Minnesota Board
of Pharmacy
Minnesota Board
of Pharmacy
FOREIGN PHARMACY GRADUATES CHECKLIST FOR BECOMING LICENSED IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
In order for a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate to become licensed in the State of Minnesota they must accomplish the following steps:
1. Pass the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination and become certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission. To obtain information about this examination, please contact the FPGEC at 1600 Feehanville Drive, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 or call 1-847-391-4406.
2. Once you have become certified by the FPGEC you should send us a copy of your certification papers and request an internship registration form if you are planning on doing your internship in the state of Minnesota. We will mail an intern registration form to you once we have verified your certification.
3. Obtain 1,600 hours of internship after becoming certified. If you obtain your internship in Minnesota, you must complete our internship forms and the internship manual. If you obtain your internship outside of Minnesota, you must have the state in which you obtained your internship certify that information to us.
4. You must complete the board eligibility application and submit it to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy with the appropriate fee, along with all supporting documentation that is required.
5. You must complete the applications for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) and mail them to NABP along with the appropriate fee. (Please follow the instructions in the booklet you can obtain from their web site at www.nabp.net).
6. You must pass the NAPLEX and MPJE.
7. You need to have a Social Security Number prior to receiving your grade from the NAPLEX and MPJE and prior to paying your Original Licensure Fee.
8. You must pay the Board of Pharmacy the required Original Licensure Fee.
9. You may begin working as a pharmacist.
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