Pharmacy License from Texas to Mississippi: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Mississippi accept a Texas pharmacist license?
A pharmacist license transfers from Texas to Mississippi by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy, verify your Texas license, and meet Mississippi's endorsement requirements. NAPLEX is not retaken (the applicant must already hold licensure by examination and have passed the NAPLEX in another state); license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Mississippi requires passing the MPJE — the candidate registers through NABP and receives an Authorization To Test after eligibility is granted; Mississippi has not adopted the Uniform MPJE.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Your Texas license transfers into Mississippi through the NABP Electronic Licensure Transfer Program — NABP forwards your license and NAPLEX history to the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy — but Mississippi gates the license behind its own pharmacy-law exam. Coming from Texas neither speeds this up nor slows it down; the eLTP is origin-neutral, so the timeline below is Mississippi's standard out-of-state queue. Open the e-Profile transfer and book the law exam as early as Mississippi allows.
What's different between Texas and Mississippi
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Mississippi. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
Texas to Mississippi (this page): Licensure by endorsement.
Mississippi to Texas (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The route is the same in both directions.
- Does coming from Texas matter?
Coming from Texas does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into Mississippi.
- Application fee
Mississippi lists $200 for an out-of-state applicant and Texas lists $255 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Processing time
Texas lists about 8 weeks for the reverse move; Mississippi has no verified processing-time figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Exam rules on record
Mississippi and Texas carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Mississippi (this move): NAPLEX is not retaken (the applicant must already hold licensure by examination and have passed the NAPLEX in another state); license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Mississippi requires passing the MPJE — the candidate registers through NABP and receives an Authorization To Test after eligibility is granted; Mississippi has not adopted the Uniform MPJE.
- Texas (the reverse move): NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP Licensure Transfer (eLTP). Texas requires passing the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (the MPJE for Texas), minimum score 75, before the reciprocal license is granted. TX had not adopted the Uniform MPJE (UMPJE) as of 2026-07-21.
What changes, Texas → Mississippi
| Texas (current) | Mississippi (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $255 (Texas reciprocity application fee $255 paid to TSBP; the NABP Licensure Transfer/eLTP fees ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction, 2026-07-21) and the MPJE exam fee are separate and paid to NABP) | $200 ($200 Mississippi pharmacist license-by-transfer fee per the board's Applications & Fees schedule; a $40 fingerprint background-check fee also applies, and an optional Mississippi controlled substance registration adds $50. Separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 + $100 per jurisdiction, 2026-07-21) and the MPJE exam fee are additional.) |
| Processing time | ~8 weeks (TSBP advises allowing at least 8 weeks to review the application and supplemental documents (older reciprocity instructions stated 6 weeks); excludes NABP preliminary/eLTP processing (~4-6 weeks) and MPJE result reporting (~3 weeks); licenses are issued weekly, generally on Fridays) | board does not publish an overall issuance time; after eligibility an Authorization To Test issues in ~24-48 hours, MPJE results reach the board ~3-7 business days after the exam, and the fingerprint background check takes ~10-14 business days |
| Licensing authority | Texas State Board of Pharmacy | Mississippi Board of Pharmacy |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Mississippi sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Mississippi's current requirements on the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Complete the NABP Official Licensure Transfer Application and the Mississippi Transfer Application via the board's Licensure Gateway.
- Register for and pass the MPJE (Authorization To Test issued after eligibility is granted).
- Submit a fingerprint card (form FD-258) and pass a criminal background check.
- Have passed the NAPLEX and hold licensure by examination in another state in good standing.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I retake the NAPLEX moving from Texas to Mississippi?
No — the NAPLEX is a one-time national exam that transfers with your record.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- Mississippi Board of Pharmacy — Pharmacists (licensure by transfer) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Mississippi Board of Pharmacy — Applications & Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Mississippi Board of Pharmacy — Licensing and Registration FAQs ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NABP — Electronic Licensure Transfer Program (eLTP) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Texas State Board of Pharmacy — Apply: Reciprocity ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Texas State Board of Pharmacy — Instructions and Requirements for Licensure by Reciprocity (LIC-014) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
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