Admission to the Patient Care Technician Certificate program requires candidates to be a high school graduate or have a General Education Development (GED) certificate. Entering students are also required to interview with an admissions representative and complete the NBC placement test as part of the admissions process.
Certificate programs do not require students to complete general education coursework and are most appropriate for individuals who wish to gain career skills in as short a time as possible without a degree. In order to obtain a Patient Care Technician Certificate, students must complete the courses below for a total of 28 credit hours.
AH109 Emergency Procedures 1 credit hour
AH113 Medical Terminology 3 credit hours
AH114 Medical Terminology II 3 credit hours
AH115 Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit hours
AH116 Anatomy and Physiology II 3 credit hours
MSC110 Patient Care Techniques I 2 credit hours
MSC112 Patient Care Techniques II 2 credit hours
MSC151 Principles of EKG 4 credit hours
MSC161 Principles of Phlebotomy 4 credit hours
GE225 Contemporary Health Issues 3 credit hours
