The Pharmacy Technology AAS Degree prepares individuals to become pharmacy technicians, who assist licensed pharmacists in providing prescription and over-the-counter medications, medical equipment and supplies, pharmaceutical care services and other health care products and services for patients.
Students gain a broad knowledge of these subjects:
Through simulated pharmacy laboratory activities, students increase their skills in the following:
Clinical experience, which takes place in hospital, community and specialty pharmacies, provides students with the following knowledge and skills:
Graduates may be employed in hospitals, medical centers, private and chain pharmacies and specialty pharmacies, including medication compounding, long-term care medication therapy management and IV infusion pharmacies. Graduates should be prepared to take the national Certification Examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
Graduates may be employed in hospitals, medical centers, private and chain pharmacies and specialty pharmacies, including medication compounding, long-term-care medication therapy management and IV infusion pharmacies.
Students are required to pass the national certification examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board prior to the beginning of the second fall semester. Therefore, graduates of the AAS program will be nationally certified upon the completion of the program.