Pharmacist Examination and Licensure Information
To be licensed as a Pharmacist in California, you must satisfy the requirements under Division 2, Chapter 9, Article 16, of the Business and Professions Code.
Applications and Forms
- Pharmacist Examination for Licensure Instructions and Application (PDF)
- Retake Application for Pharmacist Licensure and Examination (PDF)
- Examination Security Acknowledgement (Form 17A-76) (PDF)
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Request Fingerprint Cards - Out of State Applicants
CPJE Exam Information
- CPJE Test Dates
- Required Identification for the CPJE/Identifications Don't Match (PDF)
- CPJE PSI Candidate Handbook (PDF)
- California Specific Examination CPJE Content Outline - Effective June 1, 2022 (PDF)
- Release of Examination Results (PDF)
General Examination Information
- CPJE and NAPLEX Passing Score – How long are my results valid? (PDF)
- Foreign Pharmacy Graduate (PDF)
- Prior Exam Pass Rates
- Regrade of the CPJE (PDF)
- Four Time Failure of California Examinations
- Pharmacist Licensure Examination Flowchart (PDF)
- NAPLEX Examination Information
- Determining the Passing Scores for the California Pharmacist Licensure Examinations (PDF)
- Resource for Candidates: List of Schools Offering 16 Semester Units of Remedial Pharmacy Education (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions
Checking on the Status of Your Application?
- The board will send you an email notification acknowledging receipt of your application after your payment has been processed.
- Allow the board 45 days to process your application.
- If you have not received an email within 45 days regarding your application after receiving your acknowledgement email, you may contact the board and reference your application file number in the subject line of your email.
- The board will send an email notification when your license is issued.
- To “Verify your License” has been issued, you may conduct a license search on the board’s website.
- Licenses are mailed to your address of record on file with the board from a third-party vendor. Allow four to six weeks from the date of issuance to receive the license.