Diploma in Pharmacy Techniques is a diploma in Pharmacy programme offered by Cegep de Thetford in Thetford-Mines, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Pharmacy
Duration: 3 years
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques de pharmacie (165.A0) is a technical Diploma of College Studies (DEC) at Cégep de Thetford that trains pharmacy technicians for community and hospital settings. Coursework covers pharmacology, medication processing and distribution, sterile and non-sterile preparation, pharmacy management, inventory control, patient-facing communication, and the software systems used in pharmacy operations. The standard path runs six semesters, with a slower four-year option also available. Training includes clinical placements distributed through the earlier semesters and two paid alternance travail-études (work-study) internships in the final year, one in a community pharmacy and one in a hospital pharmacy; the last semester combines on-site placement days with online coursework. Laboratory work makes use of simulated, automated dispensing equipment, and the program allows prior-learning recognition (RAC) pathways from a related DEP. It suits students drawn to healthcare who want a hands-on technical role involving direct contact with patients and pharmacists rather than a purely academic path. Graduates are prepared for work in retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and centralized dispensing centres.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: On top of Cégep de Thetford's general DEC admission conditions (a DES or DEP, including Secondary 5 French, Secondary 5 English and Secondary 4 Mathematics, with upgrading courses possible for a DES holder missing those units), Techniques de pharmacie requires Secondary 4 Science et technologie and Science et technologie de l'environnement, or Secondary 4 Applications technologiques et scientifiques and Science et environnement, or Sciences physiques 436, or their adult-sector equivalents. No minimum grade average, language test, portfolio or interview condition is listed on the program's admission page; an applicant short a prerequisite can complete it through the Tremplin DEC bridging pathway before starting the program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service regional d'admission au collegial de Quebec (SRACQ) in successive rounds: for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027 (with later rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August), and for Winter 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 November 2026 followed by rounds on 1 December and 1 January. International applicants apply directly to the college for Fall entry only, with a hard deadline of 1 February 2027; applications are processed on a continuous basis between September and February of the intake year, and French nationals may be eligible for later dates. Domestic admission proceeds through rounds so later applicants are still considered while seats remain, while the international Fall deadline is firm. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
