From submitting your application to admission to registration, Northwood Tech is available to help guide you through the admissions process. To help you successfully complete this program, Northwood Tech has developed a set of program requirements and technical standards. For students with a disability, reasonable accommodations are available to help you be successful in the program of your choice.
Admission Requirements
The first step to get admitted is to fill out a Northwood Tech application, and Northwood Tech will guide you from there. If you're not quite ready to become a student, visit a campus to get the full Northwood Tech 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.
- Complete Online application form
- Have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate; current high school seniors must provide both a current high school transcript and a final (official) transcript with confer date
- Review and sign Background Check Disclosure
- Review and sign Functional Abilities Disclosure
- Complete admissions meeting with a Northwood Tech counselor (academic admission requirements apply)
2024-25 Health Information Technology Program Additional Information will be available April 2024.
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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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COVID vaccination---highly recommended
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NOTE: Northwood Technical College cannot guarantee clinical placement or ability to progress in the program if a student is not able to meet the clinical site requirements including but not limited to; influenza vaccine, covid vaccine, negative tb skin test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT) or T-SPOT®.TB test (T-Spot), up to date acceptable background check, or any other clinical requirements required by the clinical site. Northwood Technical College cannot guarantee clinical placement if the clinical site must be changed due to students inability to meet the site specific requirements. Many sites require the student information 4-6 weeks prior to the clinical start date.
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Review and sign Health Sciences 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
2024-2025 Health Information Technology Student Handbook
- Health Sciences Policies
- HS-i Work-based Learning Terms
- HS-ii Code of Conduct
- HS-01 Northwood Tech Mission, Vision, Values, & Tenets
- HS-02 Rules and Regulations-Student Signature
- HS-03 Safety Accountability Statement-Student Signature
- HS-04 Bloodborne Pathogen Risk Statement
- HS-05 CDC Guidelines and Links
- HS-06 Standard Precautions Chart
- HS-07 Exposure Control Procedures (Needle stick)
- HS-08 Performance-Based Instruction
- HS-09 Student Responsibilities
- HS-10 Responsibility of the Learner
- HS-11 Test-Taking
- HS-12 Studying Hints
- HS-13 Important Dispositions for Critical Thinkers
- HS-14 Good Thinking vs. Poor Thinking
- HS-15 Computer Information
- HS-16 Communication Guidelines
- HS-17 Confidentiality-HIPAA
- HS-18 Transfer Credit
- HS-19 Witnessing Legal Documents
- HS-20 Health Status
- HS-21 Health Form
- HS-22 BLS-Medic 1st Aid Requirements
- HS-23 Course Expectations for Assignments
- HS-24 Professional Expectations and Dress Code
- HS-25 Grading Policy
- HS-26 Improvement Plan
- HS-27 Academic Appeals Procedures
- HS-28 Automatic Program Dismissal
- HS-29 Complaints Concerning Health Sciences Programs
- HIT Program Policies
- HIT-01 2024-25 Catalog Page and Course Descriptions
- HIT-02 2024-25 Required Courses
- HIT-02 2024-25 Required Courses-3 Year
- HIT-02 2024-25 Required Course-4 Year
- HIT-03 Program Prerequisites
- HIT-04 Program Mission
- HIT-05 Program Outcomes
- HIT-06 Accreditation
- HIT-07 Background Checks
- HIT-08 Absences
- HIT-09 Late Work
- HIT-10 Failing Grades
- HIT-11 Fail Repeat Policy
- HIT-12 Withdrawal Policy
- HIT-13 Dismissal from HIT Program
- HIT-14 Reentry After Dismissal
- HIT-15 PPE Expectations
- HIT-16 PPE Attendance Policy
- HIT-17 PPE Previous or Current Work Experience
- HIT-18 HIT Program Completion
Health Information Technology Orientation - Fall 2024
2024-25 Health Information Technology Orientation documents will be available April 2024.
Health Information Technology Withdrawal
- Instructions for Withdrawal from HIT Core Courses
- If you are on this web page, it means your HIT Academic Advisor has been notified that you dropped your HIT core (530-XXX) courses.
- If you withdraw 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.
- Please carefully review the Withdrawal from the HIT Program form. Please complete the form and email it to sara.kroeplin@NorthwoodTech.edu.
- If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact Sara Kroeplin, HIT Program Director, at sara.kroeplin@NorthwoodTech.edu or 715-685-3021.
- If you are on this web page, it means your HIT Academic Advisor has been notified that you dropped your HIT core (530-XXX) courses.
Technology Requirements
If using Macintosh or Linux based computers, coursework must be submitted using your Office365 tools provided with your Northwood Tech email account. It is important to verify with your Program Faculty if non-Windows based computers are acceptable in the program.