BSHE - Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics

Health Informatics (HI) practitioners improve healthcare by ensuring that the best information is available when making healthcare decisions for patients. In this program, HI students acquire health care-specific competencies using information technologies, managed skills, and health/medical knowledge that are applicable to a large and growing number of important health care positions.

The Health Informatics program combines fundamental concepts in computer science, information technology, health sciences, and business. This program focuses on preparing students with high quality education and skills necessary to improve health care delivery and support health care decisions.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Informatics (BSHI) will have a strong understanding of health care, information technology, information management, and business, and will be able to apply these competencies. They will be able to use these competencies to pursue a growing range of rewarding health-care oriented positions in both the private and public sectors.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics requires successful completion of two years of core curriculum and two years of upper level courses. Students in the BSHI programs are required to take 60 hours in upper level courses during the junior and senior years. Full-time or a part-time enrollment is possible.

Program Requirements:

1. A minimum of 62 credit hours in Area A-F

   1. Essential Skills, 9 hours;

   2. Institutional Options, 4 hours;

   3. Humanities/Fine Arts, 6 hours;

   4. Science and Math, 11 hours;

   5. Social Sciences, 12 hours;

   6. Health Informatics, 18 hours;

2. A grade of C or better in all Area F courses and MATH 1401/1401H.

3. An institutional GPA of 2.0 or better.

4. A GPA of 2.5 or better in Area F - Health Informatics courses. (18 credit hours)

5. 30 Credits of upper level courses must be completed at CCGA.

In addition to the above, students must earn complete all collegewide Graduation Requirements.