Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

The Pharmacy Technician is an integral member of the health care team. Pharmacy Technicians work with pharmacists in the preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products in a variety of health care settings, including hospital and community pharmacies. Duties of a Pharmacy Technician include: data entry, counting, pouring and labeling pharmaceutical products, customer service, sterile product preparation, and inventory management. The Pharmacy Technician program is a one-year certificate that combines classroom and laboratory instruction with clinical experiences in local pharmacies. The program accepts students each fall for evening classes and each spring for morning classes. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification exam.

Admission to the college does not guarantee admission to the Pharmacy Technician program. Applicants admitted to the program are required to have a physical examination, documentation of immunizations, and verification of tuberculosis status.

This Pharmacy Technician program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MA, 20814; phone (301) 657-3000.

Semester I

+	HPRS	1206		Medical Terminology	2
	PHRA	1301		Introduction to Pharmacy	3
	PHRA	1209		Pharmaceutical Mathematics I	2
+	POFT	1127		Introduction to Keyboarding OR
				Proficiency Waiver
	PHRA	1413		Community Pharmacy Practice	4
					------- 11-12

Semester II

+	PHRA	1541		Pharmacy Drug Therapy and Treatment	5
+	PHRA	1167		Practicum (or Field Experience) - Pharmacy Technician/Assistant: I	1
+	SPCH	1318	1,2,3,4,5	Interpersonal Communication	3
					------- 9

Semester III

	PHRA	1449		Institutional Pharmacy Practice1	4
+	PHRA	1345		Intravenous Admixture and Sterile Compounding	3
+	PHRA	2267		Practicum (or Field Experience) - Pharmacy Technician/Assistant II	2
					------- 9
				TOTALS	------- 29-30

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Taken during Semester II if program begun in the fall.