Catalog Info
Title when registering
Pharmacy Externship
Credit Hours
3.00
Contact Hours Per Week
16 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
Students are assigned to selected health care facilities for directed clinical practice in pharmacy technology. This is a required, supervised learning experience under the direction of a pharmacist. Rotation selections include hospital, home infusion, compounding, and long term care pharmacy locations. The rotations include a ten to twelve week spring, summer, or fall session. Time scheduled at the site will be twenty-four or thirty-two hours a week.
The ten or twelve week externship rotation begins in May, July, or August. Successful completion of all pharmacy technician course work is required before assignment to specific hospital and home infusion/long term care pharmacy rotations.
Pre-requisites
HCS-131, BBA-110, PHT-125, PHT-165, PHT-119, PHT-175, PHT-178
Requirements are subject to change.
The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2019 and applies to the current catalog year.
If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the
My Progress section of HFC Self Service.