Austin Community College

FY 2009 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 two-semester 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.

Pharmacy Technician applicants must take the assessment test (or the TASP/THEA) reading and math portions prior to being considered for acceptance or have equivalent college experience.

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

Students must consult with the Pharmacy Technician Program Coordinator and be accepted into the program prior to enrolling for any PHRA course, except PHRA 1301 and PHRA 1209.

A Criminal Background Check will be required of students as mandated by law or as a condition of program approval/accreditation.

Program changes may not be reflected in the current ACC Catalog publication. Please access the most up to date information on the Program's Web Page through a link at www.austincc.edu/health or by contacting the Health Sciences Admissions Office, Eastview Campus, Room 8356.

Semester I

	HPRS	1106		Essentials of Medical Terminology PCM	1
	PHRA	1205		Drug Classification	2
	PHRA	1309		Pharmaceutical Mathematics I	3
	PHRA	1301		Introduction to Pharmacy	3
	PHRA	1313		Community Pharmacy Practice	3
	PHRA	1349		Institutional Pharmacy Practice	3
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Semester II

+	PHRA	1441		Pharmacy Drug Therapy and Treatment	4
+	PHRA	1345		Intravenous Admixture and Sterile Compounding	3
+#	PHRA	2266		Practicum -- Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	2
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				TOTALS	------- 24