South Carolina § 40-43-80 Qualifications of applicants for pharmacy license examination.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 40-43-80 — Qualifications of applicants for pharmacy license examination.

South Carolina·Title 40 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 43 SOUTH CAROLINA PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT

To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, an applicant for licensure by examination shall:

(1)have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the Board of Pharmacy;

(2)have received a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college or school of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university which is recognized by the board, the recognition to be established by the board on the basis of uniform and reasonable standards of educational requirements to be observed by a school or college of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university or have received the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Certification. The accrediting agency may include, but is not limited to, the American Council on Pharmaceutical Educatio

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To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, an applicant for licensure by examination shall: (1) have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the Board of Pharmacy; (2) have received a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college or school of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university which is recognized by the board, the recognition to be established by the board on the basis of uniform and reasonable standards of educational requirements to be observed by a school or college of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university or have received the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Certification. The accrediting agency may include, but is not limited to, the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. The school or college of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of universities referred to in this item must be examined and inspected by the Board of Pharmacy of South Carolina or its accrediting agency and approved by the board periodically to see that the school or college of pharmacy of the universities comply with the standards of the board and its accrediting agency as to the purpose of the college, the faculty, teaching load, size of classes, curriculum, and degrees, admission requirements, attendance, promotion and graduation, student load, instruction, library, administration, finance, physical plant, extra curricular activities, miscellaneous factors, and annual progress report. (3) have completed an internship or other program that has been approved by the Board of Pharmacy or demonstrated to the board's satisfaction experience in the practice of pharmacy which meets or exceeds the minimum internship requirements of the board; (4) have successfully passed the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE); (5) have paid all the appropriate fees.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 366, SECTION 1; 2000 Act No. 340, SECTION 2. Editor's Note Prior Laws:1925 (34) 32; 1931 (37) 141; 1932 Code SECTION 5172; 1942 Code SECTION 5172; 1952 Code SECTION 56-1305; 1962 Code SECTION 56-1305; 1980 Act No. 492, SECTION 1; 1981 Act No. 120, SECTION 4; 1984 Act No. 461; 1988 Act No. 548, SECTION 1; 1976 Code SECTION 40-43-50.