Pharmacy Technician AAS DEGREE

Program Requirements Guide 2021-2022

Program Overview Program Faculty Program Start Dates Pharmacy technicians play an integral role in Sabrina Hemmerling Fall assisting pharmacists with medication dispensing. [email protected] Pharmacy technicians work in hospitals, drug Course Sequence stores, and other medical settings. Pharmacy Hannah Kokesh technicians perform a variety of duties that The following course sequence is recommended [email protected] require strong attention to detail. Pharmacy for a full-time student; however, the sequence Technicians perform duties such as, entering is not required. Not all courses are offered prescription orders into the computer, preparing Additional Program Material Costs each semester; a selection of courses is offered medications for pharmacist verification Students should expect to spend approximately summer term. Students should consult with (including measuring and sometimes mixing $750.00 beyond the cost of tuition and fees for Program Advisor each semester. the medication), maintaining accurate patient books, supplies, uniforms, parking at internship records, performing calculations, and providing site, and professional fees. There are additional customer service. fees for the certification exam and board of This program prepares students to take the pharmacy registration (see below). Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. Licenses/Testing Career Opportunities • Certification Exam $129.00 • Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Registration Pharmacy technicians work in hospitals, drug $50 stores, specialty pharmacies, and insurance company settings. Employment projections indicate an increase of 32% from 2010 to 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Program Guidelines 1. Attend required orientation session after Program Outcomes program acceptance. 1. Graduates will have skills to provide 2. Must complete vaccination requirements medications to patients including ordering directed by faculty at required program stocking and packaging. orientation session. 2. Graduates will understand and apply skills 3. Must pass MN Department of Health and in institutional setting in sterile product Human Services Background study. See back of this guide for Program Requirements, processing. 4. Complete Basic Life Support for Healthcare Course Sequence & Transfer Opportunities 3. Graduates will have mastered the general provider (BLS) or CPR/First Aid before the education requirements for work and life. end first semester pharmacy courses. 4. Graduates will be able to perform administrative duties in a variety of pharmacy related workplace settings. 5. Graduates will apply appropriate customer service skills in a hospital or retail based pharmacy. Minimum Program Entry Requirements Students entering this program must meet 6. Graduates will be prepared to take the the following minimum program entry Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. requirements: 7. Graduates will demonstrate an Reading: Score of 250+ or grade understanding of all regulations that govern of “C” or better in READ 0722 or pharmacy technicians. READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 8. Graduates will perform duties as a Writing: Score of 250+ or grade pharmacy technician in retail and hospital of “C” or better in ENGL 0922 or environments. EAPP 0900 9. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to Quant. Reasoning, Algebra & Stats: prepare and interpret pharmacy orders Score of 250+ or Adv. Algebra & accurately. Functions: Score of 215+ or grade of "C" or better in MATH 0910 10. Graduates will exhibit work ethic characteristics of professionalism, Assessment Results and Saint Paul College’s Pharmacy Technician responsibility and dependability. Prerequisites: program is accredited by the American Society Students admitted into Saint Paul College of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the 11. Graduates will apply knowledge of basic programs may need to complete additional sciences to the practice of pharmacy Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). courses based on assessment results and technology. course prerequisite requirements. Certain 12. Graduates will demonstrate ability to MATH, READ, and ENGL courses have communicate with patients, health care Information is subject to change. additional prerequisites. providers and colleagues. This Program Requirements Guide is not a contract. 310A

