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

• Academic Assessment - Applicants who have submitted an application may be able to meet their academic requirements with a free assessment. Click here for more details or email student.advisor@norquest.ca to meet with an advisor.

• 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 and not expired 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.

• Test scores we accept:
  • IELTS Academic
    • Reading 7.0
    • Listening 7.0
    • Speaking 7.0
    • Writing 6.5
  • OET
    • Reading B
    • Listening B
    • Speaking B
    • Writing C+
• Graduation from a high school, CEGEP (general and professional teaching college in Quebec), community college, private career college, or university program in Canada if the program was of at least 3 years’ duration and was provided in English with successful completion of three consecutive English language courses. Second-language or additional language courses are not acceptable as evidence.

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