1.  Student Edition © North Carolina Board of Pharmacy 2011

2. Step by Step  1. Submit the NC exam application at www.ncbop.org  2. Apply for the NAPLEX & MPJE exams at www.nabp.net  3. NAPLEX & MPJE scores posted on NABP’s website  4. Licensure Timeline  Allow 7 business days to process NC exam application  Apply with NABP after NC exam application accepted by NC Board  Scores posted 3-5 days business days after NAPLEX and MPJE exams  Licenses issued Thursday of each week

3.  Registering with the NC Board of Pharmacy

4.  Submit the Application for Examination and the $100 non- refundable application processing fee.  Your pharmacy school will submit your Certificate of Graduation directly to us, at the Board, upon graduation.  Please allow 7 days for us to process your application.  The application and all related forms are found on our website.

5.  Once Debbie has reviewed and processed your application she will email you your “Exam Candidate Number”.  On that email, instructions will be attached with exam information.  You will use your Exam Candidate Number to Log In to your profile and view your scores.

6.  Registering for the NAPLEX & MPJE exams

7.  Apply for the NAPLEX and MPJE exams through NABP’s website. o www.nabp.net www.nabp.net  Once we have everything from you, Debbie will make you eligible to take the tests via NABP’s list.  After we make you eligible to take the test, you will receive your Authorization To Test (ATT) from NABP via email within 3 days.  Your ATT will have your exam scheduling information.

8.  NAPLEX & MPJE Exam Information

9.  The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) measures a candidate’s knowledge of the practice of pharmacy.  The fee for the NAPLEX $505.  This is a nationwide exam. o You may score transfer your NAPLEX score  To study for the NAPLEX, please visit NABP’s website.

10.  The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination serves as the pharmacy law exam.  The fee for the MPJE is $210.  Each state has their own version of the MPJE. o You cannot score transfer your MPJE score  To study for the MPJE, please visit our website to download the North Carolina Pharmacy Laws and Rules. o www.ncbop.org www.ncbop.org

11.  For addition information about the exams, please visit NABP’s website and download the: NAPLEX/MPJE REGISTRATION BULLETIN

12.  What you need to know

13.  All students are required to have 1500 hours to be licensed in North Carolina.  All hours may be obtained through pharmacy school.  To register any additional hours completed outside of the school program, please fill out the North Carolina Practical Pharmacy Experience Affidavit and submit to the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. o The affidavit must be filed within 30 days of your graduation date from pharmacy school.

14.  If you are planning to be licensed outside of NC, internship hour requirements may vary.  You should contact that state for specifics.

15.  After the exam

16.  NABP will provide your scores electronically to the North Carolina Board within 3-5 days after your test date.  Debbie will then enter them into the database which you will be able to access using your Exam Candidate number.  Your score will also be viewable on NABP’s website.  Please do not call the board to see if your scores have been received. When we have it, you’ll have it.

17.  A passing grade of at least 75 is required for both the NAPLEX and MPJE.  If you fail the NAPLEX, you will have an opportunity to retake the exam after 91 days.  If you fail the MPJE, you will have an opportunity to retake the exam after 30 days.  Please visit NABP’s website to re-register for the exams.

18.  You may have your NAPLEX score transmitted to an additional state(s) through NABP.  Score Transfer requests may be submitted up to 90 days after sitting for the NAPLEX.  You can select additional jurisdictions during the exam registration process or submit score transfer requests separately after you sit for the scheduled exam.  The fee for each score transfer is $75.

19.  Getting Licensed

20.  After you have passed both the NAPLEX and the MPJE you will be eligible to be licensed as a pharmacist in North Carolina.  Each Thursday, Debbie reviews the list of candidates who have passed both exams and are ready to be licensed. She then licenses the candidates that morning.  She only licenses candidates once a week, on Thursday.

21.  Once you have been licensed, you will receive your Wall Certificate, annual certificate, and additional licensure information by mail within 10 days.  Remember, you can also print your certificate the same day your are licensed-just visit our website under VERIFY A LICENSE/PERMIT and enter in your first and last name.  After you receive your license number, just Log In under PHARMACISTS/PHARMACIST LOG IN to print your certificate.

22.  You are now a licensed Pharmacist!!

23.  Reminders

24.  All renewals are annual.  To renew your license, you must Log In through our homepage. All renewals are done online via the Board’s website.  The renewal period begins November 1 of every year and ends December 31 of every year.  The renewal fee is $135.

25.  For your FIRST renewal, you are not required to obtain any CE.  For all future renewals, you will have to obtain 15 total hours, with 8 required live hours.  Up to 5 surplus CE hours may be carried over to the next year.  The annual CE Audit is conducted in September of each year.  Live vs Correspondence Hours (ACPE courses)

26.  CPE Monitor is a national, collaborative effort by NABP and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide an electronic system for pharmacists to track their completed continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credits.  Now, state boards will be able to electronically authenticate the CPE units completed by their licensees rather then requiring them to submit the actual certificate during a CE Audit.  You will be required to set up an e-Profile through NABP’s website.

27.  Debbie Stump-Director of Licensing o dstump@ncbop.org dstump@ncbop.org  Missy Betz-Licensing Specialist o mbetz@ncbop.org mbetz@ncbop.org  NCBOP: www.ncbop.orgwww.ncbop.org 919-246-1050  NABP: www.nabp.netwww.nabp.net 3/1/2012