Informatics (B.S.) - Healthcare Informatics – Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2026 through summer 2027. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 39-42 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Foundational Courses | ||
| BUSI 201 | Intermediate Business Computer Applications 1 | 3 |
| BUSI 230 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics 1 | 3 |
| BUSI 240 | Organizational Behavior and Management 1 | 3 |
| CSIS 110 | Introduction to Computer Science 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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Course may fulfill select general education requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | ||
| ACCT 211 | Financial Principles | 3 |
| BUSI 302 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare | 3 |
| CSIS 208 | Application Programming | 3 |
| CSIS 310 | Web Programming | 3 |
| CSIS 320 | IS Hardware and Software | 3 |
| CSIS 325 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| CSIS 330 | Business Data Communication Systems | 3 |
| CSIS 340 | Studies in Information Security | 3 |
| CSIS 351 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CSIS 375 | Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction | 3 |
| ECON 214 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| HLTH 221 | Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| INFO 305 | Quality Management and Decision Support | 3 |
| INFO 405 | Informatics Information Systems | 3 |
| NURS 105 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| Total Hours | 43 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Informatics Cognate | ||
| INFO 310 | Foundations of Pharmacology | 3 |
| INFO 320 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| INFO 321 | Healthcare Coding and Classification | 3 |
| INFO 410 | Healthcare Enterprise Systems | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose 23-26 credit hours of Free Electives 1 | 23-26 | |
| Total Hours | 23-26 | |
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Internship (maximum 6 hours) is strongly recommended.
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 120 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- 30 Hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
- Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 25% Of major and cognate taken through Liberty University
- 30 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| Math Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Hours | 13-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Communications Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| CSIS 208 | Application Programming | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Social Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| CSIS 310 | Web Programming | 3 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Critical Thinking Elective 1 | 3 | |
| CSIS 320 | IS Hardware and Software | 3 |
| CSIS 325 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| INFO 305 | Quality Management and Decision Support | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CSIS 330 | Business Data Communication Systems | 3 |
| CSIS 340 | Studies in Information Security | 3 |
| HLTH 221 | Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| INFO 320 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CSIS 351 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| ECON 214 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 321 | Healthcare Coding and Classification | 3 |
| INFO 405 | Informatics Information Systems | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 211 | Financial Principles | 3 |
| BUSI 302 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare | 3 |
| CSIS 375 | Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| INFO 310 | Foundations of Pharmacology | 3 |
| INFO 410 | Healthcare Enterprise Systems | 3 |
| NURS 105 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120-123 | |
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Courses may also fulfill select General Education Requirements. Please refer to the list of approved general education electives at https://www.liberty.edu/gened.
All applicable prerequisites must be met