Pharmacy Intern License prior to P1

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pharmtech3

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Hi everyone. I've recently been accepted and have committed to a pharmacy school for the Fall of next year. I've heard in some states you can obtain your intern license prior to matriculation and you can make a higher rate than you would with a pharmacy tech license. Is this true? Does anyone have any information on if this is possible in the state of Virginia? Thank you!
 
The Virginia Board of Pharmacy website will have the information. While I am not a pharmacist in Virginia, a brief scan through the regulations indicates that:

1. The applicant shall be enrolled in and have started course work in a professional degree program of a board-approved school of pharmacy. Such registration is only valid while the student is enrolled in the school of pharmacy and is satisfactorily progressing toward meeting the requirements for licensure as a pharmacist. An expiration date shall be assigned to the registration to cover the estimated time period for the student to complete the school program and pass the required examinations. If the student is no longer enrolled in the school program, takes a voluntary break from the program, or is otherwise not actively participating in the school program, except for regularly scheduled school breaks, the registration is no longer valid and shall be returned to the board immediately;