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Division of Health Information Management and Systems prerequisite courses at Kent State University.


Applicants for admission to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Health Information Management and Systems, at The Ohio State University must meet the course requirements listed below. These requirements can be satisfied by courses taken at the university listed above as indicated, when completed with the grade of C- or better. In some cases, there may not be a published equivalence for a prerequisite course listed. In these cases, please click on the Contact Transfer Coordinator link to find the transfer credit coordinator who can best assist you.

The information provided below is derived from transfer credit equivalencies available on the Transferology website (https://www.transferology.com/welcome.htm), a course equivalency tool utilized by Ohio State and many other universities. This does not imply transfer credit equivalencies and is not intended to provide a guarantee that these university courses will subsequently be evaluated as equivalent to specific Ohio State courses. Rather, completion of these courses will satisfy the program prerequisites and thereby insure that the applicant has the academic preparation for advanced study in the professional program.

**Please be advised if any of your courses transfer as general credit and you want them to count towards your degree, you will be required to have them evaluated by the respective department. See link at http://registrar.osu.edu/transfer_credit/tcc_list.asp


ADMISSIONS PREREQUISITES
Course at Ohio State Course at Kent State University
ACCTMIS 2000 or ACCTMIS 2200 ACCT 23020 or ACTT 11000 = ACCTMIS 2200
ANATOMY 2300.01 or ANATOMY 3300 or EEOB 2510 BSCI 21010, BSCI 21020 or EXSC 25057, EXSC 25058 = EEOB 2510
BIOLOGY 1101 or BIOLOGY 1113.01 or BIOLOGY 1114 BSCI 10110, BSCI 10120 or BSCI 10120 = BIOLOGY 1113.01
or
BSCI 10110 or BSCI 10110, BSCI 10120 = BIOLOGY 1114
COMM 2331 or COMM 2110 JMC 28001 or MDJ 28001 = COMM 2331
or
COMM 10000 or COMM 15000 = COMM 2110
ECON 2001.01 ECON 22060 or ECON 22062
EEOB 2520 or PHYSIO 3200 BSCI 21010, BSCI 21020 or BSCI 30130 or EXSC 25057, EXSC 25058
ENGLISH 1110.01 ENG 11002 or ENG 11011 or HONR 10197
HIMS 5648 CIS 24053 or IT 11000
HTHRHSC 2500 HED 14020
MATH 1148 or higher MATH 10775 or MATH 11010 or MATH 11010, MATH 11022 or MATH 11011, MATH 11022
PSYCH 1100 PSYC 11762
STAT 1450 MATH 10040 or MATH 10041 or MATH 20011 or MATH 30011 or MIS 24056 or PSYC 21621
Source: www.transferology.com
Revised: August 2025

Special notes

**Any physical science in the following subjects: Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth Sci, Environmental Natural Resource, Geography and Physics (must equal up to 5 credit hours-can be two courses, if not 5 credits).


In cases where Anatomy and Physiology are offered in a combined sequence course, both courses are required in order for credit to be awarded. For these courses Ohio State will award credit for EEOB 2510(anatomy) and EEOB 2520 (physiology).

HIMS requires a overall GPA of 2.5, and prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of Summer semester prior to enrollment.

This evaluation is valid for the current application cycle only. Evaluated courses and the transferability of these courses can change, at any time, due to course content and re-evaluation. After this date, it may be necessary to contact the Admissions Office for course or program changes. If you have any questions, please contact: Graduate and Professional Admissions at:

Graduate and Professional Admissions
Student Academic Services Building, 1st Floor
281 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1132
614-292-9444
esue-gpevaluation@osu.edu

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