{"id":11972,"date":"2019-11-14T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T23:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=11972"},"modified":"2019-11-14T16:27:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T23:27:50","slug":"master-the-pharmacy-technician-certification-exam-ptce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/master-the-pharmacy-technician-certification-exam-ptce\/","title":{"rendered":"Master the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thinking about taking the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam? We\u2019ve got you covered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/testprep\/product\/pharmacy-technician-online-component\/\">Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam<\/a> (PTCE) is necessary for becoming a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). The exam consists of 90 questions, 80 of which are scored and 10 are not (the unscored questions are not identified). A total of two hours are allotted for the exam &#8211; 1 hour and 50 minutes are allowed for the 90 questions, while the remaining 10 minutes are utilized for a beginning tutorial and final survey. To pass the exam, you must earn a score of 1400 (within a range of possible scores of 1000-1600). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download our infographic to learn about the structure of the test, details on the content, and the changes effective January 1, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.petersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/14160402\/PTCE-Infographic-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.petersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/14160400\/PTCE-Infographic-4.png\" alt=\"Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Infographic\" width=\"800\" height=\"6223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about the PTCE with Peterson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/testprep\/product\/pharmacy-technician-online-component\/\">Master the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about taking the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam? 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