License Requirements
Any use of the title "pharmacist" within New York
State requires licensure.
To be licensed as a pharmacist in New York State you must:
The specific requirements for licensure are contained in
Title 8, Article 137, Section 6805 of New York's Education Law
and Part 63 of the Commissioner's Regulations. Copies of the
relevant sections of NYS Education Law and the Commissioner's
Regulations are available upon request from opforms@mail.nysed.gov
or by calling 518-474-3817 ext. 320.
The fee for licensure is $270.
The fee for a limited (intern) permit is $70.
The fee listed is the fee in place when this page was posted.
Fees are subject to change. The fee due is the one in law when
your application is received (unless fees are increased
retroactively). You will be billed for the difference if fees
have been increased.
- Do not send cash.
- Make your personal check or money order payable to the New
York State Education Department. Your cancelled check
is your receipt.
- Mail your application and fee to:
NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
P.O. Box 22063
Albany, NY 12201
Please Note: Payment submitted from outside
the United States should be made by check or draft on a United
States bank and in United States currency; payments submitted
in any other form will not be accepted and will be returned.
Individuals who withdraw their licensure application may be
entitled to a partial refund.
- For the procedure to withdraw your application, contact
the Pharmacy Unit at opunit1@mail.nysed.gov
or by calling 518-474-3817 ext. 250 or by fax at
518-402-5354.
- The State Education Department is not responsible for any
fees paid to an outside testing or credentials verification
agency.
If you withdraw your application, obtain a refund, and then
decide to seek New York State licensure at a later date, you
will be considered a new applicant, and you will be required to
pay the licensure and registration fees and meet the licensure
requirements in place at the time you reapply.
To meet the professional education requirements for licensure
as a pharmacist, you must have:
- completed a program in pharmacy leading to a bachelor's
degree or higher from a pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
Proof of Education
Upon graduation, you must request a Form 2 or an official
transcript with degree and conferral date be sent directly
to the Office of the Professions at the address on the form.
OR,
- graduated from a pharmacy program accredited by the
Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP):
- between 1993 and 2004 (see Section I, "Proof of
Education" requirements above) or,
- before 1993 (see Section III, "Proof of
Education" requirements below).
OR,
- completed a pharmacy program that is not accredited by
ACPE or CCAPP, and:
- have completed a program in pharmacy leading to a
degree, diploma or certificate in pharmacy (at the level
of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent) recognized by
the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in
which the school is located as meeting the education
requirements for entry into practice in that
jurisdiction.
AND,
- have Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC)
certification by the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy (NABP).
For information regarding FPGEC certification, contact:
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
1600 Feehanville Drive
Mt Prospect, IL 60056
Phone: 847-391-4406
Web: www.nabp.net
AND,
- the New York State Education Department must determine
that the non-accredited pharmacy program meets the
following preprofessional and professional study
requirements:
- Preprofessional Study
At least 60 semester hours of preprofessional study
in the basic sciences and general education content
areas, with a minimum of 20 semester hours in the
basic sciences content area and a minimum of 20
semester hours in the general education content
area.
Basic Sciences Content Area includes but is not
limited to coursework in:
- mathematics;
- biological sciences, including but not limited
to general biology; and
- physical sciences, including but not limited
to general and organic chemistry.
General Education Content Area includes but is not
limited to coursework in each of the following
areas:
- social and behavioral sciences, and
- humanities, including but not limited to
English.
- Professional Study
At least 90 semester hours of professional study in
the biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences,
and clinical sciences content areas, with a minimum
of 15 semester hours in the biomedical sciences
content area, a minimum of 20 semester hours in the
pharmaceutical sciences content area, and a minimum
of 15 semester hours in the clinical sciences
content area.
Biomedical Sciences Content Area includes but is not
limited to coursework in each of the following
areas:
- anatomy;
- physiology;
- microbiology/immunology;
- biochemistry;
- pathology; and
- biostatistics.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Content Area includes but is
not limited to coursework in each of the following
areas:
- pharmaceutical or medicinal chemistry;
- basic pharmaceutics, including but not limited
to compounding and dispensing;
- biopharmaceutics;
- pharmacokinetics;
- pharmacognosy or natural products;
- pharmacology; and
- pharmacy administration.
Clinical Sciences Content Area means coursework in
clinical applications using knowledge gained in the
biomedical sciences and pharmaceutical sciences
content areas, including but not limited to
coursework in each of the following:
- clinical and practice foundations;
- disease processes;
- clinical pharmacology and therapeutics; and
- drug information and literature evaluation.
