Admission to the Coding Specialist certificate program requires candidates to be a high school graduate or have a General Education Development (GED) certificate. Entering students are also required to interview with an admissions representative and complete the NBC placement test as part of the admissions process.
Certificate programs do not require students to complete general education coursework and are most appropriate for individuals who wish to gain career skills in as short a time as possible without a degree. In order to obtain a Coding Specialist certificate, students must complete the courses below for a total of 33 credit hours.
AH113 Medical Terminology I 3 credit hours
AH114 Medical Terminology II 3 credit hours
AH115 Anatomy and Physiology I 3 credit hours
AH116 Anatomy and Physiology II 3 credit hours
AH117 Pathophysiology I 3 credit hours
AH118 Pathophysiology II 3 credit hours
HI212 Ambulatory Reimbursement I 3 credit hours
HI213 Coding and Classification Systems I 3 credit hours
HI214 Coding and Classification Systems II 3 credit hours
HI231 Coding and Classification Systems III 3 credit hours
HI232 Coding and Classification Systems IV 3 credit hours
