Patient Care Technician

Partnership with Griffin Hospital:School of Allied Health

• Designed for students interested in a career in the medical field (nurse, physician’s assistant, surgeon, radiologist, etc.) • Volunteer at Griffin Hospital for 150+ hours • Start working as a Certified Patient Care Technician and Certified Phlebotomy Technician after graduation!

Freshman Requirements for Acceptance into the PCT Program are:

● 90 average or better in science ● 3.0 or better GPA ● Less than 10 unexcused absences ● Good behavioral standing ● Letter of Intent ● Formal Interview ● Commit to 50 volunteer hours per year (beginning summer after freshman year) for a total of 150 hours

Freshman Year

1. English I 2. Algebra or Geometry 3. Global History I and II 4. General Science or Honors Biology 5. World Language 6. Seminar 7. Health/PE 8. Computer Applications I/Art or Music

1. English II or Honors English II 2. Geometry or Algebra II 3. Civics and Social Studies Elective 4. Biology/ECE-AP Biology*** (ECE) 5. General Elective and PE 6. World Language II 7. General Elective 8. Biology Lab or Art/Music

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

1. English III or English III Honors or AP

Language and Composition** 2. Algebra II or Pre-Calculus 3. US History or ECE-AP US History**** 4. Honors Chemistry or AP/ECE

Chemistry**** 5. STEM or World Language Elective 6. Anatomy & Physiology 7. Personal Finance I and Health II 8. Chemistry Lab

Senior Year

Semester 1 1. Honors English IV: British Literature &

Critical Writing or English Reading

Elective and Senior Composition 2. ECE Medical Terminology * (ECE College

Credit) 3. AP Calculus or ECE-AP Statistics** Semester 2 1. 17-week course administered by Griffin

Hospital 2. Completion of Math Credit (combination of virtual and in person)

*2 Credit Class **3 Credit Class ***4 Credit Class ****6 Credit Class 150+ volunteer hours at Griffin Hospital