The Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management program is awarded jointly between FDU and Rutgers University – SHP.  The program is designed as a 2+2 program with the first two years spent at FDU and the last two years spent at Rutgers University-SHP.

Health Information professionals are members of the health care team who are responsible for management of health information that is consistent with medical, administrative, ethical and legal requirements.  Health information professionals collect, analyze and utilize data to provide information critical to the health care industry.  One type of Health Information professional – the Registered Record Administrator (RHIA) – collects data from a variety of sources, monitors the integrity of the data, and manages the analysis and use of this data.

Students must complete 67 pre-professional credits during their first two years at FDU before applying for acceptance to the professional component at Rutgers University-SHP for their last two years.

Admission 

  • Applicants who are graduates from an accredited secondary school with a record indicating potential to succeed in college will be considered for admission.
  • Students admitted to the BS in Health Information Management (HIM) program must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.85 in their pre-professional course work.
  • A separate application to Rutgers University will be filled out in the second semester of Year 2 at FDU.
  • Admission decisions for the professional component are made in accordance with criteria, policies and procedures established by a joint Committee on Admissions and Academic Status and cannot be guaranteed by FDU.

Admission to Rutgers University-SHP

  • A separate application in the fall semester of their sophomore year (second semester of the year 2 at FDU).
  • Admission decisions for the professional component are made in accordance with criteria, policies and procedures established by a joint Committee on Admissions and Academic Status and cannot be guaranteed by FDU.
  • Students admitted to the B.S. in health information management major must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.85 in their pre-professional coursework.

Curriculum

BS in HIM General Education Requirements (43 credits)

(UPDATED 2024 TO REFLECT NEW GEN-ED CURRICULUM)
  • Written & Oral Communication (9 credits) 
    • WRIT1002 Composition I: Rhetoric and Inquiry
    • WRIT1003 Composition II: Research and Argument
    • Oral Communication: Select from GenEd options
  • Information and Technological Literacy (3 credits) 
    • MEDT2217 Info Systems and Applications in Health Care
  • Ethical Reasoning (3 credits) 
  • Global and Cultural Understanding (6 credits) 
  • Scientific and Quantitative Analysis (8 credits)
  • Social and Behavioral Analysis (6 credits)
    • Social Science: Select from GenEd options 
    • Behavioral Science: Select from GenEd options 
  • Inquiry in the Arts & Humanities (6 credits)
    • Creative & Expressive Arts: Select from GenEd options
    • Humanities: Select from GenEd options
  • University Core (2 credits)
    • UNIV1002 Preparing for Professional Life
    • UNIV2001 Cross-cultural Perspectives

BS in HIM Major Requirements (24 credits)

  • BIOL2204/BIOL2224 Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab
  • ACCT2021 Accounting Principles I
  • PSYC2210 Psychological Statistics
  • MEDT4301 American Health Care 
  • MEDT3208 Health Care Economics
  • MEDT4302 Health Care Law and Policy
  • Electives in the major (5 credits – select from NURS or MEDT courses)

 

After completion of 67 credits at FDU, the program is completed at Rutgers University School of Health Professions (61 credits). With successful completion of the program at Rutgers University, the student will earn the BS in Health Information Management.

A minimum of 128 credits is required for graduation.

 

Contact Information
Drew Minardi, Program Director for Health Studies
d.minardi@fdu.edu