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Pharmacy Technician

What it costs for September 2024

The amounts listed are based on a full-time course load and are estimates, so should not be used as actual numbers. All amounts listed are in Canadian (CAD) currency.

If you are planning on taking a part-time course load, try our tuition and fees estimator to get an idea of how much it will cost you.

Tuition estimate+ Fees estimate= Total estimate
Term 1 $3,662.40 + $1,241.50 = $4,903.90
Term 2 $3,836.80 + $846.75 = $4,683.55
Term 3 $2,092.80 + $730.75 = $2,823.55
Term 4 $2,964.80 + $1,473.50 = $4,438.30
Term 5 $1,395.20 + $225.75 = $1,620.95
Total estimate $13,952 + $4,518.25 = $18,470.25

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Tuition estimate+ Fees estimate= Total estimate
Term 1 $9,288.93 + $1,241.50 = $10,530.43
Term 2 $9,731.26 + $846.75 = $10,578.01
Term 3 $5,307.96 + $730.75 = $6,038.71
Term 4 $7,519.61 + $1,473.50 = $8,993.11
Term 5 $3,538.64 + $225.75 = $3,764.39
Total estimate $35,386.40 + $4,518.25 = $39,904.65

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NorQuest College Student Financial Aid helps you see the financial resources you are eligible for. The Pharmacy Technician program qualifies for several funding options.

Courses for September 2024

You must complete 23 courses to graduate. Courses are listed by term to show the recommended path to completing the program in two years as a full-time student. See Part-time study options for what you should know if you choose to study part-time.

Courses marked with (O) are available through Open Studies.

​Credits needed for full-time status: 9 credits per term

NOTE: Starting in the 2023-24 academic year in Term 2, PATH 1010 and PHRM 1003 will be replaced by PHRM 1012 and PHRM 1014. In Term 3 PHRM 1013 will be replaced by PHRM 1015. These changes will be reflected in the Term sections in early 2023.
 
Open studies students who are seeking to fulfill pharmacy technician program courses prior to starting the program are advised to not take PATH 1010 in Winter term 2023 because this course will no longer be required in the program.

Term 1 - 16 weeks, 6 courses
Term 2 - 16 weeks, 6 courses
Pharmacy Law and Ethics PHRM10023 credits
Community Pharmacy Practice PHRM10203 credits
Community Pharmacy Lab PHRM10306 credits
Compounding Lab PHRM10414 credits
Pharmacotherapy I PHRM10123 credits
Pharmacotherapy II PHRM10143 credits
Term 3 - 8 weeks, 4 courses
Term 4 - 16 weeks, 5 courses
Term 5 - 9 weeks, 2 courses
Community Practicum PHRM21014 credits
Institutional Practicum PHRM21024 credits

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