Pre-Health Information Management
The following pre-health information management program is
suggested for students interested in applying to a school of Health Information
Management. The University of Nebraska at Kearney is currently affiliated with
the following four schools of Health Information Management: College of Saint
Mary in Omaha, NE; University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS;
Dakota State University in Madison, SD; and Regis University in Denver, CO.
Completion of the pre-health information management does not automatically
guarantee admission into one of the four schools. The educational requirements
may vary slightly from school to school. Therefore, students should check with
the specific school(s) to which he/she intends to apply to ensure that all
requirements are fulfilled. The following list of courses fulfills requirements
at all four schools. The individual schools also have additional requirements.
- A. Required Courses:
- Take all of the following:
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS,
Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- SOC
100GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- PHIL
120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
- STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
(Prereq: CHEM 145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM 160; three years of high school science including
biology and a minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour (Prereq:
A college Biology course)
- BMIS
181, Business Computer Systems - 1 hour
BMIS
182, Business Computer Applications - 3 hours
BACC
250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours
- BMGT
355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
- BMGT 380,
Human Resource Management - 3 hours
- BSED
320, Business Communications - 3 hours
- Take one of the following:
- Take one course:
- CHEM 145GS,
Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
- OR take two courses:
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- Take 3 credit hours of social science electives.
- Courses in HIST,
PSCI, GEOG,
PSY, SOC, and
ECON are suggested. Please consult with your
advisor to ensure the courses are appropriate.
- Take 3 credit hours of fine arts/humanities electives.
- Courses in ART,
MUS, DANC,
and THEA are suggested. Please consult with
your advisor to ensure the courses are appropriate.
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- Please contact the Health Programs Office for
additional information regarding the individual schools of HIM and their
specific requirements.
10 May 2006
ugradcatalog@unk.edu
