Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (B.S.H.I.M.) Major in Health Information Management

Minimum required: 120 semester hours

Admission Requirements

1. Any student at Texas State University may declare Pre-Health Information Management as their major. To declare Pre-HIM as a major, contact the College of Health Professions' Advising Center. It is strongly recommended that students present themselves for academic advising as soon as health information management has been selected as a major.
2. Students must have completed the majority of the general education core curriculum and other prerequisite coursework.
3. Students must have a maximum of 9 hours to be completed in the summer following the application deadline.
4. Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.50.
5. Students must be eligible for admission to Texas State. University application deadlines are different than the HIM Program deadline. Potential program applicants are encouraged to complete the University process early to facilitate review of transcripts during the HIM Program application process.
6. Students must submit HIM Program application by March 31st for consideration to begin the HIM coursework in the fall semester.
7. Students will be required to interview with the HIM Program Admissions Committee.
8. Advanced placement in the major coursework due to previous health information or related coursework and/or work experience will require a review of the student’s credentials and transcripts. Due to course sequencing and the scheduling of the professional practice experience assignment, students who drop out of the program for one or more semesters will be required to reapply for admission and be re-interviewed by the admissions committee.

General Requirements

1. This degree program requires admission to the university and admission to the program.  Information about the program admissions can be found at: http://mycatalog.txstate.edu/undergraduate/health-professions/information-management/#admissionstext
2. Any student who did not complete at least two years of the same foreign language in high school is required to take 6-8 hours of the same foreign language.

Course Requirements