Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Examination

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Contact:
Verdina Frazier
Phone:
202888.1712
Website:
www.ptcb.org

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
Same as source
Contact:
Same as source
Phone:
Same as source
Email:
Same as source

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • Testing facility
Paper & Pencil
No
Can the instructor take this test?:
No
Number of Test Items:
90
Time Allowed (minutes):

110

Passing Score (percent):

1400

Cost Per Test:

$129

Possible Preparatory Courses

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
No
Time of day
No
Order of tasks
No
Planned breaks during test
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
Candidate can have up to 165 minutes or 220 minutes to test.

Setting

Test location
Yes
Adaptive or special furniture
No
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
Yes
Specific verbal prompts
No
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
No
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
Yes
Large-print test
Yes
Braille test
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Audio test
Yes
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
Yes
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
Yes

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
No
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Brailler
No
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
No
Augmentative communication device
No
Word prediction software
No
Spelling aids
No
English dictionary
No
Dictation using a recording device
No
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
Read back student response
Yes
Calculator and arithmetic tools
Yes
Calculator with additional functions
No
Math aids
No
Dry erase board
Yes
Additional writing implements
No

Audio test
No
Bilingual dictionary
No
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
English dictionary
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
Candidates can have up to 165 minutes or 220 to test
Multiple test sessions
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
Yes

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