Program involves eight traditional semesters in total: four semesters of coursework offered at Saint Peter's, and four semesters plus one summer session offered at Rutgers University during the professional phase of the program.
During their first two years, students take 60 credits, including the core requirements and required ancillary courses, at Saint Peter’s University. This course of study is followed by the professional phase of the program in which students take 61 credits at Rutgers. By May 1 of their sophomore year at Saint Peter’s University, students must apply to the School of Health Related Professions at Rutgers. To be accepted, students must be recommended by the Advisor of the Health Information Management Program, have completed all of the specified credits, have an overall GPA of 2.75 or greater, and satisfy all other admissions requirements of Rutgers. After acceptance at the School of Health Related Professions, which is decided solely by Rutgers, students begin their coursework at Rutgers during the summer after their sophomore year at Saint Peter’s. Requirements for the joint degree may change at the discretion of Rutgers University. For more information, please visit https://shp.rutgers.edu/health-informatics/bachelor-of-science-health-information-management/
Requirements for a Joint Health Information Management Major
Joint Degree of Bachelor of Science
Fifteen of the required credits for the major count towards the Core Curriculum Requirements.
| MA-132 | Statistics for Life Sciences 1 | 3 |
| MA-133 | Calculus for the Life Sciences 1 | 4 |
| BI-171 | Anatomy and Physiology I 2 | 4 |
| BI-171L | Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 0 |
| BI-172 | Anatomy and Physiology II 2 | 4 |
| BI-172L | Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 0 |
| AC-151 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| Free Elective* | 3 | |
| Core Curriculum Requirements * | 42 | |
| Credits to be transferred in from Rutgers University HIM program. | 61 | |
| Total Credits | 124 | |
| 1 | May count towards the Core Mathematics Requirement. |
| 2 | May count towards the Core Natural Science Requirement. |
| * | Free Elective must fulfill the distributive requirements for Values, Pluralism, and Writing Intensive. |
Special Notes on Major Requirements
| 1 | Students should consult the Program Advisor before beginning the program in order to take the courses in the correct sequence so that the program is finished on time. |
| 2 | To finish the component of the program at Saint Peter's in 2 years, students will need to take summer courses and/or take more than 15 credits for several semesters. |
| 3 | The credits transferred in from Rutgers University must be for courses for the major specified by Rutgers. |
| 4 | Saint Peter's University Values and Capstone Core Requirement to be fulfilled in Rutgers University's professional phase of program. |