N.Y. Education Law § 6805: Requirements for a professional license

§ 6805. Requirements for a professional license. 1. To qualify for a

pharmacist's license, an applicant shall fulfill the following

requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;

(2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or

equivalent degree in pharmacy, in accordance with the commissioner's

regulations;

(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a

noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United

States;

(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to the

department for admission to a department conducted examination and for

an initial license, a fee of eighty-five dollars for each

re-examination, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial

license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted

examination, and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for each

triennial registration period.

2. On or before April first, nineteen hundred seventy-two, any person

who holds a valid license as "druggist" in this state shall make

application and on the payment of fees specified in this title be

licensed by the department as a pharmacist. Such person shall have all

of the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist.