Pharmacy Technician Certificate

• B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent (Adult Graduate Diploma).
• English 12 with minimum 60% or alternatives.
• For applicants whose first language is not English:
  • Language proficiency test results that meet the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) Language Proficiency Requirement:
    
    • IELTS Required Scores

      Reading	7.0
      Listening	7.0
      Speaking	7.0
      Writing	6.5

      Applicants must complete all four subtests in a single testing session of any approved test and achieve passing scores for each. It is imperative for applicants to achieve the cut score in each subtest, as the overall score is not considered.
    • OET-Occupational English Test is also accepted:

      Reading	B
      Listening	B
      Speaking	B
      Writing	C+

  • Or, graduation from a high school in Canada with three consecutive, first language English courses
  • Or an undergraduate degree from a university in Canada, whose instruction was provided in English.
• Applicants must be currently attending high school, or possess a high school equivalency certificate, or be a high school graduate.
• A minimum grade of 60% in BIOL 12, Anatomy & Physiology 12, or an equivalent Provincial Level ABE Biology course, or an equivalent. The Biology course must include a human anatomy and physiology component.
• A minimum grade of 60% in Chemistry 12 or an equivalent Provincial Level Adult Basic Education Chemistry course.
• Math requirement:
  • A minimum of 60% in any of:
  • Pre-calculus Grade 12
  • Principles of Mathematics 12
  • Adult Basic Education MATH 012
  • Okanagan College MATH 120.
  • Or a minimum of 70% on an Okanagan College Mathematics 12 Proficiency Exam.
  • Applicants who have not satisfied this requirement within the last seven years may write the Okanagan College Mathematics 12 Proficiency exam and must receive a minimum grade of 70%.
• A criminal record check clearance from the B.C. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General's Criminal Records Review Office. Okanagan College's Admissions will provide applicants with instructions to submit the request to the Solicitor General's Office and a deadline for the College to receive the clearance letter. Applicants should only initiate their criminal record check when instructed by Admissions. Failure to provide a clearance letter by the deadline may result in a cancellation of the applicant's admission application.

Program Requirements:

The following will be collected on the first day of classes by the instructor:

• Current immunization as required by clinical partner sites and recommended by B.C. Centre for Disease Control (2009): diphtheria and tetanus, polio, hepatitis B, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), varicella, and influenza.
• Applicants must provide evidence of a negative tuberculin test, taken no more than six months before the date of application (or evidence of appropriate follow up if the test was positive).