Pharmacy Technician Online

Pharmacy Technicians are a critical part of the health care team. They work collaboratively with pharmacists and are responsible for ensuring that the highest standards of quality and accuracy are met in the compounding and dispensing of prescription medication. Their scope of practice includes receiving and transcribing verbal prescriptions, transferring prescriptions, and performing final checks.

Stenberg’s Pharmacy Technician Program is designed to prepare students for Pharmacy Technician positions in community and hospital pharmacies. Our graduates have the knowledge, skills and professionalism to satisfy registration requirements set by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia. In our combined delivery program, instructors facilitate learning in an interactive online environment. Hands-on skills are developed in the lab setting and clinical competencies are mastered at affiliated clinical partner sites (hospitals and community pharmacies). This delivery allows students to pursue the majority of their program in their home communities, with travel/relocation required only for short periods of time to complete program orientation, a four-week lab block, a three-week lab block, and clinical requirements.

Admission Requirements

• High School Diploma (if GED, must be 19 years or older and take Math and English Stenberg College Challenge exams)

• Grade 12 English (minimum grade C) or equivalent**

• Biology 12 or an acceptable Human Anatomy and Physiology Course (minimum grade C) or equivalent*

• Grade 11 Math (Foundations or Principles – minimum grade C) or Applications of Math 12 (minimum grade C) or equivalent

• Grade 11 Chemistry (minimum Grade C) or equivalent*

• Typing speed of 35 net words per minute

• Completion of Stenberg College’s Admission entrance informational interview

• Successful completion of the online Computer Skills Entrance Test

• The physical and mental ability to work as a Pharmacy Technician. Applicants must have acceptable levels of manual dexterity, hand strength and the ability to work while standing and walking for long periods. Severe latex allergies may be a problem.

* Entrance requirements can be met with evidence of alternate assessments such as Challenge Exams, or acceptable standardized English equivalency tests as per the Stenberg College Language Proficiency chart. Evidence of Post-Secondary studies at an equivalent level where English was the first language is acceptable. ** English Language Proficiency Requirements met through standardized tests as defined by NAPRA for Non-Native English Speakers Prior to going on practicum, students must complete a test for Tuberculosis showing that they are clear of the disease, and must also have up to date immunizations as required by practicum sites.