Pharmacy Technician (51.0805)

Overview

Program Coordinator: Mignonne Ater – mignonneater@cltcc.edu

Program Description

The objective of the Pharmacy Technician Program is to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to qualify for entry-level positions in pharmacies as Pharmacy Technicians.

The Pharmacy Technician program prepares graduates to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination offered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). The Pharmacy Technician program at Central Louisiana Technical Community College is approved and monitored by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

Regular admissions shall:

  1. meet the recommended scores for CLTCC Pharmacy Technician program in reading, language, and mathematics on an approved entrance examination;
  2. provide certification of high school graduation or satisfactory completion of the State Department of Education equivalency examination;
  3. provide health certification from a licensed physician;
  4. be fingerprinted and complete a college required Office of State Police Right to Review Criminal Background Check;
  5. meet all admission and application requirements set by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and CLTCC.

Entrance Examination Recommended Scores for Pharmacy Technician

Placement Test Reading Language Math
ACT (sub score) 13 13 14
Accuplacer Classic 54 64 38
Accuplacer Next Generation 245 235 235

Each nursing and allied health student is required to obtain and continue personal health insurance, at his or her own expense throughout the term of his or her participation in the program. In the event of an accident or injury, the student is responsible for any medical expenses including ambulance service fees.

Exit Points

CTC – Pharmacy Clerk

CTS – Pharmacy Technician

Program Curriculum

Curriculum

 

Course No.

Course Title

Lecture

Lab

Total Credit Hrs.

Total Clock Hrs.

 

Required Related Courses:

 

 

 

 

HNUR 1000

Orientation for PN/AH

1

0

1

15

CPTR 1000

Introduction to Computers

2

0

2

30

 

Required Program Courses:

 

 

 

 

HPHM 1220

Pharmacy Technician Fundamentals, Law & Ethics

3

1

4

75

CSRV 1000

Customer Service

3

0

3

45

 

CTC PHARMACY CLERK

9

1

10

165

HPHM 1230

Math & Dosage Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians

3

0

3

60

HPHM 1240

Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians

3

2

5

105

HPHM 2000

Professionalism for Pharmacy Technicians

1

0

1

15

HPHM 2010

PTCB Review

2

0

2

30

HPHM 2030

Pharmacy Technician Experiential Practice

0

6

6

360

HPHM 2040

Sterile Compounding for Pharmacy Technicians

1

1

2

45

 

CTS PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Inclusive of Required Related Courses

 

19

10

29

780