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Pharmacy Technology (Associate in Applied Science) Check List and Course
Sequence
Checklist
The Pharmacy Technology Program prepares individuals to assist the pharmacist in duties that a technician can legally perform
and to function within theboundaries prescribed by the pharmacist and the employment agency. Students will prepare
prescription medications, mix intravenous solutions and otherspecialized medications, update patient profiles, maintain
inventories, package medications in unit- dose or med-card form, and gather data used by pharmacists tomonitor drug therapy.
Employment opportunities include retail, hospitals, nursing homes, research laboratories, wholesale drug companies, and
pharmaceuticalmanufacturing facilities. Graduates from the program may be eligible to take the National Certification
Examination to become a certified pharmacy technician.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants seeking admission in to the Pharmacy Technology program must complete steps 1 through 5 in entirety between
May 1, 2017 and November 15, 2017 at 5:00pm in order to be considered for acceptance for the Spring Semester 2018.
_____Step 1: Application for Admission
Submit to the Admissions Office at Stanly Community College a properly completed Application for Admission for the
Pharmacy Technology Program (D45580) for the Spring 2018 Term.
If you wish to take general education courses for the Pharmacy program prior to admission, then an additional application
must be completed as an Associate in General Education (AGE) with pharmacy interest applicant for the term and year you
plan to begin general education courses. Please note this does not take the place of an application for the pharmacy
program, nor is it required to be enrolled in the pharmacy program.
For questions on completing an application, contact the Eagle's One Stop at 704-991-0123 or by emailing
[email protected].
_____Step 2: Transcripts
Submit to the Admissions Office an official high school transcript and official post-secondary transcripts for all institutions
attended. Applicants that obtained a GED/Adult High School diploma must submit an official GED/AHS transcript and a
high school transcript.
To track your transcripts for processing view your WebAdvisor. For questions related to transfer credits, call the records
department at 704-991-0331.
_____Step 3: Complete one course of high school or college level Biology with a grade of "C" or better
Submit evidence of successful completion of one unit of biology in high school with a grade of "C" or higher or the
equivalent at a post-secondary institution (BIO 090 or higher). Students may choose to complete this subject through
SCC's Adult High School program. The Adult High School courses are self-paced classes that will take approximately 2-3
months or more to complete. Students may choose seated or online classes, and must score 85 or higher to receive credit.
Contact College and Career Readiness at 704-991-0362 or Eagle's One Stop at 704-991-0123 for more information or to
sign-up for the Adult High School courses.
_____Step 4: Placement Testing
Complete the placement test (NC DAP). If test results indicate a need for developmental studies, developmental classes
must be completed prior to enrollment in the Pharmacy Technology program. Applicants who have previously completed
ENG 111 (Expository Writing) or DRE 098 and MAT 140 or 143 (Quantitative Literacy) or DMA 10-50 may be exempt from
placement testing. Applicants presenting NC DAP, ACUPLACER, COMPASS, or ASSET scores older than five years will
be required to retest.
_____Step 5: Maintain GPA (ongoing)
For the applicant that has completed any college level courses taken with SCC prior to admission into the Pharmacy
Technology program, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required.
After conditional acceptance is granted by the Admissions Office, applicants must provide successful completion of
the following:
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_____Step 6. Submit to the PT Program Director a properly completed medical form (supplied by the SCC Admissions Office)
after acceptance to the program. The medical form is to be signed by a licensed physician, physician's assistant, or nurse
practitioner and received by the Pharmacy Technology Program Director by the due date specified on the applicant's letter of
acceptance.
_____Step 7. After acceptance to the program, submit to the PT Program Director current CPR certification. Current CPR
certification isrequired throughout the student's attendance in the Pharmacy Technology program.
ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE
The Pharmacy Technology program accepts a maximum of 12 students each spring semester. Applicants are conditionally
accepted based upon their completion of steps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the admission requirements. The applicants will be ranked in
order by the date applied and by their completion of these steps. The first 12 applicants who complete steps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
before November 15th of the year prior to the year they wish to enter the program will have an acceptance into the Pharmacy
Technology program pending completion of steps 6 and 7. Applicants who apply to the Pharmacy Technology program after the
12 seats are filled will be placed on an alternate list in the order in which they completed admission requirements 1, 2, 3, 4 and
5. If any of the applicants who have been accepted to the program should forfeit their acceptance, those applicants on the
alternate list will be contacted in the order in which their names appear on the list and will be given an opportunity to enroll. If an
applicant whose name appears on the backup list is not afforded an opportunity to begin classes during the year in which he or
she has made application, that applicant will need to submit a new application in order to be considered for admission that
following year. (Admission requirements may change from year to year for selected programs).
Any applicant who forfeits his or her acceptance will not be guaranteed acceptance in any subsequent year. The applicant must
reapply if he or she wished to be considered for acceptance at a later date.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applicants seeking admission in the Spring 2018 Pharmacy Technology program must complete admission requirements 1
through 5 above no later than November 15, 2017. Applications for admission and college placement test results received
after November 15 will not be considered.
BACKGROUND CHECKS / DRUG SCREENING
Applicants accepted for admission to health services programs at Stanly Community College are required to complete a criminal
background check, drug screening, and possibly a finger print check after notification of acceptance and prior to participation in
onsite clinical training. Based on the results of the checks, hospitals or clinical affiliates where the student will participate in
on-site training may deny access to their facility, resulting in the student's inability to complete the clinical portion of training.
