MPJE requirements by state
Which pharmacy law exam you need depends on your state. 45 boards of pharmacy require an NABP law exam: most use the state-specific MPJE, and since 2026, 12 jurisdictions use the Uniform MPJE (UMPJE). Four have their own exam, and seven require no law exam at all. Your state board sets the other requirements, so always check its website too.
From NABP’s ‘Which states require the MPJE or UMPJE?’, UMPJE participating states and How to Apply pages. Checked October 12, 2026. Adoption is changing; confirm on NABP’s list.
States using the Uniform MPJE
Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. Kansas, Maryland and Washington are phasing out their state MPJE on later dates; see our MPJE and UMPJE page for each state’s dates.
States with their own law exam
- Arkansas
- California: the CPJE, which also tests clinical practice standards.
- Nevada
- Puerto Rico
No jurisprudence exam required
Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont and the Virgin Islands.
Where NABP confirms your eligibility ($85 extra)
Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah and Wisconsin. Elsewhere, your board confirms eligibility through its own process.
Transferring a license
State guides
Detailed guides for the largest states, each from the state board’s own pages. Illinois now also accepts its ILPRO program instead of the Illinois MPJE.
NAPLEX and Texas MPJE, 1,740 internship hours, a 30-day first license.
→Uniform MPJE, 2,080 internship hours, endorsement via NABP.
→Licensing through NYSED, both exams within five years, minimum age 21.
→Illinois MPJE or the new ILPRO alternative, through IDFPR.
→PA MPJE, 1,500 intern hours, 7 hours of required education.
→Ohio MPJE or UMPJE; the UMPJE can be taken before graduation.
→Georgia MPJE, minimum score 75, scores valid two years.
→UMPJE, five-attempt limit, two years to pass the second exam.
→Uses its own exam, the CPJE, instead of the MPJE.
→No pharmacy law exam required, per NABP.
→These don’t require the MPJE or UMPJE for license transfer: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida (the MPJE or a nationally recognized exam is accepted), Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Vermont and the Virgin Islands.