The IU Health Pharmacy Technician Program is a 12-week full-time, days program that is offered 2 times per year in July and January. The program is nationally accredited and consist of 405 contact hours. The first 8 weeks of the program include didactic coursework and hands on lab. Courses that students attend are Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Calculations, Pharmacy Law, Pharmacy Practice, Professionalism for Technicians, Sterile Products and Dispensing Lab. Students will then spend 4 weeks in clinical rotations Monday through Friday in an inpatient hospital pharmacy setting or an outpatient pharmacy setting. Students are also prepared to take and pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam to become a credentialed CPhT once they have successfully graduated from the program. Applicants to the program must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, and be a US citizen or possess a Permanent residence visa.