Overview
Offered at the Piedmont Summerville Site.
| Entrance Dates: |
Fall and Spring |
| Length of Program: |
One Term |
| Credit Hours Required for Graduation: |
18 |
Program Description: The Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Credit (TCC) is designed to provide students the knowledge, skills and abilities obtain entry-level employment in a variety of settings such as hospitals, retail pharmacies, managed care, industry, and governmental agencies. Students will receive didactic instruction, laboratory training and experiential learning in medication management (order entry, preparation, storage, and dispensing) patient safety/quality assurance and administrative management (inventory control and record management).
The Pharmacy Technician Technical Certificate of Credit Program is not accredited by ASHP (American Society for Health System Pharmacists).
Students will be accepted into the Pharmacy Technology Certificate program each fall and spring semester. A full-time student can complete this program in 1 semester. To graduate, a student must earn a minimum of 18 semester credit hours.
Criteria for Successful Completion of Program
The minimum requirements for successful completion of the Pharmacy Technology program are listed below.
1. Completion of 180 clinical hours
2. Students must maintain a programmatic GPA of 2.0
3. Students are required to achieve a grade of “C” or higher for all courses
4. Students are required to pass all courses within a maximum of 2 attempts.
5. Achieve all ASHP goals and objectives
6. Master all course competencies
7. Attain a grade of 90% or higher on all course skill competency checkoffs
Program Requirement and Cost: The Georgia Board of Pharmacy has adopted Rule 480-15-02. This rule requires pharmacy technicians (including students working in pharmacies) to register with the Georgia Board of Pharmacy before performing technical duties in a pharmacy in Georgia. The cost of this registration $140.00.
Conviction of a felony or gross misdemeanor may prohibit employment in the field and may make a student ineligible to take licensing/certification exam(s) required for the profession. Prior to participation in campus/clinical labs, students are required to undergo a national background check and 10-panel drug screening. PreCheck cost $95.00.
A high school diploma or GED is required for admission into the program.
The tuition and fee cost of the program is $2861.00.
CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS: HEPATITIS INJECTION SERIES AND TITER, TETANUS BOOSTER, MMR AND VARICELLA TITER, PPD, RPR, PHYSICAL EXAM $200.00
Georgia Board of Pharmacy https://gbp.georgia.gov/
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board https://ptcb.org/
Employment Opportunities: The median annual wage for pharmacy technicians was $35,100 in May 2020. Employment of pharmacy technicians is projected to grow 4 percent from 2020 to 2030. Increased demand for prescription medications will lead to more demand for pharmaceutical services.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/pharmacy-technicians.htm
Credentialing (Required): Program graduates are eligible to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam which is given by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
Guided Pathway
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Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.
Piedmont Summerville Day and Evening Program
PROGRAM NAME: Pharmacy Technology
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Piedmont Summerville Day and Evening Program
Year 1 Semester 1
Clinical hours must be completed during normal daytime business hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.