Pharmacy - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Pharmacy

This comprehensive 72-hour online course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's PTCB exam for Certified Pharmacy Technicians, CPhT. After course completion, a 120-hour internship will also be completed with our partnering Allina pharmacies. The internship may be scheduled with flexibility around work schedules or other obligations. The addition of this internship now qualifies our program as a MN Board of Pharmacy approved program. See www.phcybrd.state.mn.us/ for more information.

Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies and other health care settings - working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Technicians also work for healthcare companies in their call centers or processing centers.
Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement.

Admissions Requirements or Prerequisites

Must be at least 18 years old
Must have high school diploma or GED
Must complete Accuplacer test for Reading with a score of 233 or higher and Math with a score of 250 or higher before being allowed to register for this class. See the following link for more information on the Accuplacer test: https://www.dctc.edu/support-services/accuplacer/

Important: The class you are registering for must meet the requirements for cohort size in order for it to run. In the event of very low enrollment and when no other resource is available, the class will be canceled or rescheduled to a later date. You will be notified through email of such change.

Cancellation Policy:
If you need to withdraw from a class and you notify us at least three business days before the class starts, you will receive a credit or refund of the course fee.
No refunds or transfers allowed if you notify us less than three business days before the class starts.

Your Charge for this class will appear on your credit card statement as Minnesota State Colleges.

Our Non Credit Programs are not eligible for financial aid for more information about a student loan go to
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Important: The class you are registering for must meet the requirements for cohort size in order for it to run. In the event of very low enrollment and when no other resource is available, the class will be canceled or rescheduled to a later date. You will be notified through email of such change. Cancellation Policy: If you need to withdraw from a class and you notify us at least three business days (Five business days notice is needed for Transportation and Public Safety cancellations, and seven business days notice is needed for SHRM cancellations) before the class starts, you will receive a credit or refund of the course fee. For SHRM cancellations, if you have already received your course materials, those would need to be returned (unopened) or would be reduced from the amount of your refund. Please contact the following representatives for cancellations:

For Healthcare Cancellations, please notify Meriem Aman via email at: meriem.aman@dctc.edu.
For Transportation Cancellations, please notify Jim Unger via email at: jim.unger@dctc.edu or Julie Dubois via email at: julie.dubois@dctc.edu
For Steam and Hot Water Boiler Cancellations, please notify Chris Hinrichs via email at: chris.hinrichs@dctc.edu
For SHRM Cancellations, please notify Chris Hinrichs via email at: chris.hinrichs@dctc.edu
For CDL Cancellations, please notify Chris Hinrichs via email at: chris.hinrichs@dctc.edu
For all other classes and programs , please notify Gina Zimmer via email at: Gina.zimmer@dctc.edu

No refunds or transfers allowed if you notify us less than three business days before the class starts, five days notice needed for Transportation and Public Safety, seven days notice needed for SHRM.
Your Charge for this class will appear on your credit card statement as Minnesota State Colleges.

Campus Closures

The primary concern is with the safety of students and employees. This includes traveling conditions, safety of students and employees taking public transportation, and the colleges’ capacity to ensure parking lots and sidewalks are safe to navigate. Secondary concerns include anticipated disruptions to student learning and to planned campus events.

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