Sec.20-576-4. Eligibility for examination

(a) An applicant who is a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and approved by the commission, and who has had at least fifteen hundred hours of the practical experience required of a pharmacy intern shall be eligible to take the required examination, except as provided in section 20-576-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) An applicant who is a graduate of a foreign college or school of pharmacy shall be eligible to take the required examination if the following requirements are met:

(1) Documentation of date and place of birth;

(2) Proof of having passed the paper-based, computer-based or internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language with the minimum score approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;

(3) Proof of having passed the Test of Spoken English with a minimum score of fifty-five (55) if the applicant has taken either the paper-based or the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language;

(4) Proof of United States citizenship or a visa permitting employment in the United States;

(5) Proof of at least fifteen hundred hours of the practical experience required of a pharmacy intern as provided by section 20-576-8 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(6) Proof of passage of the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination; and

(7) Appearance before the commission for a personal interview prior to the commencement of the practical experience required of a pharmacy intern in subsection (b)(5) of this section, at which time such training requirement as well as the other criteria established in this subsection will be reviewed.

(Adopted effective January 11, 1999; Amended November 30, 2006)