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Michigan Board of Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: Michigan 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: FPGEC certification obtained from NABP
- $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 Michigan Board of Pharmacy asks graduates of foreign pharmacy programs not accredited by ACPE to complete FPGEC certification, which the department obtains directly from NABP, and it publishes no translation rule of its own.
Your documents are translated for the FPGEC, which accepts official translations from professional translation services such as eVerbary, but not your own.
We translate your pharmacy records and license for the FPGEC process; the intern license, the 1,600 hours and the NAPLEX are yours to complete.
Michigan Board of Pharmacy at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Michigan requires FPGEC certification of foreign pharmacy graduates and obtains it from NABP (pharmacist licensing guide), 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; no Board rule
- Who may translate
- FPGEC rule: professional service, not applicant
- Credential evaluation
- FPGEC certification obtained from NABP
- 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 Michigan Board of Pharmacy's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Michigan Board of Pharmacy
FPGEC, from NABP
LARA gets the certification directly from NABP.
FPGEC covers English
It satisfies Michigan's English proficiency rule.
1,600 intern hours
Earned on a Michigan intern license or reported by another state.
Michigan Board of Pharmacy requirements in detail
Translation
The guides publish no translation rule (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026); 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; each page signed and dated (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).
FPGEC certification
Required of graduates of foreign programs not accredited by ACPE; the office obtains the FPGEC information directly from NABP (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
English proficiency
FPGEC certification meets it, since NABP has evaluated your credentials and English (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
Intern license
Available once you hold FPGEC certification, verified directly by NABP; valid one year and renewable once (intern guide).
Intern hours
1,600 hours; Michigan hours on the Internship Training Affidavit from your preceptor, other states' hours reported by that state's board (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
Exam
A passing NAPLEX score, sent by NABP, before you apply (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
Michigan's part, and FPGEC's part
Michigan's pharmacist guide, revised January 2026, keeps the foreign graduate section short: complete the FPGEC program run by NABP, pass the NAPLEX, and log 1,600 internship hours; the office obtains your FPGEC information from NABP itself (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
The Board does not ask you for your foreign transcripts, so the documents that need translating are the ones you send through the FPGEC: pharmacy transcripts and degree to ECE, and your license or registration to NABP.
The FPGEC wants an official word-for-word translation, with the translator's original signature and date on every page, an accuracy attestation and proof of the translator's credentials, and it does not accept electronic submissions (FPGEC Bulletin: Documentation Requirements, FPGEC Bulletin: Attestation and photo identification).
Order through a free quote and say it is for the FPGEC, so we confirm the format before you pay.
The intern license runs on a short clock
A foreign graduate becomes eligible for a Michigan intern license after FPGEC certification, but that license is valid for one year and may be renewed only once (Michigan pharmacist intern licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
Plan the 1,600 hours inside that window.
Hours earned in another state count only if that state's board of pharmacy reports them to Michigan directly (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026); letters from pharmacies abroad are not mentioned as a substitute, so there is no reason to translate them for Michigan.
Need a certified translation for Michigan 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
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 Michigan Board of Pharmacy
Translations go with your FPGEC paperwork: education records to ECE and license documents to NABP, by mail (ECE, FPGEC). Nothing translated goes to the Michigan Board, which obtains your FPGEC status from NABP (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
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, $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 Michigan that means we translate the documents you send through the FPGEC process; the certification, the intern license, the internship hours and the NAPLEX are between you, NABP and LARA.
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 I send translated transcripts to the Michigan Board of Pharmacy?
The guide asks foreign graduates for FPGEC certification, which LARA obtains directly from NABP, not for transcripts (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
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).
Do I need TOEFL for Michigan if I have FPGEC?
No. Michigan treats FPGEC certification as meeting its English proficiency requirement (Michigan pharmacist licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
How long is the intern license valid?
For a graduate of a non-accredited school, one year, renewable one time (Michigan pharmacist intern licensing guide, rev. 1/26/2026).
Sources
Michigan Board of Pharmacy's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Michigan Board of Pharmacy?
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