2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

2005-2007 CatalogProfessional/Technical 75PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PROGRAMProgram Chair: Pat Brown .................................... 253.566.5147This program prepares students for practice as pharmacytechnicians, working under the supervision of a licensedpharmacist, performing a variety of tasks in both hospital and retailpharmacies. This program is a partnership between TacomaCommunity College and St. Joseph Medical Center, and meetseligibility requirements for state certification as a pharmacytechnician by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).A separate application is required for admission into the St. Josephportion of the program. Application must be made no later thanJuly 1 each year, and applicants must have completed allprerequisites by the end of summer. Students interested in theprogram should call Allied Health at 253.566.5113 to meet with anadvisor.Two programs are available. Upon completing the first yearrequirements, the student is eligible to receive a certificate and isprepared for employment as a pharmacy technician. Completion ofthe two-year program qualifies students to receive the Associate inApplied Sciences degree. The Pharmacy Technician program isaccredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists(ASHP), a specialized accrediting board recognized by the Councilfor Higher Education Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department ofEducation.PrerequisitesTo enter the Pharmacy Technician program, students must meet thefollowing requirements:HT 130 Medical Terminology I ......................................... 3HT 131 Medical Terminology II ........................................ 5BUS/ENGL 100 Business English .................................................... 5or ENGL 101 College Freshman CompositionBUS 164 Leadership and Human Relations ...................... 5CU 105 Word I, Excel I, PowerPoint ................................ 5MATH 99 Intermediate Algebra ............................................ 5or TMATH 100 Mathematics for the Health SciencesTOTAL PREREQUISITE CREDITS: 28Pharmacy Technician CertificateThe graduate of the Pharmacy Technician certificate or Associate inApplied Sciences degree must successfully complete the followingcourses with a grade of ‘C’ or higher.Course No. Course Title CreditCore Requirements (45 credits)Clinical Program at St. Joseph Hospital Pharmacy: Students mustbe formally accepted into the clinical program by St. Josephfaculty to enter these classes.Fall QuarterPHARM 110 Pharmacy Technology and Practice I ................ 8PHARM 120 Drug Orientation and Pharmacology I ............. 8PHARM 130 Pharmacy Calculations.......................................... 2Winter QuarterPHARM 111 Pharmacy Technology and Practice II .............. 7PHARM 121 Drug Orientation and Pharmacology II ........... 3PHARM 140 Pharmacy Technician Practicum I ...................... 4Spring QuarterPHARM 112 Pharmacy Technology and Practice III ............. 1PHARM 141 Pharmacy Technician Practicum II .................. 12TOTAL CREDITS: 73Pharmacy TechnicianAssociate in Applied Sciences Degree25 additional credits to be taken from the distribution as listed below.Core Requirements (15 Credits)CHEM 100 Introduction to Chemistry ................................... 5or BIOL 100 Introduction to BiologyBUS 225 Business Correspondence .................................... 5SPCH 100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication ....... 5or SPCH 101 Public SpeakingElectives (10 Credits)Select a minimum of 10 credits from the following courses:SOC 110 Survey of Sociology .............................................. 5or PSYCH 100 General PsychologyHUMAN 100 Introduction to Humanities ................................. 5or other Humanities Distribution CourseBUS 163 Management and Organizational Systems ........ 5HT 110 Health Care Delivery Systems ............................. 5HT 225 Legal Concepts for the Health Field ................. 3TOTAL CREDITS: 98