Pharmacy Technician, Diploma (Not Enrolling)

Program Description:

The Pharmacy Technician Diploma Program at Florida National University provides the necessary training and education to occupy entry-level positions as Pharmacy Technician in hospitals, retail, community or other institutional pharmacies. Through this program, the students will be trained on how to fill prescriptions, perform pharmaceutical stock keeping, delivery, technical assistance, and clerical duties within the scope of a pharmacy environment. After graduation, the students will be eligible to sit for the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination, administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). This program is currently dormant.

Program Requirements (45 Credits)

General Education (10 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (3 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

BSC 1081Basic Anatomy and Physiology

3

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Lower Level Requirements (6 Credits)

HSC 1531CMedical Terminology

3

MEA 2246Pharmacology and Medical Math

3

Core Requirements (29 Credits)

PTN 1030CPharmacy Procedure I

2

PTN 1102CMedication Calculation

3

PTN 1103Introduction to Pharmacy Technician

2

PTN 1104Pharmacy Law and Ethics

2

PTN 1110CComputer Applications for the Pharmacy Technician

2

PTN 1125CPharmacy Technician Pharmacology I

3

PTN 1126CPharmacy Technician Pharmacology II

3

PTN 1136CPharmacy Procedure II

2

PTN 1137CPharmacy Procedure III

2

PTN 1138CPharmacy Procedure IV

2

PTN 1932Pharmacy Technician Certification Review

2

200 Hours of clinical are required for graduation.

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