The Pharmacy Technology certificate is designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment as a pharmacy technician, assisting pharmacists to provide medication and other healthcare products to patients; receiving and verifying written prescriptions, requests for prescription refills from patients, or electronic prescriptions sent from doctors’ offices; retrieving, counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, and sometimes mixing medications; and preparing containers and labels for medications. Technicians may also establish and maintain patient profiles, prepare insurance claim forms, and stock and take inventory of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of elementary algebra, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| Complete the following courses with a grade of C or better. | ||
| PHT 060 | Pharmacy System I | 3 |
| PHT 062 | Pharmacology I | 3 |
| PHT 064 | Pharmacy Calculations | 3 |
| PHT 070 | Pharmacy Systems II | 3 |
| PHT 071 | Pharmacology II | 3 |
| PHT 072 | Pharmacy Clinical Experience | 5 |
| PHT 074 | Pharmacy Seminar | 2 |
| Total Units | 22 | |
Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
This is a Gainful Employment Program
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Analyze and process prescription and medication orders.
- Calculate accurately pharmaceutical conversions and medication dosages within scope of Pharmacy Technician duties.
- Reference and apply pharmacy law to application of Pharmacy Technician duties.
- Identify Brand and Generic names of the Top 200 medications commonly used in pharmacy settings.
- Model ethical leadership and cultural competency towards the community in a pharmacy setting.
- Apply and prepare for examination and evaluation of results from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
- Employ career readiness and soft skills applicable to the Pharmacy Technician profession.