Students gain practical experience in the University Hospitals and Clinics and at affiliated hospitals during the two-month, supervised training period. Applicants accepted usually have a higher than minimum grade point average. A minimum grade of C is required on each course accepted for transfer. If a course is repeated, both grades are used in calculating the grade point average. An interview with the Health Information Management Admissions Committee is required.
Class size is limited, and acceptance into the program is on a competitive basis.
Preference is given to residents of Mississippi. Application packets contain all the necessary forms and instructions for the application process. Two separate courses or anatomy and physiology combined for two courses. Remaining credit hours should be selected from a broad range of academic subjects such as business communication, economics and additional computer science and psychology. Courses listed for the junior and senior years should not be duplicated in the freshman and sophomore years.