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Florida Board of Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: Florida 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.
Credential evaluation: FPGEE or FPGEC certification, TOEFL iBT
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
The Florida Board of Pharmacy licenses non-U.S. graduates by examination once they pass the FPGEE or hold FPGEC certification, pass the TOEFL iBT and complete 2,080 hours, 500 of them as a Florida intern; it publishes no translation rule of its own, and it asks licensing agencies to send verifications in English.
Documents in another language 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; we do not complete Form B or license verifications, which come from employers and agencies.
Florida Board of Pharmacy at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Florida asks non-U.S. graduates to pass the FPGEE or obtain FPGEC certification (Florida Board page), 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 October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Through FPGEC; verifications in English
- Who may translate
- FPGEC rule: professional service, not applicant
- Credential evaluation
- FPGEE or FPGEC certification, TOEFL iBT
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Florida Board of Pharmacy's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Florida Board of Pharmacy
FPGEE or FPGEC
Either one, plus the TOEFL iBT, shows English proficiency in Florida.
500 Florida hours
Registered as a Pharmacy Intern Non-U.S. Graduate, before the exam.
Verifications in English
License verifications come from the agency, in English, on letterhead.
Florida Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail
Translation
The Board publishes no translation rule for non-U.S. graduates; documents in another language are translated for the FPGEC, under its rule (FPGEC).
Who may translate
Set by the FPGEC: an official translator or a professional translation service in any country, never the applicant (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).
English proficiency
Pathway 1: pass the FPGEE; pathway 2: FPGEC certification; either one with the TOEFL iBT (Pharmacist licensure, including non-U.S. graduates, application).
Hours
2,080 in total: 500 as a Florida Pharmacy Intern Non-U.S. Graduate under an approved preceptor, plus 1,580 internship or work experience hours documented on Form B, with no overlap (Pharmacist licensure, including non-U.S. graduates).
License verification
Required for every license you hold or have held, in any state or country; sent directly by the licensing authority, in English, typed on an official form or letterhead with the board seal (Pharmacist examination application for non-U.S. graduates (DH-MQA 103)).
Intern application
Proof of FPGEE eligibility: the original eligibility notice, the original score report or the FPGEC certificate (Pharmacy intern foreign graduate checklist).
Exams
NAPLEX and the Florida law examination (MPJE); NAPLEX score transfer is accepted for three years (Pharmacist licensure, including non-U.S. graduates).
Translations are for FPGEC; Florida wants English from the source
Florida does not read your foreign transcripts: its examination route for non-U.S. graduates runs through the FPGEE or FPGEC certification (Pharmacist licensure, including non-U.S. graduates), and the FPGEC sends your pharmacy education to ECE.
The FPGEC wants an official word-for-word translation of every non-English document, seals and stamps included, with the translator's original signature and date on every page and proof of the translator's credentials; it accepts a professional translation service in any country and not the applicant (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).
Order through a free quote and say it is for the FPGEC so we confirm the format before you pay.
Florida's own paperwork works differently.
License verifications from other states or countries must be sent directly by the licensing authority and must be in English, on an official form or letterhead with a board seal and an official's signature (Pharmacist examination application for non-U.S. graduates (DH-MQA 103)).
A translation you add does not replace that; ask the foreign agency to complete the verification in English.
Form B and the 500 Florida hours
Of the 2,080 hours, 1,580 may be internship or work experience documented on Form B, one form per employer, verified by a hiring manager, supervisor or human resources representative; a self-employed pharmacist adds a notarized statement of ownership (Pharmacist licensure, including non-U.S. graduates).
The other 500 hours must be completed in Florida, logged in the Foreign Graduate Registered Intern Work Activity Manual, and approved before the Board makes you eligible for the exam (Pharmacist examination application for non-U.S. graduates (DH-MQA 103)).
The Board's pages do not say whether Form B may be completed in another language. If a foreign employer fills it in, ask the Board office whether it will accept the form with a certified translation before you submit it.
Need a certified translation for Florida Board of Pharmacy?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, 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
- Employer documents supporting Form B, if the Board accepts them translated
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 of up to 250 words, 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 Florida Board of Pharmacy
FPGEC translations go with your FPGEC paperwork, by mail: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC).
Florida verification forms go from the issuing agency to the Board office, by email to MQA.Pharmacy@flhealth.gov or by mail (Pharmacist examination application for non-U.S. graduates (DH-MQA 103)).
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, $49.95 or $78.95 to other countries) 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 Florida that means we translate the documents you send through the FPGEC process; Form B, license verifications and the Florida internship are completed by employers, agencies and preceptors.
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
Does the Florida Board of Pharmacy need translated transcripts?
Not directly. Non-U.S. graduates qualify through the FPGEE or FPGEC certification (Pharmacist licensure, including non-U.S. graduates), and the FPGEC sets the translation rule (FPGEC).
Who can translate my documents for FPGEC?
A professional translation service in any country, or another official translator the Bulletin lists; not you (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary qualifies.
Can my foreign license verification be translated?
Florida asks that verifications be in English and sent directly by the licensing agency (Pharmacist examination application for non-U.S. graduates (DH-MQA 103)). Ask the agency to complete it in English.
How many hours do non-U.S. graduates need in Florida?
2,080: 500 as a Florida intern plus 1,580 on Form B (Pharmacist licensure, including non-U.S. graduates).
Sources
Florida Board of Pharmacy's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
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