Advisor:
Mayuree
Siripoon
This program prepares you for an entry-level position into the healthcare professions as a pharmacy technician. Students will be trained in the technical aspects of handling medications and work primarily with the drug product. Typical pharmacy technician tasks may include: selecting, counting, and pouring prescription medications; updating patient profiles and preparing prescription labels; assisting with drug purchasing and inventory control; packaging medications in unit-dose or med-card form; mixing intravenous solutions and other specialized medications; and gathering data for pharmacists to use in monitoring drug therapy. On successful completion of this certificate program, you will be eligible to take the National Certification test and become a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT).
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HCE 100 |
Basic Health Care Concepts and Skills |
4 credits |
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HCE 101 |
Basic Life Support |
2 credits |
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HCE 112 |
Medical Terminology |
2 credits |
HCE 115 |
Pharmacy
Calculations |
2 credits |
HCE 156 |
Science
for Allied Health |
4 credits |
HCE 171 |
Pharmacology for Technicians |
3 credits |
HCE 174 |
Fundamentals
of Pharmacy Practice |
4
credits |
HCE 175 |
Sterile Products and Compounding |
3
credits |
HCE 176 |
Pharmacy
Practice for Technician |
4
credits |
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Total Minimum Certificate Requirements |
28 credits |
In addition to completing the course requirements above with a grade of "C"
or better, you must meet an academic requirement by one of the following methods:
Completion of ENG 100, Writing Fundamentals, or higher with a grade of "C" or better.
EAC COMPASS writing placement score of 85 or higher entered into your student record.
Completion of BUS 111, Business Mathematical Calculations, with a grade of "C" or better.
Completion of MAT 120, Intermediate Algebra, or higher with a grade of "C" or better.
EAC COMPASS mathematics placement score of 61 or higher entered into your student record.