All Mercer students are required to obtain a Georgia internship license prior to participating in any on-site pharmacy practice experience. The Georgia State Board of Pharmacy requires that an applicant for licensure must be at least 18 years of age, must be a graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy, and must have completed 1500 hours of internship under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Mercer graduates will receive 1,000 hours of internship credit from the pharmacy practice experiences at the Southern School of Pharmacy to be applied toward the total of 1500 hours. The remaining 500 hours must be earned through full-time employment in a pharmacy. Application for the licensure examination may be made near the time of graduation.
Mercer graduates score consistently higher than the national average on the licensure exam.
Over the past five years, the average first-attempt pass rate is 98 percent.