LICENSURE AS AN INTERN

Students enrolled in School must have a valid, current California Pharmacy Intern License. Incoming students are required to apply for a California Pharmacy Intern License during the Fall quarter of the PY1. Students will be provided intern application packets during the Pre-IPPE co- curricular course and given instructions on its completion. Live Scan Fingerprinting will be completed during this process. Completed applications are submitted to the Office of Experiential Education. After processing, the Office of Experiential Education will submit the applications for the entire class to the Board of Pharmacy. Once the applications are received and processed, the Board of Pharmacy mails the Intern License to the student. A copy of the Intern License shall be provided to the Office of Experiential Education and the Office of Student Affairs where it will be added to the student’s permanent file.

Students cannot participate in the IPPE or APPE program without a current California Pharmacy Intern License. In addition, student pharmacists are not allowed to actively immunize unless they are Registered Pharmacist Interns in the state of California. All students must carry their pocket licenses with them at all times when visiting experiential practice sites. Visiting Board of Pharmacy Inspectors may ask to examine professional licenses when making site visits; this may also include the licenses of interns participating in experiential education at the site. Preceptors may also ask students to provide a copy of their California pharmacy intern license during your site orientation. All students must disclose information regarding Board of Pharmacy – Board Actions to the Office of, Experiential Education within 15 days of receipt of any notice of action against their license from the Board of Pharmacy.