Application & Selection Process
Students electing to major in any of the Health Information Systems (HIS)
program options must first meet previously noted
St. Philip's College admission requirements at the college level.
Students must also meet the admission requirements and complete the
application process for admission to any program in the Allied Health
Department. Students must submit the separate Allied Health Application to
request consideration for admission to the selected HIS program option prior to
enrollment in any HIS program course.
Applications for admission to any Health Information Systems (HIS) program
option are accepted throughout the year. Some program options accept new
students every semester, and some program option accept only once every academic
year.
It is recommended students submit a completed application packet once
prerequisites have been completed (or almost completed) for consideration for
the next available beginning class.
Applications for students who have NOT completed all HIS prerequisites are
accepted, reviewed, and processed by the Allied Health Student Advisor.
Once prerequisites have been complete, application packets will be forwarded to
the HIS Program Director by the Allied Health Student Advisor.
Applications for students who have completed all HIS prerequisites are
reviewed and processed by the HIS Program Director and/or Faculty at the end of
every Fall and Spring semester for consideration for the next available
beginning class. All applicants will be notified of acceptance or
nonacceptance into the program option applied for.
Students notified of acceptance into an HIS program option will be requested
to review the HIS Student Handbook program p9olicies and guidelines and respond
to acceptance letter as requested.
Students not accepted in an HIS program will be notified of reasons for
nonacceptance and, if appropriate, provided an opportunity for correction of
unacceptable application elements or requirements.
Before final acceptance in any HIS program option, all students notified of
acceptance will be required to provide documentation of the following items
prior to enrollment into the first semester of the program or prior to the
beginning of the first clinical rotation:
- cleared criminal background check
- cleared drug screening
- completed required immunizations
Additional information regarding application and selection process can be
obtained from the following additional resources:
- SPC Catalog
- Health Information Systems
- Medical Transcription
- Allied Health Student Advisor
- HIS Program Director
- Cheryl Spears - All Program Options
- HIS Faculty Advisors
- Health Information Technology -Diane
Bellinger
- Coding - Penny Pfeil
- Medical Transcription - Bess Porter