For Program Information please contact:
Andrea Mignott,
Chair
Room 2138
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4511.

amignott@atlantatech.edu


PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY - DEGREE

The Pharmacy Technology degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the pharmacy field. Pharmacy Technology associate degree program graduates are prepared to function as pharmacy technicians in positions requiring preparations of medications according to prescriptions under supervision of a pharmacist. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences, natural sciences or mathematics, and computer literacy.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATC’s Career Placement Office is available to assist students in finding employment in their occupational fields. Location: Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite 128

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Official high school or GED transcript is required to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission scores in Reading, Language, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.

CORE COURSES
Curriculum
Essential General Core Courses
1. Courses  
Credits
ENG 191 Composition & Rhetoric
5
ENG 193 Literature & Composition
5
OR
5
HUM 191 Introduction to Humanities
(5)
SPC 191 Fundamentals of Speech
5
Natural Sciences / Mathematics
MAT 191 College Algebra
5
Social/Behavioral Science
PSY 191 Introduction to Psychology
5
ECO 191 Principles of Economics
5
OR
5
ECO 193 MacroEconomics
5
Essential Fundamental. Occupational Courses
AHS 105 Basic Inorganic Chemistry
4
AHS 109 Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences
3
BIO 193 Anatomy and Physiology I
5
BIO 194 Anatomy and Physiology II
5
PHR 100 Pharmaceutical Calculations
5
PHR 101 Pharmacy Technology Fundamentals
5
PHR 102 Principles of Dispensing Medications
6
PHR 103 Princi. of Sterile Medication Prepara
6
PHR 104 Pharmacy Technology Pharmacology
5
PHR 105 Pharmacy Technology Practicum
7
PHR 106 Advanced Pharmacy Tech. Principles
5
PHR 107 Advanced Pharmacy Tech. Practicum
7
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers
3
   
 
  Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation
96
  Minimum Program Length in Quarters
8
  Estimated Program Cost
$6,122