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Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted through the evaluation
Arkansas Board of Pharmacy asks for a credential evaluation, and FPGEC, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy FPGEC or another agency Arkansas Board of Pharmacy accepts
- Arkansas Board of PharmacyThe agency sends its report
$24.95per page · usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
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- Preserves the original layout
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
See a sample translation →Real order format, fictitious data
Requirements checked on November 12, 2026 from Arkansas Board of Pharmacy's public pages (sources).
The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy licenses a foreign pharmacy graduate as an intern only with FPGEC certification, and approves the NAPLEX only after 2,000 hours of practical experience in Arkansas-approved conditions; its rules contain no translation requirement of their own.
Your documents are translated for the FPGEC, which accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary, but not your own.
We translate your pharmacy records and license for the FPGEC process; the intern license, training plans and hours are between you and the Board.
Arkansas Board of Pharmacy at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Arkansas requires FPGEC certification for a foreign graduate's intern license and for NAPLEX approval (17 CAR 160-304 and 160-401), and the FPGEC accepts an official translation from "a professional translation service in any country" (FPGEC Bulletin), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets the rule that applies. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Through FPGEC; no Arkansas rule
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- FPGEC plus 2,000 hours before NAPLEX
- Price
- $24.95 per pageNo word cap, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on November 12, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Arkansas Board of Pharmacy's own page before you submit.
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.
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.
Worth knowing about Arkansas Board of Pharmacy
2,000 hours first
Practice hours come before NAPLEX approval in Arkansas.
500 hours with a preceptor
Training plan for each setting; certified preceptor only.
70% on jurisprudence
Arkansas jurisprudence exam passed before licensure.
Arkansas Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail
Translation
The Board's July 2026 rules contain no translation requirement for foreign graduates; documents are translated for the FPGEC, under its rule (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026, FPGEC).
Who may translate
Set by the FPGEC: an official translator or a professional translation service in any country, never the applicant; each page signed and dated (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).
FPGEC certification
Required to hold an intern license as a foreign graduate (17 CAR 160-304(b)) and, with 2,000 hours, to be approved for the NAPLEX (17 CAR 160-401(1)) (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Evaluation
Inside the FPGEC process: ECE evaluates your pharmacy education for NABP (ECE). Arkansas asks for no other evaluation.
Hours
2,000 hours of acceptable internship training; for foreign graduates the first 500 hours in each setting need a training plan signed by the pharmacist-in-charge, filed before any practice, and direct supervision by a certified preceptor, at no more than 40 hours a week (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Intern license term
A foreign graduate's intern license expires on December 31 of the second calendar year after issue; an extension can be requested while you progress toward the 2,000 hours (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Exams
NAPLEX, and the Arkansas jurisprudence exam with a score of 70% or more (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Hours before the exam, not after
Arkansas reverses the order many states use.
Under 17 CAR 160-401(1), the Board approves a foreign graduate for the NAPLEX only on FPGEC certification with 2,000 hours of practical experience under Board-approved conditions, and 17 CAR 160-304(j) repeats that the NAPLEX waits for proof of the foreign pharmacist requirements (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
After 500 initial practice hours, a foreign graduate may work as a graduate intern (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
The first 500 hours carry extra paperwork: a training plan for each pharmacy setting, signed by the pharmacist-in-charge and filed before you start; affidavits of experience filed before the plan expires on May 31; and only hours under a certified preceptor's direct supervision count (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Training in Arkansas earns no credit before you are licensed as an intern (17 CAR 160-304(a)), so plan the intern license early (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Where the translation fits
The intern license is the first Arkansas step, and it needs FPGEC certification (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026), so your translations are finished before you deal with the Board.
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 the translator's 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 the translation is for the FPGEC, so we confirm the format before you pay.
Need a certified translation for Arkansas Board of Pharmacy?
$24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
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 Arkansas Board of Pharmacy
Translations go with your FPGEC paperwork, by mail: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC). Arkansas asks for proof of FPGEC certification, not the translations (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
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.
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or a licensing agency: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send documents on behalf of the school or authority that issued them, and we do not file the license application.
For Arkansas that means we translate the documents you send through the FPGEC process; the intern license, training plans, affidavits and hours are between you, NABP and the Board.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get an Arkansas intern license before FPGEC certification?
No. A foreign graduate must have FPGEC certification from NABP to qualify for an intern license (17 CAR 160-304).
How many hours do foreign graduates need in Arkansas?
2,000 hours of practical experience before NAPLEX approval, with the first 500 under a certified preceptor (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Who can translate my pharmacy documents?
The FPGEC accepts an official translator or a professional translation service in any country, not you (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements). FPGEC accepts eVerbary's certified translations.
How long is a foreign graduate's intern license valid?
Until December 31 of the second calendar year after issue, with extensions available while you work toward 2,000 hours (Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, July 2026).
Sources
Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy's own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
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