Admissions advising information
This is the Health Information Management Guaranteed Admission advising guide. See how to apply to Health Information Management for complete admissions information.
- The primary form of admission for this program is Guaranteed Admission: students must contact healthca@pcc.edu to set up a plan to get on the guaranteed admission list.
- For additional information, contact HIM Admissions: 971-722-5667 or healthca@pcc.edu
Prerequisite courses
Complete by the end of summer term with a C, P, or better.
- WR 121 English Composition
- MP 111 Medical Terminology or proctored challenge exam (contact healthca@pcc.edu for more information)
- MTH 58 Math Literacy, or MTH 65 Introductory Algebra – 2nd term (or higher) or MTH 65 competency exam (through the testing center)
- CIS 120 Digital Literacy Skills or self-assessment challenge exam (contact healthca@pcc.edu for exam)
- CIS 121 Information Systems and Programming Or BA 131 Intro to business technology or BA 205 Business Communication
Additional program requirements
You can take to take these prior to program admission.
- BI 121 Intro to Human A & P (replaces HIM 128)
- BI 122 Intro to Human A & P (replaces HIM 129)
- HIM 182 Healthcare Delivery Systems
- ES 101 or SOC 213 – 4 credit class
- Arts and Letters General Education
- Science, Math or Computer General Education (not needed if you choose CIS 121)
- Any one General Education class from Social Science, Arts and Letters or Science, Math, Computer
- CIS 125D Database Application Dev I or BA 216A Data Analytics with Excel
Students with prior education, certifications or work experience
Students who have attended him or him related college programs within the past 5 years may have accredited and non-accredited “career technical” coursework accepted by PCC’s HIM program. Interested students should email transcripts to healthca@pcc.edu. Final approval by HIM program director and may not exceed 24 credits.
Students who have worked in the HIM or HIM related fields may challenge certain HIM program courses through credit by examination for a fee. Interested students should email their resume to healthca@pcc.edu. Final approval by the HIM program director.
Students with coding or other HIM related certifications may have certain HIM program courses waived through credit for prior learning. Interested students should email their resume to healthca@pcc.edu. Final approval by the HIM program director.