HIM BAS Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

Students are eligible to apply for entry into the HIM BAS program by meeting one of the following:

• At least 1 year of work experience in a healthcare or business environment

             AND

• Associate Degree in a health-related field or business-related field, from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a minimum of 2.0 in all applicable college courses
  OR
• At least 90 college-level credits from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a minimum of 2.0 in all applicable college courses

Students must complete the following courses with an earned grade of C or higher prior to taking 300 level HIM courses:   

• ENGL& 101,  English Composition
• CU 103 , Excel I
• HIT 130 or HIT 105, Medical Terminology
• HIM 299, Individual Study in selected topics
  • OR work experience OR other coursework in the following topic areas
    • Healthcare Systems
    • The Medical Record
    • Healthcare Data
    • Healthcare Statistics

Preferred General Education Before Entry

The following general education classes are preferred (but not required) to be completed before beginning 300 level HIM courses. 

• BIOL& 175,  Human Biology w/ Lab
• HIT 161, Pathopharmacology
• MATH&146, Introduction to Statistics
• CU 203, Excel II

Accreditation Status                                                                           

The Health Information Management accreditor of Tacoma Community College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM).

The College's accreditation for the Baccalaureate degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2027.

All inquiries about the program's accreditation status should be directed by mail to:

CAHIIM
200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100
Chicago, IL, 60601
Phone  312.235.3255
Email info@cahiim.org

Graduates are eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) national accreditation examination.