The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) is a standardized test that pharmacy school graduates must pass to be licensed as pharmacists in most US states. It assesses knowledge of national and state-specific laws and is overseen by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). The exam is computer-adaptive, with difficulty level determining the score. All states require legal knowledge for pharmacists, and passing the MPJE is only one component of pharmacy licensing, with the North American Pharmacy Licensing Exam (NAPLEX) also required.
The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, or MPJE, is a standardized test that pharmacy school graduates must pass before they can be licensed as pharmacists in most parts of the United States. It consists of 90 multiple-choice questions designed to assess the extent to which test takers understand the laws that govern the pharmaceutical industry. Questions are based on US national laws and state-specific laws.
Although it is a national exam, the MPJE varies slightly from state to state. Most of the exam is made up of questions referring to national legislation and they are the same in all tests. Matters of state law, on the other hand, are based on what is known as design. The template is essentially a template question with uniform wording and answer options to which state boards of pharmacy can plug their laws. The main objective of the project system is to create a nationally uniform exam that allows for state-specific assessments.
Pharmacy licensing in the United States is regulated at the state level. The vast majority of US states require prospective pharmacists to pass the MPJE in order to receive a pharmacy license. States that do not require the exam often require a different, entirely state-specific, case law test. All states have at least some legal knowledge requirement for pharmacists.
Even when accepted, the MPJE is only one component of pharmacy licensing. All states also require passing the North American Pharmacy Licensing Exam, known as NAPLEX. The NAPLEX, unlike the MPJE, contains only national-level questions and does not vary by state.
Both exams are created and overseen by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). The NABP approves all state modifications to template questions and compiles and publishes each state-specific MPJE exam. It is also responsible for scoring and scheduling individual exams and for reporting those scores to state licensing boards.
In all jurisdictions, the jurisprudence pharmacy exam is a computer-adaptive test. Candidates must answer 90 questions, but unlike standardized written tests, the questions comprising those 90 are not predetermined. Each MPJE test is made up of some easy and some difficult questions, and it’s up to the computer to determine what type of question a student gets.
All test takers take the MPJE on a computer in a centralized testing facility. When a question is answered correctly, the next question will be a little more difficult. If a question is answered incorrectly, however, a slightly easier question will follow.
A student’s overall score is not always based on the number of questions they answer correctly. Rather, it is based on a correct answers factor and average difficulty level. The more difficult the questions, the greater the correct answer.
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