Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Pharmacy

Pass/Fail Rates

PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION – JANUARY 2000

CANDIDATES TESTED – 537

Location of Graduating School
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
California
 111 20.7 70 63.1 41 36.9
Other U.S.
 312 58.1 128 41.0 184 59.0
Foreign
 114 21.2 36 31.6 78 68.4

By Gender
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
Female
 343 63.9 147 42.9 196 57.1
Male
 194 36.1 87 44.8 107 55.2

By Degree Awarded
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
B.S.
 318 59.2 111 34.9 207 65.1
Pharm.D.
 219 40.8 123 56.2 96 43.8

California School 1st Attempt
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
UCSF
 23 20.7 18 78.3 5 21.7
UOP
 41 36.9 26 63.4 15 36.4
USC
 47 42.3 26 55.3 21 44.7

U.S. Schools of Pharmacy *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Auburn
 2 1
Samford (Alabama)
 0 2
University of Arizona
 3 4
University of Arkansas
 1 1
U.C.S.F.
 18 5
University of Pacific
 26 15
U.S.C.
 26 21
University of Colorado
 5 3
University of Connecticut
 2 4
Howard University
 0 2
Florida A&M
 0 2
Mercer
 2 2
University of Georgia
 4 1
Idaho State University
 5 4
University of Illinois (Chicago)
 6 8
Butler University
 2 1
Purdue University (Indiana)
 2 5
Drake University (Iowa)
 2 4
University of Iowa
 2 0
University of Kansas
 2 1
NE Louisiana University
 0 6
Xavier
 12 53
University of Maryland
 6 2
Massachusetts College
 3 15
Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
 0 3
Ferris State University (Michigan)
 3 4
University of Michigan
 4 2
Wayne State University
 1 3
University of Minnesota
 4 1
St Louis College of Pharmacy
 5 4
University of Montana
 1 1
Creighton University (Nebraska)
 7 4
University of Nebraska
 2 1
University of New Mexico
 3 7
Western
 0 2
Long Island University (A&M Schwartz)
 8 14
St. John’s University (New York)
 3 8
SUNY – Buffalo
 0 2
University of North Carolina
 1 0
North Dakota State University
 2 2
Ohio Northern University
 0 2
Ohio State University
 3 1
University of Cincinnati (Ohio)
 2 0
University of Toledo
 3 2
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
 0 1
Oregon State University
 2 6
Duquesne
 6 9
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
 1 7
University of Rhode Island
 3 1
Medical University of South Carolina
 0 1
Texas Southern University
 0 2
University of Houston
 3 8
University of Utah
 1 3
Medical College of Virginia
 1 1
University of West Virginia
 0 1
University of Washington
 1 1
Washington State University
 2 5
University of Wisconsin at Madison
 3 3
Campbell University
 1 1
Nova – Southeastern
 1 1
Other/Foreign Graduate
 36 78
Total # of Candidates (Does not include regrade results)
 234 303

Year of Graduation
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
1995 or Before
 195 36.3 68 34.9 127 65.1
1996 or After
 342 63.7 166 48.5 176 51.5
1998 or Before
 341 63.5 125 36.7 216 63.3
1999 of After
 196 36.5 109 55.6 87 44.4

Graduating School Location by Country *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Afghanistan
 0 1
Armenia
 1 2
Canada
 4 0
Chile
 0 1
China
 1 1
Egypt
 3 5
France
 1 2
United Kingdom
 2 3
Indonesia
 0 1
Israel/West Bank/Giza Strip
 1 0
India
 8 12
Iran
 3 0
Iraq
 2 4
Japan
 1 0
Jordan
 1 0
Korea (North & South)
 0 6
Lebanon
 0 1
Mexico
 0 2
Nigeria/New Guinea
 2 1
Peru
 0 1
Philippines
 2 23
Russia
 0 4
Saudi Arabia
 0 1
South Africa
 2 2
Sweden
 1 0
Syria
 0 1
Taiwan
 1 3
U.S.A.
 198 225
Vietnam
 0 1
Total # of Candidates
234 303

Pass Rates by US/Foreign
 Fail Pass % Rate
U.S.
 225 198 46.8
Foreign
 78 36 31.5

Number of Times Taken
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
One Time
 216 40.2 88 40.7 128 59.3
Two Times
 210 39.1 109 51.9 101 48.1
Three Times
 64 11.9 30 46.9 34 53.1
Four Times
 18 3.4 4 22.2 14 77.8
Re-qualify After Four Failed Attempts
 29 5.4 3 10.3 26 89.7

* Statistics reported for other U.S. schools and foreign countries are not of sufficient size to calculate reliable passing rates.