Eligibility Criteria
BC Secondary School graduation or equivalent with a minimum grade of 60% in the following:
Biology 11 or an equivalent Advanced Level Biology course (or the Pharmacy Technician Biology Competency Test),
English 12, TPC 12 (Technical and Professional Communications) or equivalent Provincial Level ABE English course; or a minimum score of 24/40 (level 4) on the LPI (Language Proficiency Index) test. Note: Communications 12 is not acceptable.
Principles of Mathematics 12 or a Provincial Level ABE Mathematics course or equivalent. If Mathematics 12 has not been successfully completed within the last seven (7) years, the applicant must pass the Pharmacy Technician Mathematics Competency Test,
Minimum Keyboarding speed of 35 words per minutes.
Applicants must complete a criminal record check no more than three months before their date of admission. The form will be mailed to the applicants by Continuing Studies in Kelowna. Applicants who have a criminal record and seeking a pardon are advised that this can be a lengthy process and that they should initiate the criminal record check procedure at their local RCMP detachment six months prior to date of admission. Prospective students who have been convicted of a criminal offense may be denied admission.
Mature Applicants
With the exception of high school graduation, mature applicants are subject to the same entrance requirements as Regular Applicants.