Pharmacy Technology – Associate of Applied Science

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Learn to work in a pharmacy, including medication dispensing, business administration and supervisory skills. This program includes training within laboratory and clinical settings. Complete this program exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of daytime, evening and weekend classes.

Before you can enroll, you must meet certain requirements.

What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Work in hospitals, nursing care facilities and drug stores and with drug manufacturers, wholesale drug houses and health maintenance organizations.

Academic Options: While this program is not designed for transfer to a 4-year university, some of the support courses are transferable.

Locations: East Campus

Department/Contact Information: Division Dean: 206-7694, Lead Faculty: 206-7850

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Students must receive a C grade or better in all core courses to progress to the next semester.

General Education Requirements This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses.* Select courses to fulfill C or G requirements.**
Reading Requirement: complete this requirement before enrolling in general education courses
Communication Requirement		6
Humanities and Social Science Requirement		6
Subtotal		12
Course #	Course Title	Credits
Required Core Courses
PHT 170	Introduction to Pharmacy Technology	2
PHT 171IN	Pharmaceutical Calculations	4
PHT 172	Drug Therapy I	4
PHT 174/174LB or 174IN	Pharmacy Operations	3
PHT 178IN	Pharmacy Microcomputers	3
PHT 180/180LB or 180IN	Sterile Products	4
PHT 181	Interprofessional Relations in Pharmacy	3
PHT 182	Drug Therapy II	4
PHT 187	Pharmacy Law and Ethics	3
PHT 190LB	Pharmacy Technician Internship	4
PHT 197	Clinical Seminar	2
Subtotal		36
Required Support Courses
BIO 100IN	Biology Concepts	4
or BIO 181IN	General Biology (Majors) I
CHM 130/130LB or 130IN	Fundamental Chemistry	5
or CHM 151/151LB or 151IN	General Chemistry I
CHM 140/140LB or 140IN	Fundamental Organic and Biochemistry	5
or CHM 152/152LB or 152IN	General Chemistry II
Subtotal		14
Total		62

* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Analysis and Critical Thinking - BIO 100IN (or 181IN) and CHM 1301in (or 151IN) fulfill the credit requirements in the Analysis & Critical Thinking category; the Math Competency in the Analysis & Critical Thinking is met by the math prerequisite; Computer and Information Literacy - core courses fulfill this requirement.

** In the general education categories, select at least one course marked "C" (cultural diversity) or "G" (global awareness).