About Stevens HITM Certificate Program
What types of organizations would hire graduates with HITM certificate?
- Healthcare providers (hospitals, physician practices, etc.)
- HIT suppliers, industry companies and consultants that provides software & service
- Manufactures and distributors (pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other supplies)
- Payers/insurers (private and government organizations that finance healthcare costs)
- Government policy makers, regulators and secondary influencers (news media, legislative staff)
How soon can I complete the 4-course HIT certificate?
- The online certificate in HITM is 4 three-credit-hour courses. It can be completed within 2 semesters if you take 2 three-credit-hour courses per semester.
Will these post-baccalaureate courses help prepare me for the CPHIMS test administered by HIMSS?
- Yes: although we do not “teach to the test,” the content is covered.
About Enrollment
What are the Admission requirements for the HITM certificate program?
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
- A cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher (on a scale of 4.0). Students with significant work experience may contact the Program Director Professor Carol Brown to ask for exceptions.
How do I start the Application process?
- Download an application from a Stevens website or one of these HITM program websites:
How much does it cost?
- Current course tuition is $1100 per credit hour. The HITM Certificate program consists of four 3-credit courses. For more information, please see Tuition & Financial Aid information on Graduate Admission website.
Is the cost for online classes the same as it is for in-person classes?
- Yes: Stevens offers online students the same outstanding education that campus-based students receive. Current course tuition is $1100 per credit hour. The HITM certificate program consists of three-credit-hour courses ($3300 per course). For more information, link to the Tuition & Financial Aid page on this Stevens website: http://www.stevens.edu/sit/graduate/tuition/index.cfm.
Do I need to be accepted into the 4-course certificate program before I can enroll in the first course?
- No: You can enroll in the first course if you meet the Admissions requirements.
About Distance Learning
What is WebCampus?
- Online courses at Stevens are taught using the school’s award-winning WebCampus environment that requires only a Web browser and Internet access. WebCampus is a user-friendly, web-based interface that provides instructors and students a number of different learning tools to access materials, communicate with other students, submit assignments, post responses to discussion forums, and collaborate with team members and “virtual” guest experts.
Do I need to be online on certain days, at certain times?
- Not usually: You access WebCampus to download materials and work on individual assignments at times convenient to you. However, written assignments and discussion forum postings typically have weekly due dates (e.g., every Saturday at midnight).
- Several times a semester: Selected “guest experts” are invited to join the class for a synchronous “webinar” each semester. If you are not available for a specific webinar, you can view the archived webinar afterwards.
Why should I choose the HITM online program at Stevens?
- The best distance education programs have proven track records, a robust web-based interface that is user-friendly, and consistently high student satisfaction scores. HITM at Stevens has all of these important attributes.
