22 Tex. Admin. Code § 283.7 - Examination Requirements
Each applicant for licensure by examination shall pass the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination and the NAPLEX. The examination requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
Prior to taking the required examination, the applicant shall:
(A) meet the educational and age requirements
as set forth in §
283.3 of this title (relating to
Educational and Age Requirements);
(B) meet all requirements necessary in order
for the Board to access the criminal history record information, including
submitting fingerprint information and being responsible for all associated
costs; and
(C) submit an
application to the board that includes the following information:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth,
and social security number; and
(iii) any other information requested on the
application.
(2) All applicants shall pass NAPLEX, which
includes, at a minimum, the following subject areas:
(A) chemistry;
(B) mathematics;
(C) pharmacy;
(D) pharmacology; and
(E) practice of pharmacy.
(3) Effective October 1, 1979, the
following requirements apply.
(A) To pass
NAPLEX, an applicant shall make the following grades:
(i) a minimum grade of 60 on chemistry,
mathematics, pharmacy, and pharmacology test;
(ii) a minimum grade of 75 on the practice of
pharmacy test; and
(iii) a minimum
average grade of 75 on the NAPLEX.
(B) Should the applicant fail to achieve a
minimum grade of 60 in any of the tests set out in paragraph (2)(A) - (E) of
this section or fail to achieve a minimum grade of 75 in the practice of
pharmacy test or fail to achieve a minimum average grade of 75 in the NAPLEX,
such applicant, in order to be licensed, is required to retake all tests until
such time as the minimum average grades are achieved.
(4) Effective June 1, 1986, the following
requirements apply.
(A) To pass the NAPLEX, an
applicant shall make a minimum average grade of 75.
(B) Should the applicant fail to achieve a
minimum average grade of 75 in the NAPLEX, such applicant, in order to be
licensed, shall retake the NAPLEX, as specified in §
283.11 of this title (relating to
Examination Retake Requirements) until such time as a minimum average grade of
75 is achieved.
(5) To
pass the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, an applicant shall make a
minimum grade of 75. Should the applicant fail to achieve a minimum grade of 75
on the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, such applicant, in order to be
licensed, shall retake the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination as
specified in §
283.11 of this title until such
time as a minimum average grade of 75 is achieved.
(6) A passing grade on an examination may be
used for the purpose of licensure for a period of two years from the date of
passing the examination.
(7) Each
applicant for licensure by examination utilizing NAPLEX scores transferred from
another state shall meet the following requirements for licensure in addition
to the requirements set out in paragraphs (1) - (6) of this section.
(A) The applicant shall request NABP to
transfer NAPLEX scores to the board. Such request shall be in accordance with
NABP policy.
(B) The applicant
shall pay the fee set out in §
283.9 of this title.
(8) The NAPLEX and Texas Pharmacy
Jurisprudence Examination shall be administered in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section
12101 et seq.) and in accordance with NABP
policy.
(9) The board, in
accordance with NABP policy, shall provide reasonable accommodations for an
applicant diagnosed as having dyslexia, as defined in §
51.970, Texas
Education Code. The applicant shall provide:
(A) written documentation from a licensed
physician which indicates that the applicant has been diagnosed as having
dyslexia; and
(B) a written request
outlining the reasonable accommodations requested.
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