(1) Upon authorization by the commission or its designee, an individual applying for a pharmacist license shall take and pass a pharmacy licensure examination and jurisprudence examination approved by the commission.

(2) A score of seventy-five or higher is required to pass each of the examinations.

(3) An individual who fails the licensure examination or jurisprudence examination three times shall not be authorized for further examination until they have satisfactorily completed a study or tutorial program approved by the commission.

(4) An applicant for a pharmacist license who has passed an approved licensure examination in another state may transfer their score to Washington to meet the commission's requirement to take and pass a commission approved pharmacy licensure examination if:

(a) The applicant meets the requirements in WAC 246-945-162; and

(b) The applicant completes the application process to receive a pharmacist license before the score transfer expires. The score transfer application will expire one year from the date the department receives the score transfer application.