# Pharmacy Technician (Certificate of Achievement)

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Health Sciences

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/health-sciences/pharmacy-tech-certificate-of-achievement/

Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Achievement provides both the technical and practical training that enables the technician, upon licensure, to function as a competent entry-level assistant to the pharmacist. Program curriculum consists of lecture and laboratory instruction in a simulated clinical environment.  Pharmacy Technicians may be employed in hospitals, community pharmacies, home health care settings. Students completing the required courses under the Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Achievement will be prepared for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam and for entry-level employment as a pharmacy technician.

### Learning Outcomes

#### Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

1.  Develop the skills necessary to be hired as Pharmacy Assistant.
2.  Students will demonstrate the ability to pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam and license application.

### Program Requirements

#### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| HS 065 | Basic Pharmacology | 3 |
| HS 067 | Introduction to Med/Dosage Calculations | 1 |
| HS 068 | Pharmacy Technician | 4 |
| HS 074 | Informatics for Health Science | 3 |
| **CERTIFICATE TOTAL** | | 11 |

Does not qualify for Title IV Federal Funding.