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Program
Academic Foundations for Potential Health Information Management Applicants (Certificate)
Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Health Information Management
Credits
30.00
Length of program
One year
Credential type
Certificate
Offered
Summer
Fall
Winter
Overview
Are you interested in the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (BSc HIM) program but don’t have all the prerequisites? The one-year Certificate in Academic Foundations for Potential Health Information Management Applicants offers ten university transferable credit courses that transfer into the BSc HIM degree.
Once you've completed all required courses with a minimum final grade of C+, you'll receive priority registration for entrance into the BSc HIM program and can complete the degree in an additional three years.
Admissions Requirements
Academic Admission Requirements:
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- English 12 or English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with a minimum grade of B (or acceptable substitution*)
- Biology 11 or 12 or Life Sciences 11 or Anatomy and Physiology 12 with a minimum grade of B (or acceptable substitution*)
- Foundations of Math 11 or 12 with a minimum grade of B (or acceptable substituion*)
*In most cases, university transfer courses completed in the above subject areas can be used toward meeting the entrance requirements.
Priority admission to the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management program will be given to students who complete the Certificate in Academic Foundations for Potential Health Information Management Applicants.
Students who are offered a seat in the cohort are not guaranteed admission to the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management program. Students may apply to the BScHIM program for the Fall semester following completion of the required 30 credits listed under Curriculum Framework on this page.
Non-Academic Admission Requirements:
- Potential Interview - Applicants may be required to participate in an interview with a representative(s) of the BScHIM program for the purposes of providing additional information and/or for academic advising.
Cost
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Program Requirements
Curriculum framework
Graduation Requirements:
- Successful completion of 30 credits
- 50% (15 credits) of all course work must be completed at Douglas College if students are applying to graduate with a Certificate in Academic Foundations
- Time limit to complete program graduation requirements: four (4) years
To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (BScHIM) program, students must complete 30 university transfer (UT) credits, with a cumulative GPA of 2.33, and a minimum grade of C+ (65%) in each required course.
Course Requirements:
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
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Select one course from the following three options:
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Business Statistics |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Statistics |
3.00 |
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Data Analysis in Psychology |
3.00 |
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Required Courses:
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Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
3.00 |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
3.00 |
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ENGL 1130*** |
Academic Writing |
3.00 |
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Foundations of Health Science |
3.00 |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Elective (UT) ***/**** |
Select any university transferrable course |
3.00 |
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Arts/Sciences Elective (UT) ***/**** |
Select any university transferrable Arts/Science course |
9.00 |
*BIOL 1109 can be used as a substitution for BIOL 1103.
** BIOL 1209 can be used as a substitution for BIOL 1203.
***A University Transferrable course is a course that transfers to one of the Research Universities – SFU, UBC (UBCV or UBCO), UNBC, or UVIC in the BC Transfer Guide.
****The following courses are highly recommended for the UT elective requirements:
- ANTH 1120: Indigenous Cultures of British Columbia
- ANTH 1160: Indigenous Cultures of Canada
- ANTH 2220: Anthropology of Healing
- BIOL 2401: Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences
- CMNS 1216: Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace
- CMNS 1217: Intercultural Communication in the Workplace
- CMPT 1105: Introduction to Computing Science and Programming
- CSIS 1280: Multimedia Web Development
- ECON 1104: Economics and Government
- HIST 1165: Health and Medicine in History
- HIST 1170: Global Indigenous Histories
- HIST 2210: History of British Columbia
- HIST 2270: History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
- MARK 1120: Introductory Marketing
- PHIL 1101: Critical Thinking
- PHIL 1102: Values and Contemporary Issues
- PHIL 1121: Medical Ethics
- PHIL 1122: Business Ethics
- POLI 1102: Introduction to Canadian Government
- PSYC 1100: An Introduction to Psychology I
- PSYC 1200: An Introduction to Psychology II
- Any course designated as meeting the Indigenous content requirement for the Certificate in Academic Foundations (Indigenous Studies)
Program Guidelines
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.