Transfer Your Pharmacy License to Arkansas: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy ↗
A pharmacist license transfers to Arkansas through the NABP Electronic Licensure Transfer Program: NABP verifies your active license and NAPLEX history in your e-Profile and forwards them to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, which issues the license once you pass its law exam. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Arkansas does not accept the MPJE or UMPJE — reciprocity applicants must appear in Arkansas to sit for and pass the Arkansas Jurisprudence Examination, a state-specific 76-question true/false and multiple-choice law exam.. The NAPLEX is not retaken. Arkansas application fee: $235–$310 (Arkansas reciprocity application fee, per the Board's License by Reciprocity Application: $310 if the license is issued in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2026), $235 if issued in an odd-numbered year (the underlying statutory license-transfer fee is $200). Separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) apply and are not included here.).
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
The move into Arkansas runs on two steps in sequence. First the NABP eLTP carries your license and NAPLEX record to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy; then Arkansas's own law exam gates the license. Neither re-tests your pharmacy education — the eLTP is verification, and the law exam covers Arkansas's pharmacy law. Open the e-Profile transfer early, because NABP's verification and scheduling the law exam are the two steps that set your timeline, not the application itself.
No interstate compact for pharmacy; transfer runs through the NABP eLTP and the Arkansas board makes the licensure decision. Arkansas keeps its own state Jurisprudence Examination (does not use the MPJE/UMPJE). Fee has two official figures: the statutory license-transfer fee is $200, while the reciprocity application itself states the applicant pays $310 (even-numbered issue year, e.g. 2026) or $235 (odd-numbered year); the range captures both. The reciprocity application PDF and the code-of-rules fee page could not be fetched directly (binary/connection-refused); values were verified from the board's official-domain content via search.
Arkansas requirements at a glance
| Exam | NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Arkansas does not accept the MPJE or UMPJE — reciprocity applicants must appear in Arkansas to sit for and pass the Arkansas Jurisprudence Examination, a state-specific 76-question true/false and multiple-choice law exam. |
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| Fees | $235–$310 (Arkansas reciprocity application fee, per the Board's License by Reciprocity Application: $310 if the license is issued in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2026), $235 if issued in an odd-numbered year (the underlying statutory license-transfer fee is $200). Separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) apply and are not included here.) |
| Processing time | Board does not publish a fixed processing time; after the law exam and Board-member meeting a temporary license may be issued that expires at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The reciprocity application is void if not completed within one year of receipt. |
Step by step
- Confirm Arkansas's current requirements on the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy website — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy (application linked on this page).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Submit the NABP license transfer (eLTP) application.
- Hold a pharmacist license obtained by examination in another state, in good standing, for at least six months (a California-licensed applicant's license must have been issued on or after January 1, 2004).
- Travel to Arkansas to sit for and pass the Arkansas Jurisprudence Examination (76 questions).
- Complete a state and federal (fingerprint-based) criminal background check.
- Appear before the Board (a single Board member for a temporary license; a full-Board meeting via Zoom).
- Pay the fees ($235–$310 (Arkansas reciprocity application fee, per the Board's License by Reciprocity Application: $310 if the license is issued in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2026), $235 if issued in an odd-numbered year (the underlying statutory license-transfer fee is $200). Separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) apply and are not included here.)) and allow Board does not publish a fixed processing time; after the law exam and Board-member meeting a temporary license may be issued that expires at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The reciprocity application is void if not completed within one year of receipt..
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Frequently asked questions
Does my pharmacist license transfer to Arkansas?
A pharmacist license transfers to Arkansas through the NABP Electronic Licensure Transfer Program: NABP verifies your active license and NAPLEX history in your e-Profile and forwards them to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, which issues the license once you pass its law exam. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Arkansas does not accept the MPJE or UMPJE — reciprocity applicants must appear in Arkansas to sit for and pass the Arkansas Jurisprudence Examination, a state-specific 76-question true/false and multiple-choice law exam.. The NAPLEX is not retaken. Arkansas application fee: $235–$310 (Arkansas reciprocity application fee, per the Board's License by Reciprocity Application: $310 if the license is issued in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2026), $235 if issued in an odd-numbered year (the underlying statutory license-transfer fee is $200). Separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) apply and are not included here.).
Do I have to retake the NAPLEX to get licensed in Arkansas?
No — the NAPLEX is a one-time national exam and no board makes you sit it again. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Arkansas does not accept the MPJE or UMPJE — reciprocity applicants must appear in Arkansas to sit for and pass the Arkansas Jurisprudence Examination, a state-specific 76-question true/false and multiple-choice law exam..
What does licensing in Arkansas cost an out-of-state pharmacist?
$235–$310 (Arkansas reciprocity application fee, per the Board's License by Reciprocity Application: $310 if the license is issued in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2026), $235 if issued in an odd-numbered year (the underlying statutory license-transfer fee is $200). Separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) apply and are not included here.) (Arkansas reciprocity application fee, per the Board's License by Reciprocity Application: $310 if the license is issued in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2026), $235 if issued in an odd-numbered year (the underlying statutory license-transfer fee is $200). Separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) apply and are not included here.).
How long does Arkansas take?
Board does not publish a fixed processing time; after the law exam and Board-member meeting a temporary license may be issued that expires at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The reciprocity application is void if not completed within one year of receipt. — Board does not publish a fixed processing time; after the law exam and Board-member meeting a temporary license may be issued that expires at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The reciprocity application is void if not completed within one year of receipt..
Which law exam does Arkansas require after an eLTP transfer?
NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Arkansas does not accept the MPJE or UMPJE — reciprocity applicants must appear in Arkansas to sit for and pass the Arkansas Jurisprudence Examination, a state-specific 76-question true/false and multiple-choice law exam.. The law exam is separate from the NAPLEX and covers Arkansas's own pharmacy law; confirm whether the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy currently gives the MPJE or the Uniform MPJE (verified 2026-07-21).
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy — License by Reciprocity Application (Arkansas Jurisprudence Exam; even/odd-year fee) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy — official board page ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NABP — Electronic Licensure Transfer Program (eLTP) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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