Pharmacy Technician Training Program Frequently Asked Questions

No, because this is not a degree-granting program, and the learners are not enrolled students at the University. We offer this program through our Office of Continuing Professional Development, which is similar to other continuing education programs.

Yes, you have the option to pay in 3 equal payments. Your first payment of $600 is due at the time of sign-up. Then, your second and third payments are due 30 days and 60 days after the program start date or before you finish the program. It is your responsibility to log in and make your payments on time. We will send out friendly payment reminder emails, but there is no automatic withdrawal. For example, if you select the payment plan and have made 2 out of the 3 payments and come close to completion, we have the liberty to deny access to the program until you complete your payments.

The program has no application process since it is not a degree-granting program, and the learners are not enrolled students. We do not require you to submit an application, complete a background check, participate in an interview, or send in transcripts, for example.

No, there is no formal application process. You will sign up, make your payment, and have access to the program on the start date. We highly encourage learners to review the requirements of the state where they plan to work as pharmacy technicians.

Those requirements can be found on the state’s Board of Pharmacy website in the state where you plan to work. It is your responsibility to determine whether this program aligns with your goals. We do not certify that this program or any learner meets the requirements to work as a pharmacy technician in any state.  

No, our program requires no prerequisites or other requirements to join the program.

No, this program is 100% online.  

Please review the requirements on the state Board of Pharmacy’s website in the state in which you are seeking licensure/registration. If you have further questions, please reach out to the Board directly.

It is your responsibility to determine whether this program aligns with your goals. We do not certify that this program or any learner meets the requirements to work as a pharmacy technician in any state.

Please navigate to: https://utcop.learningexpressce.com/. Click the “Home Study” tab to find your correlating program start date and payment type.

For example, if you would like to sign up for the Fall 2024 cohort and want a payment plan, you will navigate to “Pharmacy Technician Training Program FALL24|Pay 1”.

After registration completion, approximately 1-2 weeks before the program start date, you will receive an email with an optional meet-the-faculty virtual meeting from the program director, Dr. Rachel Barenie.

On the start date of the cohort (listed on the website), you will receive your Username and Password to the site and some other helpful information. After that, we will send you weekly or bi-weekly emails to let you know about your progress and check in to make sure you are receiving adequate assistance.

No, the program’s start date is the first day you can access it. We usually post our next cohort start date on our website about 2-3 months in advance.

You will have access to the program for 24 weeks. However, if you finish the program in 12 weeks or less, our staff will issue you a voucher to cover the application cost to apply for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam.  

Once you receive your “certificate of completion” from our platform vendor (the Therapeutics Research Center), you will use it to apply to take the national certificate exam offered through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). You must apply to sit for the PTCB exam.