Requirements for Admission: Students are eligible for admission to the professional program only in the fall term of the junior year after completion of the prerequisites with a minimum of 60 semester hours, exclusive of physical education.

All candidates must satisfy the following requirements:

• have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.6 (A=4.0),
• have a minimum grade of C in each course in the UAB/Program Core Curriculum and in the HIM Core Curriculum,
• be accepted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and
• if accepted, complete the UAB medical history questionnaire and physical, provide proof of required immunizations, and receive satisfactory screening by the UAB Medical Center Student Health Service.

Application Procedure: The following materials must be submitted.

To the UAB Undergraduate Admissions Office:

• completed UAB undergraduate application form, indicating pre-health information management as the major, and application fee, if applicable (if enrolled at UAB in another major, complete a Change of School/Major Request indicating pre-health information management as the major; form available from the Office of Registration and Academic Records), and
• official transcripts from each college or university attended.

To the Health Information Management Program Office, School of Health Professions:

• current transcript
• completed application to the professional phase of the program (form available from the program office or  click here)
• Email or mail this completed application to:

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management Program

1714 9th Ave S, Learning Resource Center, Room 315

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-3361

Telephone:  (205) 934-5173