Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin

This course is free to register.  Have billing information ready upon final registration.

Be sure to register for both semesters.

Course Length:  Yearlong 

Credit:  1.0 credit (.5 credit for 2nd semester)

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s):  Successful completion of any Health Sciences course at the Intermediate Level

Course Description:   This course is designed to educate and train students in the field of Pharmacy Technician. It utilizes MedCerts, which is a STRIDE-supported outside platform, and is taught in a hybrid model that uses mastery grading. Students will be given a semester course outline for independent study, but will still meet with the teacher at least once a month. The course covers the areas of prescription processing, biopharmaceutics, drug activity, types of medications, dosage calculations, and common mathematical formulas and conversions.  Students will also learn about HIPAA, drug regulation and control, inventory management, financial considerations, legal and ethical issues, sterile and non-sterile compounding, and units of measurement. After all coursework has been completed at 80% or better, the student will be able to sign up for the Pharmacy Technician Certification exam.