Alabama State Board of Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
• The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
• Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
• The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.

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Alabama Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail

Alabama's order of steps for foreign graduates

The Board's pharmacist page sets the sequence: FPGEC certification first, then NABP registration for the NAPLEX and the Alabama MPJE, a Gateway profile, the exam application with its uploads, an intern permit for the 1,500 hours, eligibility review, and a virtual interview with Board members before the license issues (Alabama Board of Pharmacy: pharmacist licensure).

Rule 680-X-2-.38 adds practical training under Code of Ala. section 34-23-53 and rule 680-X-2-.16 (Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-.38: graduates of foreign schools of pharmacy).

By the time you open a Gateway profile, the translations are already done: they are read by ECE and NABP during FPGEC certification.

The FPGEC wants an official word-for-word translation, seals and stamps included, with the translator's original signature and date on every page, an accuracy attestation and proof of credentials; license documents need a translation from a credentialed translator (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements, FPGEC Bulletin: Submit Documentation (license and registration)).

Order through a free quote and say it is for the FPGEC, so we confirm the format before you pay.

The college affidavit and the English assessment

The pharmacist page lists a college affidavit, with the school's seal or sent by the school, as required for all applicants (Alabama Board of Pharmacy: pharmacist licensure).

The affidavit form is written for ACPE programs: the dean or registrar certifies ACPE-standard coursework and at least 1,500 hours, and schools other than Auburn and Samford email it directly to the Board (form).

The Board does not say how a foreign school completes it; ask the Board before you request it.

Alabama also assesses English itself: under rule 680-X-2-.38(1)(d) the Board considers your written application, your spoken English at the interview and other materials (Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-.38: graduates of foreign schools of pharmacy). A translation does not substitute for that.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Pharmacy school transcripts, for the ECE report inside FPGEC
• Pharmacy degree certificate
• Pharmacist license or registration from your country, for NABP
• Marriage certificate or court order, if your name changed

What an eVerbary translation includes

• A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
• Grades, hours and credits exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA or equivalency.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
• $24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
• Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.

Submitting the translation to Alabama Board of Pharmacy

• Translations go with your FPGEC paperwork, by mail: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC). Alabama receives confirmation of your certification, not the translations (Alabama Board of Pharmacy: pharmacist licensure).

• eVerbary can mail the translations to you in sealed, signed envelopes: choose the hard copy at checkout with your address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that they are for the FPGEC.

  Our acceptance guarantee covers credential evaluation agencies and licensing boards: if the translation is not accepted, you get your money back.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.

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