Certificate in Pre-Pharmacy Technician (PPHM)
32 Semester Hours
This certificate allows students to take general education courses in order to transfer to another college. Completion of this certificate does not guarantee entrance into any program.
The majority of classroom and clinical experience is provided at Central Carolina Technical College via satellite broadcast as a distance learning cooperative program. Institutional and community pharmacies are utilized. Laboratory instruction will be held at the Midlands Technical College Airport Campus and will require a weekly trip to Columbia for at least one full semester. A Pre-Pharmacy certificate is awarded upon completion of all general education courses. A Diploma in Health Sciences, Major in Pharmacy Technician from Midlands Technical College is awarded upon successful completion of all general education and pharmacy related courses.
The South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act requires all pharmacy technicians to stand the national certification exam (PTCB), complete 1000 hours of training, and provide proof of completion of training through a nationally accredited training program. Midlands Technical College holds the proper accreditation to take the certification examination.
Transfer Requirements/Academic Standards
Criteria-specific requirements for admission in a Pharmacy Technician program includes the following:
- High school or college prep course in algebra, biology, and chemistry with a grade of "C" or higher.
- Application for admission to transferring college should be completed as early as possible
- Specific admission requirements to the college of the student’s choice can be obtained from Midlands Technical College.
To complete this program, courses should be taken in the following sequence:
| Class | *Lab | Credit | |
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| Fall Semester | |||
| AHS 102 Medical Terminology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT 101 Beginning Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| OST 105 Basic Keyboarding | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Spring Semester | |||
| BIO 112 Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CPT 101 Introduction to Computers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT 102 Intermediate Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PSY 201 General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 12 | 3 | 13 |
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Summer Semester |
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| CHM 105 General Organic and Biochemistry | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SPC 205 Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 6 | 3 | 7 |
* 3 Lab hours equals 1 credit hour