Hawaii 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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Hawaii Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail

FPGEC first, then the Hawaii application

For foreign graduates applying by examination, the application is explicit: obtain the FPGEC, which includes the FPGEE, TOEFL and TSE, then file the Application for Exam and License with the $50 fee and a copy of the FPGEC (Hawaii application for exam and license, pharmacist).

Intern applicants attach their FPGEE, TOEFL and TSE results, and the Board asks NABP to authenticate the FPGEC (Hawaii pharmacy intern permit requirements and instructions).

The translations are read 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.

Foreign diplomas under HAR 16-95-33, and experience abroad

Hawaii's rule on education documents accepts, from a foreign graduate, a certified copy of the foreign diploma or an official transcript showing the graduation date, together with the FPGEE certificate (HAR 16-95-33(b)).

The rule says nothing about documents that are not in English. If the Board asks you for the diploma or transcript itself, ask whether it wants an English translation with it.

Experience is a firm line: the application says there is no credit for practical pharmaceutical experience gained outside the United States, and the 1,500 hours are verified by a pharmacy school or a state board of pharmacy, or, for pharmacists licensed in another state, by the employer there (Hawaii application for exam and license, pharmacist). Letters from employers abroad do not need translating for Hawaii.

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 Hawaii Board of Pharmacy

• Translations go with your FPGEC paperwork, by mail: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC). Hawaii receives a copy of the FPGEC and verifies it with NABP (Hawaii application for exam and license, pharmacist, Hawaii pharmacy intern permit requirements and instructions).

• 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.

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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