Medical Coding Specialist

Degree Type: Certificate
Program Type:  Hybrid

The Health Information Technology Program of Southern University offers a Certificate of Applied Science as a Medical Coding Specialist which prepares students for an entry level position as a coder in an acute care hospital, ambulatory care, physician offices, and other health care settings. Dedicated to quality education and the advancement of best practices, the program promotes the development of technical competencies, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills in a fostering learning environment.

Medical Coding Specialists serve the healthcare industry through the practice of coding, classifying, and indexing diagnoses and procedures for reimbursement purposes, standardization, retrieval, and statistical analysis. If your interests are directed at learning the skills required to review patients' records and assign alphanumeric codes for diagnoses and procedures utilizing the ICD and CPT coding systems then the Medical Coding Specialist is an excellent career choice. Medical Coding Specialists are employed in both traditional and non-traditional healthcare settings.

Hybrid Program:

The HIT Program at SUSLA is a hybrid program. A hybrid program combines elements of online learning and traditional learning. The curriculum combines the classroom setting, web-enhanced/online coursework, work in a simulated laboratory, and hands-on experience in the clinical setting.

For additional information related to how courses are offered in the HIT Program, please click on the “Course Content Delivery” tab.

FRESHMAN YEAR

 Spring Semester

  Spring Semester

  Summer Semester                                                                          

  TOTAL CREDIT HOURS:                                                                                 51

  Advisors:  Kim Newlen; LaChandra Wells; Venus Ammons