Section IV

Pharmacy Technology

3.30.1 System Guidelines

Enrollment in the Pharmacy Technology program may be restricted due to limited laboratory/clinical facilities, faculty, or financial resources.

Technical Standards

The Pharmacy Technician performs technical functions under the direction of a Registered Licensed Pharmacist; including prescription preparation, inventory, repackaging, and compounding. The essential elements of this program include the history of pharmacy, pharmacy law, medical terminology, drug classification and prescription preparation. Laboratory experience and an externship under the supervision of a registered licensed pharmacist are required components of the program. In order to be considered for admission or to be retained in the program, all applicants should possess sufficient:

1. visual acuity, such as is needed to read written instructions, orders, and prescriptions; read fine print; acquire information from documents such as computer images, and other modes of delivery; enter, transcribe, and record information in written or electronic form; and be able to distinguish shades of color and viscosity;
2. auditory perception to receive and interpret verbal communication from individuals and groups;
3. gross and fine motor coordination to mix pharmaceutical preparations, manipulate a syringe and needle to prepare medications, operate and manipulate equipment repetitively; and weigh, measure, and count products;
4. communication skills (speech, reading, writing) to interact effectively with individuals and groups; and
5. intellectual and emotional functions to plan and implement Pharmacy Technician functions.

The college will, in compliance with KCTCS regulations and in the manner and to the extent permitted by law, endeavor to recruit students who add to the diversity of the student population in the Pharmacy Technology program.

Selection of students for the Pharmacy Technology program will be made by the President of the College or the President’s designee, after considering the recommendations of an Admissions Committee, which is to be appointed for this purpose. Membership on this committee shall be from the college as follows:

1. Pharmacy Technology program coordinator and/or faculty member; and
2. three faculty members at-large with at least one being from the allied health field.

In order to be considered by the Admissions Committee, each applicant must submit the following items before the published deadline (obtained from program coordinator admissions office):

1. application for admission to the college;
2. official high school transcripts, a passing GED official score report or evidence the student has completed a home school curriculum, subject both to the ability to benefit criteria for KCTCS financial aid purposes and to the KCTCS Assessment and Placement Policy;
3. official transcripts of all postsecondary education;
4. ACT (or SAT) and/or, ASSET or COMPASS test results;
5. documentation of attendance at a Pharmacy Technology Admission Conference or an interview with the program coordinator or designee; and
6. completion of a selective admissions form.

Applications for admission to the Program may be accepted by the Admissions Committee later than the stated dates provided that:

1. positions are still unfilled; and
2. all the required documentation has been submitted.

In the event that the number of applicants exceeds the maximum capacity, preference may be given to:

1. applicants with an ACT composite score of 21 or above (or equivalent on the SAT, ASSET, or COMPASS);
2. applicants who have successfully completed medical terminology, oral communication, computer/digital literacy, anatomy and physiology, and workplace principles; and
3. applicants who have workplace experience
4. who are veterans, active duty personnel, their spouses, and also displaced workers who qualify under the Trade Adjustment Act

Readmission

Readmission to the Pharmacy Technology program will be dependent upon available resources.

In order for a student to be considered for readmission to the Pharmacy Technology program, the applicant must repeat the Pharmacy Technology courses of the curriculum if three (3) or more years have elapsed since the initial enrollment in the Pharmacy Technology program.

A student may be readmitted to the Pharmacy Technology program no more than once.

Any readmission into the Pharmacy Technology program must meet the current admission policies.

Transfer

Students wishing to transfer from one Pharmacy Technology program to another within KCTCS will be considered on an individual basis.

Admission will be dependent upon available resources at the college.

Students must meet all program admission requirements set by the college to which transfer is sought.

3.30.2 College Guidelines

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