Additionally, the coursework in the clinical
sciences content area must include an appropriate
mix of clinical experiences in community and
institutional pharmacies and in appropriate
inpatient and outpatient settings.
Proof of Education
Send Form 2 to your school and ask that they complete and
return it with an official transcript directly to the Office
of the Professions at the address on the form.
You must pass all three parts of the pharmacist licensing
exam series within 5 years:
- Part I: North American Pharmacist
Licensing Exam (NAPLEX)
- Part II: Multi-State Pharmacy
Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE)
- Part III: Written and Practical
(Compounding)
NAPLEX (Part I)
- Admission Requirements
To be admitted into the examination you must:
- submit your completed licensure application (Form 1
and fee) to the New York State Education Department, and
- have your completed education documentation submitted
and approved by the New York State Education Department.
- Examination Application Procedure
After you have graduated, submit your examination
application to the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy (NABP). Make your certified bank check or money
order payable to NABP and send your completed examination
application and fee to:
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
PO Box 1057
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: 847-391-4406
Web: www.nabp.net
MPJE (Part II)
- Admission Requirements
To be admitted into the examination you must:
- submit your completed licensure application (Form 1
and fee) to the New York State Education Department if
you haven't already submitted one;
- have your completed education documentation submitted
and approved by the New York State Education Department
if you haven't already; and
- have your completed internship experience submitted
and approved (Note: PharmD graduates
are exempt from the experience requirement; see Internship
Experience Requirement section for additional
details) by the New York State Education Department as
follows:
- Graduates from ACPE accredited programs or CCAPP
accredited programs (since 1993) must submit
documentation of completion of 6 months (1,040
hours) of approved internship according to the
requirements listed under Experience
Requirements.
- Graduates from non-accredited programs must have a
passing score on Part I and submit documentation of
completion of 12 months (2,080 hours) of approved
internship according to the requirements listed
under Experience Requirements.
- Examination Application Procedure
Make your certified bank check or money order payable to
NABP and send your completed examination application and fee
to:
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
PO Box 1057
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: 847-391-4406
Web: www.nabp.net
For additional information: see the NAPLEX/MPJE Registration
Bulletin or the NABP Web site at www.nabp.net.
Compounding (Part III) - Written and Practical
- Admission Requirement
- To be admitted into the examination you must meet all
the eligibility requirements for Part II (MPJE).
- If you are in your last semester and enrolled in a New
York State pharmacy school, your school will
automatically provide us with a tentative graduation
list.
- If you are in your last semester and enrolled in an
ACPE accredited pharmacy program, you must request your
institution to send Form 2 (Certification of
Professional Education) directly to the address listed
on the form prior to the exam application deadline date.
Upon graduation, a new Form 2 or official transcript
with degree and conferral date must be sent directly
from the school. (We cannot confirm your eligibility to
sit for the exam until we receive Form 2 noting an
anticipated graduation date.)
- Examination Application Procedure
Send your completed examination scheduling form and fee to:
CASTLE Worldwide-NY EXAMS
PO Box 570
Morrisville, NC 27560-0570
Phone: 800-655-4845 or 919-572-6880
- Examination Application Deadlines
Deadlines for filing applications and fees with BOTH the New
York State Education Department and CASTLE Worldwide are as
follows:
| If you would like to take the exam
in: |
Your completed applications must
be postmarked by: |
| January |
November 1 of the previous year |
| June |
April 1 of the same year |
Note: A completed Form 4 - Certification
of an Internship in Pharmacy must also be submitted to the
Department by these deadlines.
Reexamination
If you must retake any part of the licensing exam, reapply
only to the appropriate exam administrator. DO NOT submit
another licensure application and fee to the State Education
Department.
Reasonable Testing Accommodations
All applicants requesting special testing accommodations for
the NAPLEX, MPJE, and Part III: Written and Practical
(Compounding) examinations must complete the New York State
Request Form for Reasonable Testing Accommodations and supply
documentation supporting their request. The Request
Form may be obtained online or from opforms@mail.nysed.gov,
or by calling (518) 474-3817 ext. 320 or by fax at (518)
473-8577. The Department, in consultation with NABP, will
evaluate all requests. Timely submission of your request for
reasonable accommodations and support documentation will help
prevent a delay in your testing process.
A Limited (Intern) Permit must be issued in order to practice
pharmacy under supervision. You must apply for, and have been
issued, an intern permit before starting your supervised
pharmacy practice. All applicants except graduates of ACPE
accredited programs leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree
must complete an internship experience.
