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Pharmacy Technician: Associate of Applied Science Degree Requirements

98 Credits

Offered at Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Burnsville, Independence, Lee's Summit, Minnetonka, Roseville, Sioux Falls, and Zona Rosa.

Pharmacy Technician Major Core (39)

Credit Hours

(All RX2000+ courses must be taken at NAU.)

RX1000*

Introduction to Pharmacy with Lab

4

RX1100*

Pharmacy Calculations

4

RX1500*

Pharmacy Operations with Lab

3

RX2200*

Medical Insurance and Pharmacy Law

2

RX2310*

Community or Outpatient Lab

2

RX2410*

Preparing for the Profession with Lab

3

RX2500*

Drug Therapeutics I with Lab

4

RX2510*

Inpatient Lab

2

RX2600*

Drug Therapeutics II with Lab

4

RX2700*

Drug Therapeutics III with Lab

3

RX3110

Infusion Externship

4

RX3120

Community or Outpatient Externship

4

 

 

39

Support Core (14)

ME1150*

Medical Terminology

4

ME2250*

Medical Law & Ethics

4

ME2510*

Essentials of Pathophysiology I

3

ME2520*

Essentials of Pathophysiology II

3

 

 

14

General Education Core (45)

Communications

EN1150

Composition I

4.5

EN1300

Composition II

4.5

EN2100 or

Speech or

 

EN2150

Interpersonal Professional Communications

4.5

 

 

13.5

Science

SC1221* or

Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology with Lab or

 

SC1222D

Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

6

 

 

6

Mathematics

Algebra Elective

4.5

 

4.5

Humanities

Humanities Elective

4.5

 

4.5

Behavioral/Social Science

PS2100

Human Relations

4.5

 

 

4.5

General Education

CS1500

Strategies for Success

4.5

CS2080

Career Management

3

 

 

7.5

Computer Literacy

CI1150

Introduction to CIS or CI Elective

4.5

 

 

4.5

The Pharmacy Technician Major Core and Science courses must be scheduled for the full required contact hours.

*Professional course (minimum "C" grade required)

Graduation Requirements: A minimum 2.0 GPA is required overall and in the Pharmacy Technician Major Core.

See the "Graduation Requirements" section of this catalog for additional graduation requirements.

(The university reserves the right to correct clerical errors.)