§ 17-92-305 - Application -- Qualification of applicants. - Arkansas Statutes

17-92-305. Application -- Qualification of applicants.

(a) Each applicant for examination as a pharmacist:

(1) Shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age;

(2) Shall be of good moral character and temperate habits; and

(3) Shall have:

(A) Graduated and received the first professional undergraduate degree from a pharmacy degree program which has been approved by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy; or

(B) Graduated from a foreign college of pharmacy, completed a transcript verification program, taken and passed a college of pharmacy equivalency exam program, and completed a process of communication ability testing as defined under board regulations so that it is assured that the applicant meets standards necessary to protect public health and safety.

(b) Each application for examination shall be made on a form to be supplied by the board and shall be filed with the board as required by board regulations.

(c) Each application shall be accompanied by the cost of the examination plus the examination fee and certificate fee prescribed by 17-92-108.

(d) The examination shall be given at a time and place and in a manner set by the board.