You may be granted credit for internships completed in other
states, if the internship meets New York State and the other
state's requirements as verified on Form 4.
Limited (Intern) Permit
Anyone who has not applied for and received an intern permit
from the Office of the Professions, State Board of Pharmacy is
not authorized to begin an internship in New York and credit
will not be granted for such practice. Only internships done in
a registered pharmacy are acceptable.
The preceptor assumes the responsibility for training the
intern even though the intern may practice occasionally under
the supervision of another pharmacist in the same pharmacy.
If an intern permit is lost or damaged, send a letter to the
State Board of Pharmacy to request a replacement. Please include
your name, address, Social Security Number and telephone number.
New York accepts intern hours accumulated during the summer
and winter semester breaks as well as after graduation and prior
to licensure in another state (Spring break or other
non-semester breaks are not acceptable). Credit may be granted
from the day after the semester ends through the day before
classes begin with each semester. New York does not accept
clerkship or externship hours that form part of the school
curriculum and are required to obtain the degree. Intern hours
accumulated concurrent with the school year are also not
acceptable.
Credit cannot be given for any hours that exceed 40 hours per
week. For calculation purposes, a week is considered a 7-day
period and one month is equal to 173 hours.
Your internship must be approved before you can be considered
eligible to take Part II (MPJE) and/or Part III (Written and
Practical) of the licensing exam series. In addition, internship
certification (Form 4) must be submitted to the Department
before the Part III exam application deadline dates: November 1
for the January exam and April 1 for the June exam.
We will accept intern hours beginning with the day after the
semester ends and ending with the last day of the month (January
or June) of the Part III exam to which you seek admission. If
for any reason the intern does not complete the projected hours,
it is the obligation of both the preceptor and the intern to
notify the Department immediately.
Internships completed in another state may be accepted as
long as the intern meets all requirements to practice pharmacy
and is authorized to do so by that State's Board of Pharmacy.
Before you begin an internship in another state, check with the
State's Board Office to insure that you meet their requirements
and that they will be able to certify the hours you will
accumulate to New York.
If you have already completed your internship in another
state, request verification from that State Board to be sent
directly to the New York State Education Department. The
verification must include a detailed description of the
internship and beginning and ending dates for each session. If
you also attended a school in another state, we require your
school to provide us with a letter indicating the beginning and
ending dates for each semester you attended.
Certification of Internship to Another State
If you want your internship to be certified to another state,
you must submit a written request to the Office of the
Professions with a $20 check or money order made payable to the
New York State Education Department. Send your request to:
The New York State Education Department
Office of the Professions
Fee Unit
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234-1000.
Individuals licensed in another state applying for licensure
in New York State must submit the Application
for Licensure and First Registration (Form 1) along with the
$270 licensure fee. The form and fee should be sent to the
address at the end of Form 1.
You must complete the NABP Preliminary Application for
Transfer of Pharmaceutic Licensure and submit it to NABP. The
preliminary application form can be obtained at www.nabp.net
or by calling NABP at 847-391-4406. The NABP Official
Application will be mailed to you with instructions1
for filing that application with the Office of the Professions.
Your employer must complete and forward written verification
of one full year (12 months on a full-time basis or the
equivalent, if part-time) of licensed practice. This
verification should be sent directly by your employer to:
NYS Education Department
Office of the Professions
Pharmacy Unit
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234-1000
Phone: 518-474-3817 ext. 250
Fax: 518-402-5354
E-mail: opunit1@mail.nysed.gov
Upon submission and approval of the above application
materials, you will receive a letter and application form to
apply to NABP to take the MPJE (Part II) examination.
If you need additional information or assistance, contact:
NYS Education Department
Office of the Professions
State Board of Pharmacy
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234-1000
Phone 518-474-3817 ext. 130
Fax: 518-473-6995
E-mail: pharmbd@mail.nysed.gov
* California licensees who have not passed NAPLEX, Canadian
licensees, and graduates of foreign pharmacy programs should
contact the State Board of Pharmacy (see above) for further
information regarding endorsement.
1Note: If the instructions from NABP indicate that
you must pay a licensure fee of $270 and you have already
submitted the fee with your Form 1, you do not have to pay an
additional $270 fee.
Applicants who have met all other requirements for licensure
as a pharmacist, but have not achieved United States citizenship
or permanent resident alien status, may be eligible for a
one-time, three-year limited license. An extension of the
three-year limited license of not more than one year may be
granted. The authority of the Board of Regents to grant
three-year limited licenses (or extensions of those licenses)
expires September 30, 2006. |
