Objective:
To provide the health care community with qualified pharmacy technicians, who are prepared to work under the supervision of licensed pharmacists in the retail or hospital clinical pharmacy field.
Specific degree requirements:
Students pursuing the Associate of Applied Science must first meet College admission requirements. Upon the successful completion (minimum of a "C") of qualification courses, submission of Allied Health program application, academic rating forms (references), and satisfactory Work Keys Assessment scores for Pharmacy Technician, a student may interview for clinical training. Clinical classes are selected in the summer of each year. Up to twenty (20) students are selected for each clinical class.
Selection of the students for the clinical portion of the program is based on the following:
- Grade Point Average
- Three academic rating forms (references)
- Interview evaluation by selection committee
- Work Keys Assessment
- Eligibility for a Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy work permit
| Required courses for the Associate of Applied Science in Pharmacy Technology: | ||
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Pre-Pharmacy
Technician Courses
|
Hours
|
|
| ALHT 116: | Dosage Calculations |
3
|
| ZLGY 110: | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| ZLGY 120/120L: | Human Anatomy and Physiology and Lab |
4
|
|
10
|
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|
First
Semester Clinicals (Fall)
|
Hours
|
|
| SPCH 115: | Interpersonal Communication | |
| OR | ||
| SPCH 110: | Principles of Speech |
3
|
| ALHT 105: | Medical Ethics and Lab | 3 |
| ALHT 109: | Health Care Systems/Safety |
2
|
| **PHAR 102: | Pharmacy Practice I/Lab |
4
|
| **PHAR 104: | Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians |
4
|
| **PHAR 110: | Sterile Products/Lab |
3
|
| 19 | ||
|
Second
Semester Clinicals (Spring)
|
Hours
|
|
| **PHAR 120: | Professional Practice | 3 |
| **PHAR 151: | Pharmacy Clinical Practice | 10 |
| 13 | ||
|
Additional
credits required:
|
Hours
|
|
| ENGL 101: | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| BADM 112: | Business English | 3 |
| HMAN Elective: | 3 | |
| PSYC 202: | Practical Psychology | |
| OR | ||
| PSYC 220: | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| MATH 102: | College Algebra |
3
|
| *ALHT 206: | Pathophysiology |
3
|
| Demonstrated competency in: Computer Literacy (competency exam or CIS 105 or CIS 115) | ||
|
18
|
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| Total credits for degree | 60 | |
|
*Students
must meet prerequisite before taking any given course. |
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| Additional Requirements: | ||
| Documented typing speed of 25 wpm or completion of Keyboarding (CIS 099). ALHT 116 has MATH 099 as a prerequisite course or ACT math score of 16 or higher. | ||
