Health Information Management Post-Bachelor’s Certificate

Once you have finished the program, you are qualified to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA®) exam. Our graduates go on to pursue careers like: 

• Program Director
• Chief Compliance Office
• Director of Risk Management
• Chief Technology Officer
• Director of Clinical Informatics

Take only 10 courses to earn this certificate.

• Prerequisites

  Previous completion of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college, university or equivalent is required.

• Core Requirements

  • HIM 5000: Clinical Foundations in HIM (3)
  • HIM 5010: Health Data Management (3)
  • HIM 5020: Diagnosis and Procedure Coding (3)
  • HIM 5030: Clinical Data Management for Quality Care and Revenue Cycle Integrity (3)
  • HIM 5040: Privacy, Security and Confidentiality in Health Care (3)
  • HIM 5050: Health Information Systems and Technology (3)
  • HIM 5080: Health Information Management Issues (3)
  • HIM 5090: Health Information Management Internship (3)
  • HAS 3240: Human Resources Development in Health Care (3)
  • HAS 3750: Health Care Financial Administration (3)

   

  Total credit hours: 30

• Application Fee & Tuition

  Each application form must be accompanied by a $60 application fee for national students, and a $95 application fee for international students.

  Payment via credit card is preferred, but other forms of payment are welcome. Additional instructions for this are found during your online application process. Checks must be made payable to Weber State University, please make sure your name is clearly written on the check. Applications will not be reviewed without payment.

  Tuition is $399 per credit hour (effective July 1, 2024).

• Extenuating Circumstances & Concerns

  If there are extenuating circumstances or concerns (i.e. your academic performance as an accurate measure of your potential, unexplained gaps in your work experience, etc.) affecting your application that you feel the HIM Admissions Committee should be aware of, please be prepared to elaborate in a separate section of the online application process.

• Transcripts & Resume

  You will be asked to submit your official transcripts (from all previously colleges or universities attended) and current resume or CV as a part of your online application process.

  You will also have the option to send your official transcripts directly to the Health Information Management Admissions Committee. Printed transcripts must be UNOPENED, in their original sealed envelope. International students should submit their degree or degrees from a NACES approved Foreign Credentials Evaluation Company. 

  Send your official paper transcripts to: 

  Kristi Andersen
  Health Administrative Services
  Weber State University
  3959 Stadium Way, Dept. 3911
  Ogden, UT 84408-3911

  Send your official electronic transcripts to: kristiandersen@weber.edu

• Students who need assistance enrolling and transferring should work with:

Kristi Andersen

801-626-7242
kristiandersen@weber.edu
Dumke Center, Room 210
3959 Stadium Way, Dept. 3911
Ogden, Utah 84408-391

Students currently in the program should contact their program advisor.