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PHt 190lB* Pharmacy technician internship (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PHt 197* Clinical seminar (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Total credits as displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-49
* this course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, or recommendation. see course description section.
§ Credits counted below.
Pharmacy Technology — Associate of Applied Science Degree for
Direct Employment
learn to work in a pharmacy, including medication dispensing, business administration and supervisory skills. this
program includes training within laboratory and clinical settings. Complete this program by taking classes in a
combination of weekdays, evenings/weekends and online.
Before enrolling in this program, you must meet the following requirements:
in addition to the program prerequisites listed below, this certificate program requires a Pharmacy technology
application which is available online in two formats. students may submit a program application when all prerequisites
are complete.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Work in hospitals, nursing care facilities and drug stores, and with pharmaceutical manufacturers,
wholesale pharmaceutical companies and health maintenance organizations.
Academic Options: While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward
Bachelor of applied science (Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page
(www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Location: East Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-7694
lead faculty: 206-7850
Program Prerequisites
Before enrolling in this program, you must fulfill the following requirements.
rEa 091 or reading assessment score at rEa 112 or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
mat 092 with a grade of C or better or math assessment score at mat 122 or higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
Completion of the following courses with a grade of C or better:
PHt 170*, PHt 171in*, PHt 172*, PHt 174in*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . §
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7
General Education Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section
before enrolling in a general education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
Bio 100in (or 181in*) and CHm 130in* (or 151in*) fulfill the credit requirements for this category. the math Competency
must also be met, and may be met by the math program prerequisite.
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Computer and information literacy requirement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
Core courses fulfill this requirement
special requirement
the C or g requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15¥
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
PHarmaCY tECHnologY
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