Pharmacy Technician Certificate

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Fall Entry Only
(67 Credits)

Students wishing to enter the Pharmacy Technician program will need to complete the prerequisite courses listed below with a “C” grade or better and be placed on a waiting list. Based on the date of their completed application, students will be entered into the program each Fall quarter on a first-come, first-served basis. See Pharmacy Technician web page for application and further details.

Prerequisite courses:

AHE 102 - Basic Medical Terminology (5)
or
AHE 160 - Medical Dialogue I (3) and
AHE 161 - Medical Dialogue II (3)
AHE 112 - Basic Pharmacology (5)
WMATH 100 - Professional Technical Applied Math (5)

Required Courses:

AHE 101 - Healthcare Interactions: D (3)
AHE 102 - Basic Medical Terminology (5)
or
AHE 160 - Medical Dialogue I (3) and
AHE 161 - Medical Dialogue II (3)
AHE 106 - Anatomy & Physiology (6)
or
BIOL& 241 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (5) and
BIOL& 242 - Human A & P II (5)
AHE 112 - Basic Pharmacology (5)
AHE 118 - Drug Dosage Calculations (2)
AHE 130 - Orientation to Pharmacy Practice (4)
AHE 131 - Pharmacy Technician Terminology (3)
AHE 132 - Applied Pharmacology (5)
AHE 133 - Pharmacy Records Management (4)
AHE 134 - Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs (2)
AHE 135 - Community & Hospital Drug Dispensing/Management (4)
AHE 136 - Community Clinical Experience/Pharmacy Technician (3)
AHE 137 - Hospital Clinical Experience/Pharmacy Technician (3)
AHE 138 - Pharmacy Technician Clinical Experience Seminar (1)
AHE 200 - First Aid and Emergency Procedures (3)
ENGL& 101 - English Composition I (5) or
ENGL 170 - Professional and Technical Communication (3)
OFTEC 162 - Microsoft Office Basics (3)
SOSC 113 - Job Search (1)
SOSC 125 - Employer/Employee Roles & Perspectives (2)
WMATH 100 - Professional Technical Applied Math (5)

Suggested Schedule

Prerequisites to entering this program are AHE 102 (or ~AHE 160 and AHE 161 ), AHE 112 , and †WMATH 100 . Courses must be taken in sequence.

First Year

Fall

AHE 130 - Orientation to Pharmacy Practice (4)
AHE 131 - Pharmacy Technician Terminology (3)
AHE 101 - Healthcare Interactions: D (3)
AHE 118 - Drug Dosage Calculations (2)
OFTEC 162 - Microsoft Office Basics (3)

Total Hours: 15

Winter

AHE 132 - Applied Pharmacology (5)
AHE 133 - Pharmacy Records Management (4)
º AHE 106 - Anatomy & Physiology (6)
AHE 200 - First Aid and Emergency Procedures (3)

Total Hours: 18

Spring

AHE 134 - Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs (2)
AHE 135 - Community & Hospital Drug Dispensing/Management (4)
† ENGL 170 - Professional and Technical Communication (3)
SOSC 113 - Job Search (1)
SOSC 125 - Employer/Employee Roles & Perspectives (2)

Total Hours: 12

Second Year

Summer

Total Hours: 7

Note:

† Students who do not receive an appropriate test score will require additional coursework to develop necessary skills for entry into class.
º or BIOL& 241 and BIOL& 242 with a minimum C grade.