Articulation Agreement Between Missouri State University and Stephens College
Overview: This formal program articulation is made and entered into by Missouri State University-West
Plains and Stephens College. By this agreement, Missouri State University-West Plains
and Stephens College express a shared commitment to increasing opportunities for student
access to and success in a 4-year institution of higher education.
Purpose: This agreement provides students who have earned an Associate of Applied Science
Degree in Health Information Technology the opportunity to complete the Bachelor of
Science in Health Information Administration ("Program") at Stephens College. Any
Missouri State University-West Plains student, who earns an Associate of Applied Science
in Health Information Technology and adheres to the guidelines within this agreement,
is guaranteed that Stephens College will accept designated major related credits.
Additionally, all general education credits will apply to the Bachelor of Science
in Health Information Administration degree in a manner consistent with the treatment
of native Stephens College students.
Conditions of Transfer:
Section I: Admissions and Matriculation
- Missouri State University-West Plains students maintaining continuous enrollment under
this agreement will be afforded the same treatment and protection as native Stephens
College students enrolled under a specific catalog.
- Criteria for acceptance into Stephens College will be the same for transfers as for
native students.
- Missouri State University-West Plains, upon request of students, will provide verification
of completed courses to Stephens College upon completion of a transcript request from
the office of registration and records. The transcript of students transferring from
Missouri State University-West Plains will be evaluated by Stephens College.
- Transfer students from Missouri State University-West Plains will have access to financial
aid, scholarships and student services on the same basis as native students.
- Stephens College will apply the same academic progress and graduation standards to
Missouri State University-West Plains transfer students as those applicable to native
students at Stephens College.
Stephens College will maintain transfer degree plans for this program to show equivalent
courses.
Section II: Transfer or Credit
- A maximum of 70 semester hours will be accepted by Stephens College from Missouri
State University-West Plains to be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Health Information
Administration degree.
- Transfer students from Missouri State-West Plains, upon acceptance into the Program,
will have junior standing at Stephens College.
- A list of the course requirements is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit
A.
Section III: Program Plan
While a course-by-course equivalence was used in the development of this plan, this
agreement presumes that the general education core requirements at Missouri State
University-West Plains meet the general program articulation at Stephens College.
Students falling under this program articulation agreement will be responsible for
successfully completing the prescribed requirements.
Terms of Agreement:
This agreement is made and entered into in the academic year 2015-2016 and remains
in force unless changed in writing by mutual agreement to of both parties. The agreement
may be amended at any time with approval from both parties and is subject to annual
review to assure currency with the respective degree requirements. Should either party
desire to discontinue this agreement, advance notification of one year will be required.
Signatures:
Missouri State University-West Plains and Stephens College herby enter into this program
articulation agreement leading from the Associate of Applied Science degree in Health
Information Technology to the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Administration
by the affixing of signatures of the chief academic officers of both institutions.
[Signatures on file]
Exhibit A
Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology Transfer to Stephens
College - Health Information Administration
Completion of an Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology (HIT)
degree allows for students interested in a baccalaureate degree in Health Information
Administration (HIA) to transfer to Stephens College.
