What sets UF apart

Lower Total Cost

Compared to many other health informatics programs:

  • 33 semester hours vs. 45 or more elsewhere

  • Tuition is $772 per credit hour in 2012


Small Classes

Student to Faculty ratio is 1:4 
  • ​​Yielding nearly individual attention
  • An “Informatics Generalist Curriculum”
  • Weekly, online, live synchronous class sessions with your instructor
  • Unscheduled asynchronous class activities on your own
  • One in-person, on-campus session per course per semester (3 campus visits per year maximum)​


No GRE/GMAT Required

No previous experience required for entry into the program Conditional Admit Possibility.

A student may be admitted into the program while still working on their program entry prerequisite courses:

  • Medical Terminology

  • Anatomy & Physiology

  • Computer Science I

  • SQL Programming


Approved on an individual, case-by-case basis

 

Degree and Certificate

  • A Professional Practice Experience (internship) is required in the program​
  • Internship placement as close to student’s home as possible​
  • Unpaid internships, but valuable “bridge” into workforce
  • Leading students to the broadest range of job opportunities for graduates hybrid courses
  • AHIMA V-Lab Software
  • Suite of software applications for students to practice and build skills
  • Cerner Electronic Health Records system for real-world experience