Healthcare Information Systems Management Major

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirements
124 semester hours

The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin. If you began your coursework before the current academic year, please contact your SSA for your degree requirements. Always confirm your degree requirements with your SSA.

Fundamental General Education Core (24 hours)
All courses must be at the 100 or 200 level

• Minimum of three semester hours of English Composition (if the course does not have a research paper component, COMM 130 Research Paper, two semester credits, is also required)
  Choose COMM 120 College Writing.
• Minimum of three semester hours of Mathematics (at least one mathematics or statistics course beyond the level of intermediate algebra)
  Choose from MATH 160 College Algebra, MATH 180 Applied Calculus, MATH 210 Finite Mathematics, MATH 220 Business Calculus, or MATH 215 Statistical Concepts.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Sciences (two science courses, with one having a laboratory component)
  Choose from the Science discipline.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (which must be in at least two different disciplines)
  Choose from the Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology disciplines.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Arts and Humanities
  Choose from the Humanities discipline.

Additional General Education Requirements (26 hours)

• COMM 320 - Business and Professional Communication (4)
• COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
• COMP 107 - Introduction to Web Authoring (1)
• COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1)
• HUMN 305 - Global Issues (4)
• MATH 215* - Statistical Concepts (4)
• PF 321 - Learning Strategies (2)
• SPCH 100 - Speech Communication (4) OR COMM 150 - Interpersonal Communication (4)
• Social and Behavioral Science Elective (4)
• General Education Electives (1)

*Select another General Education Elective if MATH 215 is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.

Professional Core (22 hours)

• ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting (4)
• BSAD 312 - Management Theory and Practices (4)
• HCM 200 - Healthcare Terminology (2)
• HCM 300 - Healthcare Management (4)
• HISM 320 - Healthcare Database Management (4)
• HRM 300 - Human Resources Management (4)

University Electives (16 hours)

Any undergraduate courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.

Major Area (36 hours)

• HCM 320 - Healthcare Financial Management I (4)
• HCM 442 - Legal Aspects of Healthcare Management (4)
• HISM 470 - Healthcare Information Systems Management (4)
• HISM 495 - Healthcare Information Systems Management Capstone (4)
• MIS 310 - Information Systems Architecture & Technology (4)
• MIS 330 - Systems Integration Concepts and Practices (4)
• MIS 484 - Information Systems Security (4)
• Major Area Elective (8)*
  *Select 8 hours from the following:
  • AMGT 390 - Project Management (4)
  • COMP 325 - Human Computer Interaction (4)
  • HCM 350 - Healthcare Informatics (4)
  • HCM 422 - Healthcare Outcomes Management (4)
  • HCM 472 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Management (4)
  • HISM 410 - Healthcare Information Systems Management Internship (1-4)
  • HISM 480 - Special Topics in Healthcare Information Systems Management (1-4)
  • HISM 499 - Independent Studies in Healthcare Information Systems Management (1-4)
  • MIS 478 - Quantitative Methods and Analysis (4)

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Major Requirements

Transfer students seeking a bachelor's degree must earn at least 40 credit hours in residence at Franklin University.

A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in the major area and each major area course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to count toward degree requirements.

If needed, English, reading and mathematics placement tests determine which, if any, developmental education courses are required. Students placing into these courses must pass them prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or above. Developmental education courses carry institutional credit only and do not count toward degree requirements for graduation. Computer Literacy is a General Education prerequisite. Students with computer experience will have the option of completing a free placement exam to waive this prerequisite.

All students are required to pass College Writing (COMM 120), Learning Strategies (PF 321) and either Speech Communication (SPCH 100) or Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) prior to enrolling in any other course at the 200 level or above. PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course, or it may be taken concurrently with the first 15-week BLF course. General Education courses must be selected from science, math, social and behavioral science, humanities, economics, communication or professional foundations. Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.

The Healthcare Information Systems Management Program also offers a Subsequent Bachelor of Science Degree.