# ORS § 689.255: 689.255 Qualifications for licensure by examination > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.255 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 689.255 - **Heading:** 689.255 Qualifications for licensure by examination - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 689 / Section 689.255 ## Text (1) To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, an applicant for licensure by examination shall: (a) Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the State Board of Pharmacy. (b) Have attained the age of 18 years. (c) Be of good moral character and temperate habits. (d) Have completed requirements for the first professional undergraduate degree as certified by a school or college of pharmacy which has been approved by the board. (e) Have completed an internship or other program which has been approved by the board, or demonstrated to the board’s satisfaction experience in the practice of pharmacy which meets or exceeds the minimum internship requirements of the board. (f) Have successfully passed an examination approved by the board. (g) Have paid the fees specified by the board for examination and issuance of license. (2) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) The board shall approve the content and subject matter of each examination and determine which persons have successfully passed the examination. (b) The examination shall be prepared to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board may employ and cooperate with any organization or consultant in the preparation and grading of an appropriate examination, but shall retain the sole discretion and responsibility of determining which applicants have successfully passed such an examination. (3) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) All applicants for licensure by examination shall obtain professional and practical experience in the practice of pharmacy concurrent with or after college attendance, or both, under such terms and conditions as the board shall determine. (b) The board shall establish standards for internship or any other program necessary to qualify an applicant for the licensure examination based on nationally recognized standards of practice and shall also determine the necessary qualifications of any preceptors used in any internship or other program. (4) Any person who has received a professional degree from a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States which has not been approved by the board, but who is otherwise qualified to apply for a license to practice pharmacy in the State of Oregon may be deemed to have satisfied the degree requirements of subsection (1)(d) of this section by verification to the board of the academic record and graduation of the person and by meeting such other requirements as the board may establish. The board may require such person to successfully pass an examination or examinations given or approved by the board to establish proficiency in English and equivalency of education of such person with qualified graduates of a degree program referred to in subsection (1)(d) of this section as a prerequisite of taking the licensure examination provided for in subsection (1)(f) of this section. (5) An applicant meets the requirements of subsection (1)(e) or (3) of this section if the applicant provides the board with documentation of military experience that the board determines is substantially equivalent to the experience required by subsection (1)(e) or (3) of this section. [1979 c.777 §22; 1987 c.108 §4; 1999 c.59 §205; 2009 c.756 §77; 2012 c.43 §22] Source: Section 689.255 — Qualifications for licensure by examination , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors689.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 689.005 689.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.005.md) - [ORS § 689.025 689.025 Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.025.md) - [ORS § 689.035 689.035 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.035.md) - [ORS § 689.045 689.045 Severability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.045.md) - [ORS § 689.115 689.115 Membership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.115.md) - [ORS § 689.135 689.135 General powers of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.135.md) - [ORS § 689.139 689.139 State Board of Pharmacy Account](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.139.md) - [ORS § 689.145 689.145 Enforcement powers of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.145.md) - [ORS § 689.151 689.151 Board control over licensing, standards and discipline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.151.md) - [ORS § 689.153 689.153 Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license or certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.153.md) - [ORS § 689.155 689.155 Authority of board over medications, drugs, devices and other materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.155.md) - [ORS § 689.165 689.165 Officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.165.md) - [ORS § 689.175 689.175 Compensation of board members and executive director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.175.md) - [ORS § 689.185 689.185 Meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.185.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.255. 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