National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about FPGEC

FPGEC requirements in detail

Which translation goes where

FPGEC certification splits your paperwork in two (NABP program page, NABP help center).

Your pharmacy school transcripts and proof of degree go to Educational Credential Evaluators with the ECE application for a General Evaluation Report; ECE sends the report, and a copy, to NABP (FPGEC Bulletin: Submit Application to ECE).

Your license or registration, the attestation form, photos, a notarized copy of your photo ID and the English test score go to NABP itself (FPGEC Bulletin: Submit Documentation (license and registration)).

ECE's NABP page adds that licensure documents should not be sent to ECE at all (ECE: NABP documentation requirements).

A translation travels with the document it belongs to.

If your school issues records in a sealed envelope, ECE suggests requesting two sealed sets, one to open for the translation and one to send unopened, or asking the school to put the official translation in the same envelope; the translation itself does not need a sealed envelope (ECE: NABP documentation requirements).

The page-by-page format, and why a PDF alone is not enough

The Bulletin's rule is stricter than most.

Each page needs the translator's original signature and a date, on official stationery; photocopies are refused; and each translation carries an accuracy attestation and proof of the translator's credentials (FPGEC Candidate Application Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).

Since the FPGEC also refuses electronically submitted documents (FPGEC Bulletin: Attestation and photo identification), a printed copy of a PDF does not meet the rule on its own.

For that reason, order an FPGEC translation through a free quote rather than the standard checkout: write in the notes that it is for the FPGEC (or for ECE's NABP report), that every page needs an original signature and date, and that proof of the translator's credentials must go with it. We confirm what we can provide, and the price, before you pay.

Names, seals and stamps

The name on your FPGEC application must match your transcripts, license, English test report and ID; patronymic names go in the middle-name field, and a name change needs a certified marriage license or court order (FPGEC Bulletin: Name change guidelines).

Spell your name in the order notes exactly as it appears in your passport so the translation uses the same form.

The rule covers "all seals and/or stamps" (FPGEC Candidate Application Bulletin: Documentation Requirements), and ECE notes that even documents issued in English must have foreign-language seals or stamps translated (ECE: NABP documentation requirements). We translate every stamp, seal and handwritten note on each page.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Pharmacy school transcripts, all years, including pre-pharmacy and post-baccalaureate work
• Pharmacy degree certificate or diploma, with the title and date of issue
• Pharmacist license or registration certificate from the issuing agency
• Marriage certificate or court order showing a name change
• Government photo ID, when it is not in English

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 FPGEC

• Education translations go to ECE with your sealed records and the ECE application, and ECE reports to NABP (FPGEC Bulletin: Submit Application to ECE).

  Translations of license documents, ID and name-change papers are mailed to NABP; include your e-Profile ID on mailed items and allow extra time for international mail (FPGEC Bulletin: Attestation and photo identification, FPGEC Candidate Application Bulletin: Documentation Requirements).

• 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, so you can send them with your documents.

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.

Frequently asked questions