SECTION 283.11. Examination Retake Requirements

(a) Licensing by examination. Should an applicant fail to achieve the minimum grade on the NAPLEX or Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination or both, the following is applicable.

(1) If the applicant fails to achieve the minimum grade on NAPLEX as specified in §283.7 of this title (relating to Examination Requirements), the applicant may retake NAPLEX four additional times for a total of five exam administrations. Prior to any subsequent retakes of NAPLEX, the applicant must:

(A) complete course work in subject areas recommended by the board;

(B) submit documentation to the board which specifies that the applicant has successfully completed the course work specified; and

(C) comply with the requirements of §283.7 of this title (relating to Examination Requirements).

(2) If the applicant fails to achieve the minimum grade on the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination as specified in §283.7 of this title (relating to Examination Requirements), the applicant may retake the examination four additional times for a total of five exam administrations. Prior to any subsequent retake of the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, the applicant must:

(A) complete course work recommended by the board;

(B) submit documentation to the board which specifies that the applicant has successfully completed the recommended course work; and

(C) comply with the requirements of §283.7 of this title (relating to Examination Requirements).

(3) If the applicant fails to achieve the minimum grade on both NAPLEX and the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, the applicant shall retake the examinations until a passing grade is achieved on one of the examinations. Such retakes shall be as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.

(b) Licensing by reciprocity. If an applicant fails to achieve the minimum grade on the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination as specified in §283.8 of this title (relating to Reciprocity Requirements), the applicant may retake the examination four additional times for a total of five exam administrations. Prior to any subsequent retake of the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, the applicant must:

(1) complete course work recommended by the board;

(2) submit documentation to the board which specifies that the applicant has successfully completed the recommended course work; and

(3) comply with the requirements of §283.8 of this title (relating to Reciprocity Requirements).

(c) Course work. For the purpose of this subsection, course work shall be one or more standard courses or self-paced work offered in a college of pharmacy's academic program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §283.11 adopted to be effective March 23, 1994, 19 TexReg 1828; amended to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 12297; amended to be effective November 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 7866; amended to be effective March 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 1705; amended to be effective June 12, 2016, 41 TexReg 4256; amended to be effective September 10, 2019, 44 TexReg 4872; amended to be effective December 10, 2020, 45 TexReg 8851