Pharmacy Technology
Certificate
Learn to work as a pharmacy technician assisting a pharmacist. This program includes training within laboratory and clinical settings. Complete this program exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of daytime, evening, and weekend classes.
Program Admission: Students must complete all prerequisites, listed below, before completing the program admission form.
Program/Major Codes: Special Admissions Requirement – See an advisor
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Work in hospitals, nursing care facilities and drug stores and with drug manufacturers, wholesale drug houses and health maintenance organizations.
Academic Options: Continue taking classes toward earning a Pharmacy Technology AAS degree.
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Program Requirements
Students must receive a grade of "C" or better in all core courses to progress to the next semester.
Program Prerequisites
| Credits | ||
| REA 091 or reading assessment score of REA 112 or higher | 0-4 | |
| MAT 092 or math assessment score of MAT 122 or higher | 0-3 | |
| Complete core courses PHT 170, 171IN, 172 and 174 IN (see below) | ||
| Subtotal | 0-7 | |
General Education Requirements
| Credits | ||
| Communication Requirement | 3 | |
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
Required Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| PHT 170 | Introduction to Pharmacy Technology | 2 |
| PHT 171IN | Pharmaceutical Calculations | 4 |
| PHT 172 | Drug Therapy I | 4 |
| PHT 174IN | Pharmacy Operations | 3 |
| PHT 178IN | Computer Applications for Pharmacy | 3 |
| PHT 180IN | Sterile Products | 4 |
| PHT 181 | Interprofessional Relations in Pharmacy | 3 |
| PHT 182 | Drug Therapy II | 4 |
| PHT 187 | Pharmacy Law and Ethics | 3 |
| PHT 190LB | Pharmacy Technician Internship | 4 |
| PHT 197 | Clinical Seminar | 2 |
| Subtotal | 36 | |
| Total | 42 | |