Career Preparation-Practicum in Health Science/Medical Terminology (2.5 credits): A paid, career preparation program which includes the development and application of skills in a classroom and a clinical setting. Paid, on-the-job training occurs in any type of health care facility. Options: (Two credits: 10 work hours per week. Three credits: 15 work hours per week.) The medical terminology component (.5 credit) is designed to develop a working knowledge of the language of medicine. Students acquire word-building skills by learning prefixes, suffixes, roots, and abbreviations. By relating terms to body systems, students identify proper use of words in a medical environment. 
                                                                                                                                  
Pharmacy Aide-Practice in Health Science (2 credits): an instructional program that prepares students to support pharmacists by providing assistance during patient consultation, counter dispensing operations, and prescription preparation; keeping patient and related health record information; and by performing a wide range of practice-related duties for both retail and hospital based pharmacies. The course involves both school based and medical facility based training. Students may become Registered Pharmacy Technicians after successfully passing the certification exam and completing the registration process through the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Students may intern during the spring semester at an approved pharmacy. This course has an estimated fee of $145.00 for lab coat including the $120.00 exam fee.