Licensure
- the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE)
- the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- the Test of Spoken English (TSE)
ARSD 20:51:01:03 -- When the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy has received verification from National Association of Boards of Pharmacy that the FPGEC has been successfully completed you will be required to provide the following for application to take the NAPLEX examination:
- Verification of internship in the United States
- You may apply for internship in South Dakota after successfully completing the FPGEC.
- A transcript showing graduation from a college of pharmacy located outside the United States
- A Certificate of Health signed by a licensed practicing physician showing that you are of sound physical health and free from communicable disease
- An affidavit (birth certificate) that shows you are at least 18 years of age
- A photo (passport size) with your signature in ink on the back
- A completed Application for Registration as a Pharmacist by NAPLEX Examination or NAPLEX Score Transfer with the $35 initial certification fee (payable to the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy)
- NAPLEX Application materials (the Registration Bulletin may be obtained at NABP’s web site www.nabp.net)
ARSD 20:51:01:06.01 -- When the above requirements are met, you will be asked to appear before the Board and take the South Dakota Jurisprudence Examination. A passing grade is 75 percent.
