From submitting your application to admission to registration, WITC is available to help guide you through the admissions process. To help you successfully complete this program, WITC has developed a set of program requirements and functional ability criteria. For students with a disability, reasonable accommodations are available to help you be successful in the program of your choice.
2020-21
Admission Requirements
The first step to get admitted is to fill out a WITC application, and WITC will guide you from there. If you're not quite ready to become a student, visit a campus to get the full WITC experience. A campus tour will give you the opportunity to meet staff, instructors and students, tour the campus and get a real feel for the campus culture.
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Complete application form and submit with fee (fee waiver may apply if previously submitted)
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Have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate; current high school seniors must provide both a current high school transcript and a final transcript with confer date
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Review and sign Background Check Disclosure
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Review and sign Functional Abilities Disclosure
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Complete admissions meeting with a WITC counselor (academic admission requirements apply)
Please refer to the 2021-22 Requirements & Application page for FY22 Health Information Technology additional program information.
Program-Specific Requirements
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Submit Background Check fee
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Have an acceptable National Criminal Background Check and state-specific caregiver background check for where the HIT clinical experience will be completed.
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Pass a physical exam, have current immunizations and demonstrate negative status for tuberculosis (Tb)
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Review and sign Nursing and Allied Health Division Confidentiality Statement
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Review and complete the computer skills inventory
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Review Health Information Technology program orientation materials
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Meet with Health Information Technology program advisor to determine program sequencing and completion goals
Health Information Technology Student Handbook 2020-2021
- Allied Health Policies
- AH-1 WITC Mission, Vision, Values & Tenets
- AH-2 Rules and Regulations-Student Signature
- AH-3 Safety Accountability Statement-Student Signature
- AH-4 Bloodborne Pathogen Risk Statement
- AH-5 CDC Guidelines and Links
- AH-6 Standard Precautions Chart
- AH-7 Exposure Control Procedures (Needle stick)
- AH-8 Performance-Based Instruction
- AH-9 Student Responsibilities
- AH-10 Responsibility of the Learner
- AH-11 Test-Taking
- AH-12 Studying Hints
- AH-13 Important Dispositions for Critical Thinkers
- AH-14 Good Thinking vs. Poor Thinking
- AH-15 Computer Information
- AH-16 Communication Guidelines
- AH-17 Confidentiality-HIPAA
- AH-18 Transfer Credit
- AH-19 Witnessing Legal Documents
- AH-20 Health Status
- AH-21 CPR-Medic 1st Aid Requirements
- AH-22 Course Expectations for Assignments
- AH-23 Grading Policy
- AH-24 Academic Appeal Procedures
- AH-25 Automatic Program Dismissal
- AH-26 Complaints Concerning Allied Health Programs
- HIT Program Policies
- HIT-1 2019-20 Catalog Page and Course Descriptions
- HIT-1 2020-21 Catalog Page and Course Descriptions
- HIT-2 2019-20 Curriculum Checklist
- HIT-2 2020-21 Curriculum Checklist
- HIT-3 Program Prerequisites
- HIT-4 Program Mission
- HIT-5 Program Outcomes
- HIT-6 Student Code of Conduct
- HIT-7 Accreditation
- HIT-8 Background Checks
- HIT-9 Absences
- HIT-10 Late Work
- HIT-11 Failing Grades
- HIT-12 Fail Repeat Policy
- HIT-13 Withdrawal Policy
- HIT-14 Dismissal from HIT Program
- HIT-15 Reentry After Dismissal
- HIT-16 PPE Expectations
- HIT-17 PPE Attendance Policy
- HIT-18 PPE Previous or Current Work Experience
- HIT-19 Improvement Plan
- HIT-20 HIT Program Completion
Health Information Technology Orientation - Spring 2021
HIT Orientation dates have completed for academic year 2020-21. Please refer to the 2021-22 Requirements & Application page for updated information.
Health Information Technology Withdrawal
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Instructions for Withdrawal from HIT Core Courses
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If you are at this webpage, it means your HIT Academic Advisor has been notified that you dropped your HIT course (530-xxx) courses.
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If you are withdrawing from your HIT core (530-xxx) courses, the HIT program would like to gather data regarding your decision to withdraw. This data is useful in the HIT planning process. Thank you for providing this information.
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Please carefully review the Withdrawal from the HIT Program form. Please complete the form electronically and email to amanda.abrahamson@witc.edu.
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If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact Amanda Abrahamson, HIT Program Director, at amanda.abrahamson@witc.edu or 800/243-9482 x4757.
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Technology Requirements
If using Macintosh or Linux based computers, coursework must be submitted using your Office365 tools provided with your WITC email account. It is important to verify with your Program Faculty if non-Windows based computers are acceptable in the program.