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Program Requirements Course Sequence Recommended Supplemental Courses: The following optional courses reinforce the basic  All courses must be successfully completed The following course sequence is recommended skills required for attaining proficiency in performing with a grade of “C” or better. for a full-time student; however, the sequence pharmacy technician procedures. is not required. Not all courses are offered PHAR 1700 Success Skills for the each semester; a selection of courses is offered Pharmacy Technician 1 (First Semester)...... 2 Course Cr summer term. Students should consult with PHAR 1740 Success Skills for the  HLTH 1300 Behaviors for Success and Program Advisor each semester. Pharmacy Technician 2 (Second Semester) . . . . 2 Respecting Diversity...... 1 All courses must be successfully completed with PHAR 2700 Success Skills for the  HLTH 1310 Communication in Healthcare. . . . .1 a grade of “C” or better. Students must meet Pharmacy Technician 3 (Third Semester) . . . . . 1  HLTH 1320 Safety Precautions and minimum program entry requirements. PHAR 1800 Pharmacy Technician Awareness of Client Needs ...... 1 Certification Exam Prep (Summer)...... 1  HLTH 1410 Medical Terminology ...... 1 First Semester PHAR 1710 Pharmacy Law and Ethics...... 3  PHAR 1710 Pharmacy Law and Ethics...... 3 Transfer Opportunities  PHAR 1715 Fundamentals of Pharm Tech 1. . . . 5 PHAR 1715 Fundamentals of Pharmacy  PHAR 1720 Foundations of Pharmaceutical Technology 1 ...... 5 Saint Paul College has a transfer articulation Calculations ...... 4 PHAR 1720 Foundations of Pharmaceutical agreement between the following program and  PHAR 1730 Principles of Pharmacy ...... 5 Calculations ...... 4 post-secondary institutions for the baccalaureate  PHAR 1735 Pharmacy Medication Tech...... 1 Goal 3: BIOL 1730 Human Body Systems...... 3 degree programs listed below. HLTH 1410 Medical Terminology ...... 1  PHAR 1750 Pharmacy Internship 1 - Retail . . . . 3 For more information please go to Total Semester Credits...... 16  PHAR 2710 Fundamentals of Pharm Tech 2. . . . 5 saintpaul.edu/Transfer.  PHAR 2720 Pharmacy Sterile Products Lab. . . . 5  PHAR 2740 Pharmacotherapy of Disease Second Semester Pharmacy Technician AAS Processes ...... 4 PHAR 1730 Principles of Pharmacy...... 5 BA Health Care Administration  PHAR 2750 Pharmacy Internship 2 - Advanced. . .4 PHAR 1735 Pharmacy Medication Technology. . . . 1 Concordia University, St. Paul Subtotal ...... 43 PHAR 1750 Pharmacy Internship 1 – Retail...... 3 BA Individualized Studies PHAR 2710 Fundamentals of Pharmacy Metropolitan State University General Education/MnTC Requirements Cr Technology 2 ...... 5 Total Semester Credits...... 14 Refer to the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Course List for each Goal Area  Goal 1: Communication...... 7 Third Semester ENGL 1711 Composition 1 – 4 cr PHAR 2720 Pharmacy Sterile Products Lab . . . . . 5 COMM 17XX – 3 cr PHAR 2740 Pharmacotherapy of Disease  Goal 3: Natural Sciences ...... 7 Processes ...... 4 BIOL 1730 Human Body Systems – 3 cr PHAR 2750 Pharmacy Internship 2 - Advanced. . . .4 CHEM 1711 Principles of Chemistry 1 – 4 cr Goal 6: PHIL 1722 Health Care Ethics...... 3  Goal 6: Humanities & Fine Arts ...... 3 PHIL 1722 Health Care Ethics – 3 cr Total Semester Credits...... 16 General Education Requirements ...... 17 Fourth Semester Total Program Credits ...... 60 Goal 1: ENGL 1711 Composition 1...... 4 Goal 1: COMM 17XX ...... 3 Goal 3: CHEM 1711 Principles of Chemistry 1. . . . 4 HLTH 1300 Behaviors for Success and Respecting Diversity...... 1 HLTH 1310 Communication in Healthcare ...... 1 HLTH 1320 Safety Precautions and Awareness of Client Needs ...... 1 Total Semester Credits...... 14

Total Program Credits ...... 60