Pharmacy Technician - Technical Certificate
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The Pharmacy Technician – Entry Level program prepares students to support pharmacists by performing a wide range of practice-related duties for community, institutional, compounding, long-term care, mail-order, and other pharmaceutical settings. Students learn the most common medications, calculate dosages, process prescriptions, bill third-party insurance, learn aseptic techniques, and prepare sterile and non-sterile compounded medications. Students receive extensive hands-on training in the lab area using advanced pharmacy technology.
High school graduation or GED is required. A GPA of 3.0 is required for admission into the Pharmacy Technician (PhT) program. Throughout the PhT program, the student must complete coursework at a “B-” (GPA of 2.67 or higher) to meet USU Pharmacy Tech program standard guidelines.
Michele Lyman, M.S., PA-C – Director of Health Professions Programs
Andy Bayless, Doctor of Pharmacology
Utah State University Blanding, Moab, and Price campuses
michele.lyman@usu.edu, (435) 678-8131 (Blanding)
andy.bayless@usu.edu, (435) 678-8173 (message)
teryn.lyman@usu.edu, (435) 678-8208 Health Professions Program Advisor (Blanding)
Admission Requirements for this Program
Students interested in the Pharmacy Technician program should visit with an advisor prior to registration.
Background checks are now processed online through the CastleBranch Compliance Tracking System. Students are required to pay a fee for this service. Drug screens will be performed on campus. If students are attending the Blanding Campus, they must pay the cashier for the drug screening and it will be completed by Health Professions staff. Vaccination records and the CPR requirement must be attached to the application. All information must be on file at the campus the student is attending. Students are advised to keep a copy of all records.
