Pharmacy Technician

• Language Arts – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
  • 60% in English Language Arts 30-1
  • 70% in English Language Arts 30-2
  • 60% in ESLG 1860
  • 70% in ESLG 1898
• Mathematics – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
  • 60% in Mathematics 30-1
  • 60% in Mathematics 30-2
• Biology – this requirement can be met with the following, or an equivalent course:
  • 60% in Biology 30
• Chemistry – this requirement can be met with the following, or an equivalent course:
  • 60% in Chemistry 30
• high school diploma, general education diploma (GED), or equivalent
• successful completion of NorQuest College's Pharmacy Technician diploma arithmetic assessment^*

^* View sample questions of the arithmetic assessment.

Note: The academic admission requirements are different from English language proficiency (ELP) requirements.

If English is your second language, you must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) before admission. Language proficiency test results must meet the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) language proficiency requirements. These results must be no more than two years old when you start your program.

• Test scores we accept:
  • IELTS Academic: 6.5, no section score below 6
  • TOEFL iBT: 91; no score below 21 in listening, 23 in speaking, 22 in reading, 25 in writing
  • MELAB: 81; no score below 80 in listening, 3+ in speaking, 83 in reading, 80 in writing
• Graduation from approved Canadian high school, with at least three consecutive years of full-time academic study and satisfactory completion of Grade 12 English or its equivalent. The high school's language of instruction must be English. A GED is not acceptable.
• Successful completion of a recognized Canadian undergraduate degree program at a post-secondary institution where the language of instruction is English.

Note: The above language proficiency standards are established by the Alberta College of Pharmacy and the NAPRA. No other evidence of ELP, including completion of NorQuest coursework or other studies in English outside of Canada, will be accepted. ELP is a separate requirement from the English academic admission requirement.