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Pharmacy Technician Associate’s

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Take the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the concepts, organization structures and strategies driving today’s complex organizational environment.

Upon completion of the Pharmacy Technician Associate’s program, you should be able to:

  • Practice pharmacy in a professional, legal and ethical manner.
  • Demonstrate effective written and oral communications with patients and healthcare providers.
  • Demonstrate pharmaceutical calculations for the safe dispensing of medications.
  • Utilize medical terminology, pharmacology and pathophysiology in the safe dispensing of medications.

Check out our “Not-What-You-Would-Expect” Guide to Pharmacy Technician to learn more about this high-demand field.

Course Information

Pharmacy Technician Associate’s (PTA): 96 Credits

GLOBAL LEARN CLASSES

Pharmacy Technician Courses

OFFERED TIMES

2 Hours Weekly or Every Other Week (based on course)

Program Core: 60 Credits

  • BIO206 Diseases of the Human Body
  • MED218 Communication for the Healthcare Professional
  • COM151 The Microsoft® Office
  • BUS217 Organizational Behavior
  • PTA110 Pharmacy Calculations for Technicians
  • PTA165 Pharmacy Law and Ethics
  • PTA176 Community Pharmacy Operation and Laboratory
  • PTA205 Pharmacology I for the Pharmacy Technician
  • PTA207 Pharmacology II for the Pharmacy Technician
  • PTA250 Pharmacy Software Applications
  • PTA276 Institutional Pharmacy Operation and Laboratory
  • PTA279 Community Pharmacy Technician Externship
  • PTA288 Pharmacy Technician Exam Success Class
  • PTA289 Pharmacy Technician Externship II
  • PTA290 Compound Sterile Preparation Lab

Electives (Select 3**): 12 Credits

  • ACC101 Principles of Accounting I
  • BUS125 Principles of Management
  • BUS224 Organizational Leadership
  • BUS225 Business Communications
  • BUS227 Human Resource Management
  • COM234 Desktop Applications
  • COM235 Spreadsheet Applications
  • MED107 Medical Terminology

Note(s):

For all courses: See course description for applicable prerequisites. * This program requires this General Education course or equivalent For program disclosure information, please visit https://an.edu/about-us/consumer-disclosure

Programmatic Accreditation
The pharmacy technician Associate of Science and diploma programs at American National University are programmatically accredited by the Pharmacy Technician Accrediting Commission (PTAC), a collaboration between the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

In addition to ANU’s institutional accreditation from the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, the programmatic accreditation achieved by ANU’s pharmacy technician programs is a further validation of the quality of the program.  Through a rigorous evaluation process, ANU has demonstrated compliance with 15 competency standards.

Certifications

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for these certification exams:

  • Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) exam offered through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcareers Association as part of PTA288 Pharmacy Tech Exam Success Class

ANU’s eScience Pharmacy Tech Lab

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Our Global Learn methods allow students to have a quality lab lesson with our at-home-lab kits.

General Education: 24 Credits (At least 1 from each discipline)

Written and Oral Communication

ENG102 English Composition*

Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic

LOG215 Thinking Critically

MAT101 Understanding Mathematics

MAT214 Algebra

Arts and Humanities

ETH205 Ethics

GEN241 Cultural Appreciation

Social and Behavioral Sciences

POL202 Political Science

PSY127 Psychology

SOC103 General Sociology

Physical/Natural Science

BIO201 Basic Anatomy and Physiology I*

BIO202 Basic Anatomy and Physiology II*

Clinical Hours

A clinical externship of 250 hours is required to gain real-world work experience.

See if there is an existing clinical site in your local area.

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Review the TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS for blended and online programs.

Dr. Derrick Aboagye, PharmD

Pharmacy Technician Program Director

Welcomes you to the Pharmacy Technician  Department.

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