Pharmacy Technician

If you are joining this program before September 2025, you must meet these requirements:

Students who have completed three years* of full-time, face-to-face secondary or post-secondary education in an English-speaking country where English is the primary language of instruction may meet VCC's Pharmacy Technician English language requirements by completing the following:

• Option 1:
  VCC NG Accuplacer Assessment with the following results:
  
  • Reading: 263
  • WritePlacer: 6

Visit the VCC Assessment Centre to book an appointment. Scores are valid for 2 years.

• Option 2: 
  Duolingo English Test with the following results:
  
  • Overall: 120

Visit the VCC Assessment Centre for instructions on how to submit your Duolingo results to VCC.

*For example, a student who successfully completed 9 credits of post-secondary study in each of 2 terms in one year, and repeated this over 3 years may meet VCC’s standard for 3 years of full-time study. English as a Second Language (ESL) courses are not considered in the three-year calculation. Please contact an Academic Advisor if you have questions about meeting the three-year requirement.

If you are joining this program in September 2025 (or later), you must meet these requirements:

Students who have graduated from a three-year high school, college, or university program located in Canada and taught in English, and who completed three consecutive English language courses (English as an additional language courses are not accepted):

• English Studies 12 with a minimum 'B' grade, or equivalent