Students unable to complete the clinical portion of his or her training will be unable to progress in the program. Students are
responsible for paying all costs associated with this requirement.
CRITERIA FOR GRADUATION
To be eligible for graduation a student must:
1. Complete all course requirements in the Pharmacy Technology curriculum, earning a grade of C or higher or SA in all
Pharmacy-related courses (courses with prefixes BIO, MAT, and PHM) and an overall 2.00 grade point average.
2. Complete an Application for Graduation prior to set deadline for May graduation.
3. Pay a graduation fee at the time of registration for the last semester.
4. Earn at least one-fourth of the credits required for a degree, diploma, or certificate from SCC.
5. Fulfill all financial obligations to the College.
6. Be present for graduation exercise. Graduation exercises are held on the dates published in the Academic Calendar. In
cases of unavoidable circumstances, exceptions may be granted by the Dean of Student Development. During graduation
exercise candidates must be dressed in proper academic attire as determined by the President of the College.
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RE-ENTRY STATUS: For students who have been previously admitted to the Pharmacy Technology program but did
not complete the program.
(This procedure also applies to applicants transferring from other Pharmacy Technology programs to SCC.)
1. Students desiring re-entry status for the Pharmacy Technology program must submit an application for admission to the
SCC Admissions Office and satisfy all current admission requirements for the program. Students will be permitted to
re-enter the Pharmacy Technology program no more than once. Students seeking readmission to the program must submit
their application at least ninety days prior to the semester in which they intend to enroll. Those who completed at least one
full semester in the Pharmacy Technology program will re-enter the program in the term immediately following the last term
in which they successfully completed a Pharmacy Technology course.
2. Only those students whose cumulative GPA is 2.0 at the time of readmission will be considered. All core and general
education courses listed in the semester(s) preceding the intended point of re-entry must be satisfactorily completed as
outlined in the programs criteria for progression.
3. Before being fully accepted for re-entry status to the Pharmacy Technology program and providing space available in the
program, applicants must demonstrate a satisfactory level of competency in all Pharmacy Technology coursework
previously completed. In order to determine the applicant's degree of competency in these courses, all applicants for
re-entry status must successfully complete competency testing in all Pharmacy Technology courses completed up to but
not including their last semester of enrollment in the program. Competency testing will involve a comprehensive
assessment of all Pharmacy Technology course subject matter including skills labs and clinical components.
4. Applicants will be given one opportunity to successfully demonstrate competency after which they will either progress for
re-entry status or be withdrawn from re-entry status consideration. (To insure ample time for competency testing, all
applicants must contact the Pharmacy Technology program director and arrange for testing well in advance of the
semester in which they intend to re-enter. All testing and competencies should be completed prior to curriculum registration
of applicable semester in which he or she desires for re-entry status.)
5. After successfully completing competency testing and provided there is space available in the program, applicants for
re-entry status to the Pharmacy Technology program will be admitted in the order in which their application was received in
the admissions office.
6. Students seeking re-entry status to the Pharmacy Technology program will be given one opportunity to successfully
complete the requirements for re-entry status unless the student is denied admission due to space limitations. In the event
the student is denied re-entry status due to space limitations, he or she must submit another application for re-entry status
and successfully complete competency testing in order to be considered for a subsequent year.
Course Sequence
Course Title
Course
Category
Spring Semester (first year)
Hours Per Week
Class
Lab
Exp
Credit Hours
PHM-110
Introduction to
Pharmacy
Major
3
0
0
3
PHM-111
Pharmacy
Practice I
Major
3
3
0
4
PHM-115
Pharmacy
Calculations
Major
3
0
0
3
PHM-132
Pharmacy
Clinical
Major
0
0
6
2
PHM-120
Pharmacology I
Major
3
0
0
3
ACA-111
College Student Other
Success
1
0
0
1
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Summer Semester (first year)
Class
Lab
Exp
Credit Hours
ENG-111
Writing and
Inquiry
Other
3
0
0
3
PHM-140
Trends in
Pharmacy
Major
2
0
0
2
CIS-110
Introduction to
Computers
General
2
2
0
3
Fall Semester (second year)
Class
Lab
Exp
Credit Hours
PHM-165
Pharmacy Prof
Practice
Major
2
0
0
2
MAT-143
Quantitative
Literacy
General
2
2
0
3
PHM-125
Pharmacology II Major
3
0
0
3
PHM-118
Sterile Products Major
3
3
0
4
PHM-134
Pharmacy
Clinical
0
0
12
4
Major
Spring Semester (second year)
Class
Lab
Exp
Credit Hours
BIO-163
Basic Anatomy
& Physiology
Major
4
2
0
5
PHM-160
Pharm Dosage
Forms
Major
3
0
0
3
PHM-155
Community
Pharmacy
Major
2
2
0
3
PHM-150
Hospital
Pharmacy
Major
3
3
0
4
Summer Semester (second year)
PSY-150
Class
Lab
Exp
Credit Hours
General
Psychology
General
3
0
0
3
Humanities
Elective
General
3
0
0
3
Fall Semester (third year)
Class
Lab
Exp
Credit Hours
PHM-138
Pharmacy
Clinical
Major
0
0
24
8
PHM-265
Professional
Issues
Major
3
0
0
3
ENG-112
Writing and
General
3
0
0
3
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Research in the
Disciplines
or
ENG-114
Professional
Research &
Reporting
General
3
0
0
3
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