657—2.5(155A) Application for examination—requirements. Application for examination shall be on forms provided by the board, and all requested information shall be provided on or with such application. An applicant shall additionally apply for eligibility to take the NAPLEX and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE), Iowa Edition, at nabp.pharmacy/programs.
	2.5(1) Required information. The application for examination shall require that the applicant provide, at a minimum, the following: name; address; telephone number; date of birth; social security number or individual tax identification number (ITIN); name and location of college of pharmacy and date of graduation; one current photograph of a quality at least similar to a passport photograph; and internship experience. If the applicant provides an ITIN in lieu of a social security number, the applicant shall also provide acceptable proof of lawful presence. Each applicant shall also declare the following: history of prior pharmacist licensure examinations and record of offenses including but not limited to charges, convictions, and fines which relate to the profession or that may affect the licensee’s ability to practice pharmacy.
	2.5(2) Sworn statement. The application for examination shall be made as a sworn statement before a notary public, and the notary public shall witness the signature of the applicant.
	2.5(3) Fee. The nonrefundable fee for examination shall consist of the biennial license fee, a processing fee, and an examination registration fee.
	a. 	The biennial license fee shall be $180, and the processing fee shall be $72. The nonrefundable biennial license fee and processing fee shall be submitted to the board with the application for licensure by examination.
	b. 	The examination registration fee shall be an amount determined by NABP and submitted pursuant to NABP direction at nabp.pharmacy/programs when submitting an application for eligibility to take the NAPLEX; the MPJE, Iowa Edition; or both.
	2.5(4) College graduation certification. Each applicant, with the exception of a foreign pharmacy graduate who shall comply with rule 657—2.10(155A), shall furnish a certificate from a recognized college of pharmacy stating that the applicant has successfully graduated from a college of pharmacy with either a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy or a doctor of pharmacy degree. Certification shall be completed by an individual authorized by the college on a form provided by the board. A recognized college of pharmacy is a United States institution that meets the minimum standards of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and appears on the list of accredited colleges of pharmacy published by the council as of July 1 of each year.
	2.5(5) Foreign pharmacy graduates. In addition to the requirements of this rule, except as provided in subrule 2.5(4), an applicant who is a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States that has not been recognized and approved by the board shall obtain certification by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) pursuant to rule 657—2.10(155A).
[ARC 3636C, IAB 2/14/18, effective 3/21/18; ARC 4579C, IAB 7/31/19, effective 9/4/19]