Pharmacy Technology Certificate
Certificate
Purpose
Statement
This program consists of a sequence of courses designed to prepare students
for employment as pharmacy technicians. Successful completers of this
certificate program will be eligible to write the licensure examination
that is mandated. The pharmacy technician functions under the direct supervision
of the registered pharmacist. This program is competency based and will
teach the appropriate skills, knowledge and perspectives needed to succeed
within the pharmacy technology field. Students will be given the opportunity
to attain competence in oral and written communication as well as math
and computer skills specific to the workplace. The Pharmacy Technology
Program holds full accreditation status from the American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists.
Pharmacy
Technology Student Handbook
To view the
student handbook, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer.
If you do not have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, please visit
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Director
Randy Ford
Allied Health Building Rm. 112
(409)882-3035
Randy.Ford@lsco.edu
Full
Time Facuilty
Michelle Clingaman
AHB RM. 241
882-3090
Michelle.Clingaman@lsco.edu
General Admission Requirements
To view LSC-O general admission requirements, click here. Please contact the Office of Admissions and Records at (409) 882-3364 or by e-mail if you have questions or need assistance.
Special Admission Requirements for Pharmacy Technology
Program
Students must meet the
following admission requirements to be accepted into the Lamar State College-Orange
Pharmacy Technology Program
- possess a high-school diploma or a GED certificate;
- be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age;
- complete the Pharmacy Technology Program Application;
- complete the Applicant Interview Form and Employment History Form;
- have one personal letter of recommendation on the form provided; and
- be recommended by the program director or designee for admissions.
Please contact the Allied Health secretary at (409) 882-3044 if you have questions or need assistance. Mail completed Pharmacy Technology Program Application to:
Pharmacy Technology Program
Lamar State College-Orange
410 Front Street
Orange, TX 77630
Degree Plan
|
First Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
|
PHRA 1301 |
Introduction to Pharmacology Drug Classification Pharmaceutical Mathematics I Clinical/Pharmacy Technician Medical Terminology I |
3
3 3 2 3 |
|
Total
Hours:
|
14
|
|
Second Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
|
PHRA 1445 PHRA 2361 |
Intravenous Admixture/Sterile Compounding Clinical/Pharmacy Technician Composition I Keyboarding and Document Formatting Interpersonal Communication |
4 |
|
Total
Hours:
|
16
|
|
|
Grand
Total:
|
30
|
Students will be notified of their acceptance into the Pharmacy Technology Program by letter. After acceptance students are required to submit the results of a negative tuberculin skin test and a negative drug/alcohol screen.
If applicant cannot pass drug screen test, regardless of illicit or controlled drugs, it would be in the best interest of the applicant not to apply for this program.
