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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.
You should also read the general licensing information applicable for all professions.
The fee for licensure is $339.
The fee for a limited (intern) permit is $70 (the limited permit fee is not refundable).
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.
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.
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:
General Education Content Area includes but is not limited to coursework in each of the following areas:
Pharmaceutical Sciences Content Area includes but is not limited to coursework in each of the following areas:
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:
To meet the examination requirements for licensure as a pharmacist, you must pass both parts of the pharmacist licensing examination series within 5 years:
NOTE: Effective January 1, 2022, the Part III examination will no longer be a requirement for pharmacist licensure within New York State.
Applicants who have previously applied for and not obtained pharmacist licensure in New York State due to the Part III exam may be eligible for licensure after January 1, 2022. For additional information on the updated licensure pathway, please review the Department's FAQ page.
If you must retake the NAPLEX or MPJE, please contact NABP directly. DO NOT submit another licensure application and fee to the State Education Department.
Applicants requesting special testing accommodations for the NAPLEX and/or MPJE, must complete NABP's Request for Testing Accommodations form and submit it with supporting documentation directly to NABP. If your application for a reasonable accommodation is denied, or you have any complaints about your accommodations, please contact the New York State Board of Pharmacy Office by emailing Pharmbd@nysed.gov.
A Limited (Intern) Permit must be issued in order to practice pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. 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.
Anyone who has not applied for and received an intern permit from the New York State Education Department 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, contact the State Board of Pharmacy Office by emailing Pharmbd@nysed.gov to request a replacement. Please include your name, address, last four digits of your Social Security Number and telephone number.
New York accepts intern hours accumulated that are in addition to the hours required for both introductory and advanced practice rotations of the ACPE pharmacy curriculum. New York does not accept clerkship or externship hours that form part of the school curriculum and are required to obtain the degree. 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.
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 ensure 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.
Your internship experience must be reviewed and approved by the New York State Education Department before you can be considered eligible to take the MPJE.
The New York State Board of Pharmacy office does not provide certification or verification of internship hours or clinical experiences. All graduates of accredited colleges and schools of pharmacy are required to complete both introductory and advanced practice rotations in pharmacies. Completion of these externship/internship hours is overseen by the colleges. The New York State Board of Pharmacy office does not independently audit or reconfirm these experiences. Further, all graduates of accredited programs with a PharmD are deemed to have met all experiential requirements for licensure in New York State. For these reasons we cannot independently certify clinical experiences to other state boards of pharmacy.
An intern permit is required for all students involved in advanced practice rotations and while practicing as an intern under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. PharmD graduates are deemed to have completed at least 1500 intern hours. Verification of an intern permit can be performed on our website at: Verification Search.
The requirements necessary to become a licensed pharmacist in New York State based on licensure in another state are as follows:
For applicants who have never previously applied for licensure in New York State:
NOTE: If the instructions from NABP indicate that you must pay a licensure fee and you have already submitted the fee with your Form 1, you do not have to pay an additional licensure fee.
*California licensees who have not passed the NAPLEX, Canadian licensees, and graduates of foreign pharmacy programs should contact the State Board of Pharmacy office for further information regarding endorsement.
For applicants who have previously applied for but did not obtain licensure in New York State due to the Part III examination:
Complete and submit a Special Provisions Form (Form 1A). The Department will determined if you have met the revised requirements for licensure.
The requirements necessary to become a licensed pharmacist in New York State based on foreign education follow in the order of required completion: