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Iowa Board of Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted through the evaluation
Iowa 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 Iowa Board of Pharmacy accepts
- Iowa 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 Iowa Board of Pharmacy's public pages (sources).
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy requires foreign pharmacy graduates to submit FPGEC certification and preceptor affidavits for 1,500 hours of internship completed in Iowa, under 481 IAC 551.4, then pass the NAPLEX and a jurisprudence exam; it publishes no translation rule of its 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 registration and preceptor affidavits are between you and the Board.
Iowa Board of Pharmacy at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Iowa's rule asks a foreign graduate to "submit FPGEC certification" with preceptor affidavits (481 IAC 551.4), 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 Iowa rule
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- FPGEC plus 1,500 Iowa intern hours
- 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 Iowa 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 Iowa Board of Pharmacy
Hours in Iowa
1,500 internship hours completed in Iowa.
Register first
No credit for Iowa hours before intern registration.
$180 license
Initial and biennial fee under 481 IAC 551.4(3).
Iowa Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail
Translation
The Board publishes no translation rule for foreign graduates; documents are translated for the FPGEC, under its rule (Iowa DIAL: pharmacist licensure, 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
481 IAC 551.4(1)(a): a graduate of a foreign college of pharmacy submits FPGEC certification for licensure by examination or score transfer (481 IAC chapter 551, pharmacy licensing).
Evaluation
Inside the FPGEC process: ECE evaluates your pharmacy education for NABP (ECE). Iowa asks for no other evaluation.
Internship
1,500 hours of internship in Iowa, documented and submitted with the licensure application, on preceptor affidavits (Iowa DIAL: pharmacist licensure, rule).
Intern registration
$30; Iowa hours count only while you are registered and under a preceptor, and stay valid for three years from the registration's expiration (481 IAC 551.6).
Exams and fee
NAPLEX and a board-approved jurisprudence exam; $180 license fee (481 IAC chapter 551, pharmacy licensing).
Iowa's rule in two lines
Since the Board moved under the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing, its licensing rules sit in 481 IAC chapter 551.
For a foreign graduate, rule 551.4(1) asks for FPGEC certification and preceptor affidavits of internship under subrule 551.6(3), then the NAPLEX and a board-approved jurisprudence exam (481 IAC chapter 551, pharmacy licensing).
The DIAL page sets the hours at 1,500, completed in Iowa (Iowa DIAL: pharmacist licensure).
Iowa does not collect your foreign transcripts; ECE and NABP read them inside 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.
Registering before you count hours
Anyone completing an internship in Iowa who is not an Iowa pharmacist must be registered as a pharmacist-intern; the registration costs $30, and credit for Iowa hours is given only for practice under a preceptor while registered (481 IAC 551.6).
The hours remain usable for licensure for three years (481 IAC chapter 551, pharmacy licensing).
After an unsuccessful exam attempt you request a retake on a Board form: at least 45 days between NAPLEX attempts, three a year, and 30 days for the jurisprudence exam (Iowa DIAL: pharmacist licensure).
Need a certified translation for Iowa 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 Iowa Board of Pharmacy
Translations go with your FPGEC paperwork, by mail: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP (ECE, FPGEC). Iowa receives your FPGEC certification and preceptor affidavits, not the translations (481 IAC chapter 551, pharmacy licensing).
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 Iowa that means we translate the documents you send through the FPGEC process; certification, the intern registration and the preceptor affidavits 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
Do foreign graduates need FPGEC certification in Iowa?
Yes. 481 IAC 551.4(1) requires it with preceptor affidavits of internship (481 IAC chapter 551, pharmacy licensing).
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.
Where must I complete my intern hours?
In Iowa: the Board asks foreign graduates for 1,500 hours of internship in Iowa (Iowa DIAL: pharmacist licensure).
What does the Iowa pharmacist license cost?
$180, with a $30 intern registration before that (481 IAC chapter 551, pharmacy licensing).
Sources
Iowa Board of Pharmacy's own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
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