Missouri State-West Plains Health Information Technology Curriculum |
Stephens College Equivalencies |
Foundational Courses |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course |
Area |
Total Foundational Course Hours = 21 |
ENG 110 |
Writing I |
3 hrs. |
Composition I |
General Education |
ENG 210 or
ENG 221 |
Writing II: Academic Writing or
Writing II: Writing for the Professions |
3 hrs. |
Composition II |
General Education |
IDS 110 |
Student Success |
2 hrs. |
Elective |
|
MTH 103 |
Intermediate Algebra or higher |
3 hrs. |
Quantitative |
General Education |
PLS 101 |
Political Science |
3 hrs. |
Sophomore Seminar |
|
BMS 110 |
Introduction to Biomedical Sciences |
4 hrs. |
Science |
General Education |
PSY 121 |
Introductory Psychology |
3 hrs. |
Intercultural |
General Education |
Missouri State-West Plains Health Information Technology Curriculum |
Stephens College Equivalencies |
Computer Information Systems Courses |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course |
Total Computer Information Systems Course Hours = 9 |
CIS 101 |
Computers for Learning |
3 hrs. |
|
Elective |
CIS 212 |
Personal Computer Systems in Business |
3 hrs. |
CIS 206 |
Information Systems |
CIS 232 |
Spreadsheets |
3 hrs. |
|
Elective |
Missouri State-West Plains Health Information Technology Curriculum |
Stephens College Equivalencies |
HIT Courses |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course |
Total Health Information Technology Course Hours = 27 |
HIT 100 |
Introduction to HIT |
3 hrs. |
HIA 200 |
Introduction to HIA |
HIT 110 |
Medical Billing and Coding I |
3 hrs. |
HIA 281 |
Medical Coding I |
HIT 115 |
Health Systems |
3 hrs. |
|
Elective |
HIT 200 |
Comparative Health Records |
3 hrs. |
HIA 210 |
Comparative Health Records Systems |
HIT 201 |
Healthcare Quality Management |
3 hrs. |
|
Elective |
HIT 210 |
Medical Billing and Coding II |
3 hrs. |
HIA 285 |
Medical Coding II |
HIT 220 |
Medical Billing and Coding III |
3 hrs. |
|
Elective |
HIT 260 |
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare |
3 hrs. |
HIA 330 |
Legal & Ethical Issues in HIA |
HIT 270 |
Professional Practice of HIT |
3 hrs. |
|
Elective |
Missouri State-West Plains Health Information Technology Curriculum |
Stephens College Equivalencies |
Allied Health Courses |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course |
Total Allied Health Course Hours = 5 |
ALH 116 |
Medical Terminology |
2 hrs. |
HIA 255 |
Medical Terminology |
ALH 270 |
Pathophysiology |
3 hrs. |
HIA 275 |
Clinical Applications of Pathophysiology & Pharmacology |
Total Degree Hours = 62
Outline for Completion of a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration
degree from Stephens College
The Health Information Administration (HIA) Program is designed to assist women and
men in their quest to become Registered Health Information Administrators (RHIAs).
Satisfactory completion of the HIA Program establishes a student's eligibility to
sit for the national registration examination (RHIA). The HIA Program is accredited
by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management
Education (CAHIIM). This degree is available online.
Remaining Stephens College Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Health Information
Administration
Remaining Required HIA Courses — 45 Hrs.
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
BIO 247 |
Anatomy & Physiology I |
3 hrs. |
BIO 248 |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
3 hrs. |
HIA 250 |
Basic Healthcare Statistics |
3 hrs. |
BUS 225 |
Principles of Management |
3 hrs. |
BUS 305 |
Human Resource Management |
3 hrs. |
HIA 347 |
Management of Clinical Classification & Reimbursement Systems |
3 hrs. |
HIA 351 |
Health Information Systems |
3 hrs. |
HIA 354 |
Principles of Healthcare Finance |
3 hrs. |
HIA 355 |
Integrated Quality Management |
3 hrs. |
HIA 365 |
Performance Improvement for Healthcare Organizations |
3 hrs. |
HIA 375 |
Advanced Information Systems |
3 hrs. |
HIA 401 |
Management of Health Information Administration |
3 hrs. |
HIA 450 |
Internship in HIA |
3 hrs. |
HIA 491 |
Senior Seminar in Health Information Administration |
3 hrs. |
HIA 492 |
Senior Capstone in Health Information Administration |
3 hrs. |
Remaining Required General Education Components — 15 Hrs.
Within general education requirements, a student transferring in with the associate
of applied science degree in health information technology will need to meet the following
requirements:
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Sophomore Global Experience |
3 hrs. |
Ethics Component |
3 hrs. |
Arts |
3 hrs. |
Literature |
3 hrs. |
Women-Focused |
3 hrs. |
Remaining Required Stephens College Credits Hours — 60 Hrs.