Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-2.4 - [Rescinded effective 7/16/2025] Licensure by examination
The board, in conjunction with NABP, shall provide for the administration of pharmacist licensure examinations.
(1)
Components. Applicants
shall take and pass the following components: the North American Pharmacist
Licensure Examination (NAPLEX); the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination (MPJE), Iowa Edition. A total scaled score of no less than 75 is
required to pass each examination.
(2)
Timeliness. To be
eligible for a license by examination, the candidate shall pass all components
in Iowa within a period of one year beginning with the date the candidate
passed an initial component. A candidate may request waiver from this deadline
pursuant to the procedures and requirements of 657-Chapter 34.
(3)
Examination results.
Examination scores and original license certificates shall be provided as soon
after the examinations as possible.
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The
(1) Components. Applicants shall take and pass the following components: the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX); the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE), Iowa Edition. A total scaled score of no less than 75 is required to pass each examination.
(2) Timeliness. To be eligible for a license by examination, the candidate shall pass all components in Iowa within a period of one year beginning with the date the candidate passed an initial component. A candidate may request waiver or variance from this deadline pursuant to the procedures and requirements of 657-Chapter 34.
(3) Examination results. Examination scores and original license certificates shall be provided as soon after the examinations as possible.